In South Korea, private 5G spectrum became available in late 2021, and private 5G networks have been deployed in various industries since 2022.
Various digital transformation applications based on private 5G networks are emerging and we will summarize them.
* The date the private 5G frequency was allocated by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT).
Enterprise |
Sector |
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Primary Use Cases |
Connected Devices |
Date* |
Ecosystem - Private 5G Service Provider - Vendor |
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Yes24 Paju Logistics Center |
Logistics |
Building Smart Fulfillment: Warehouse services using automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) over a private 5G network <Yes24 Paju Logistics Center>
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AMR, AGV [4.7GHz] |
'23.12.01 |
P5G SP: Qubicom 5G Vendor: Ericsson
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Hyundai Mipo Dockyard
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Shipbuilding |
[uplink] Remote monitoring (tens of 4K CCTV cameras on 6 Goliath cranes) + AI video analytics [downlink] Transferring large amounts of data to tablet (3D drawings, Visual 3D process management)
<Hyundai Mipo Dockyard>
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CCTV, tablet [4.7GHz] |
'23.10.04 |
P5G SP: Sejong Telecom 5G Vendor: Nokia |
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Logistics Center at Incheon
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Logistics |
Smart logistics service that allows autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to load goods to be shipped from storage shelves, deliver the goods to inspection stations
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AMR [4.7GHz] |
'23.10.04 |
P5G SP: LG Electronics |
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ETRI |
Research Institute
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Intelligent search for missing persons through autonomous flight of swarm drones, crop control and growth management, and inspection of wireless stations in mountainous areas.
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Drone swarm [4.7GHz] |
'23.10.04 |
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Daeduk University |
Training |
Military (combat) training based on realistic virtual augmented reality using 28 GHz at Daedeok University's Military Training Experience Center
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VR headset [4.7GHz, 28GHz] |
'23.09.25 |
P5G SP: Newgens 5G Vendor: Ericsson |
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Samsung Medical Center |
Healthcare |
In 2022, Samsung Medical Center utilized 5G in the 28 GHz band to provide realistic medical training services such as remote collaborative surgery. This time, the service will be expanded to include pediatric and adolescent wards, ophthalmology and ENT wards, and urology faculty rooms, and will actively utilize the 28GHz band for rounds of education for medical students. |
Robot, camera [4.7GHz, 28GHz] |
'23.09.25 |
P5G SP: KT MOS 5G Vendor: Samsung |
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POSCO Gwangyang Steel Plant |
Steel |
Automate operations and manage worker safety by linking autonomous locomotives and railroad control systems based on a private 5G network.
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Camera, Lidar [4.7GHz] |
'23.09.11 |
P5G SP: POSCO DX |
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Riman Korea |
Logistics |
Intelligent logistics system that transmits CCTV images and sensor data to the cloud through a private 5G network and analyzes them with cloud AI |
CCTV, sensor [4.7GHz] |
'23.06.27 |
P5G SP: Megazone Cloud 5G Vendor: Nokia |
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LG Digital Park |
Manufac- turing |
CCTV, AMR, and Cloud AI testbed based on private 5G network |
CCTV, AMR [4.7GHz]
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'23.06.27 |
P5G SP: LG Electronics |
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Hyundai R&D Center |
Manufac- turing |
Hyundai Autoever built an automobile production performance testbed at Hyundai Motor's Uiwang Research Center that combines various technologies such as AI, AMR, and AR with a private 5G network.
<HD Motors>
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AMR, CCTV, quadruped robots, AR glass [4.7GHz]
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'23.05.02 |
P5G SP: Hyundai Autoever |
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LS Electric Cheonan Factory |
Factory
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LS ELECTRIC has built an intelligent factory to manufacture factory automation control devices using CCTV, robots, sensors, and private 5G at LS Electric Cheonan Factory.
<LS Electric Cheonan Factory>
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CCTV, robot, sensor [4.7GHz]
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'23.05.02 |
P5G SP: LS Electric |
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CJ Logistics |
Logistics |
Use a private 5G-enabled PDA or tablet to scan boxes, pick items, and manage shipping and receiving.
<CJ Logistics Icheon Fulfillment Center>
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PDA, tablet,
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'23.05.02 |
P5G SP: CJ Olive Networks |
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Korea Aerospace Industries
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Defense |
A private 5G network is used to digitize aviation manufacturing processes such as next-generation fighter jets (KF-21)
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Tablet |
'22.12.22 |
5G Vendor: Nokia |
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Government |
Governm- |
Integrated building management through the operation of patrol robots, IoT sensors and intelligent cameras using private 5G networks.
<Government Complex Sejong>
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Camera, sensor,
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'22.12.22 |
5G Vendor: LG CNS |
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Kyung Hee University |
R&D |
A system for real-time prediction and maintenance of motor conditions in the factory: Kyung Hee University will conduct an empirical experiment to collect data such as current, temperature, and vibration from motors mounted on robots and conveyor belts in smart factories and analyze them with AI. The main role of the solution is to analyze the data to detect abnormal patterns in advance and diagnose motor failures in advance.
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IoT sensor |
'22.12.22 |
P5G SP: LG CNS 5G Vendor: LG CNS |
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Lotte World |
Amusem-ent park |
Newgens built a 28GHz private 5G network in the area where the Atlantis attraction is located in Lotte World, and Lotte World will provide an immersive parallel reality experience service using motion sensors, cameras, and motion simulators. The use of private 5G technology in the 28GHz band enabled real-time large capacity video (4K: uplink 40Mbps, 8K: 200Mbps) and motion data transmission of rides, which was previously impossible with conventional Wi-Fi.
<Lotte World>
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Camera and |
'22.11.28 |
P5G SP: Newgens |
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Korea Hydro |
Energy |
① Transmission equipment redundancy: Automatically switches to the private 5G network when the wired network between the main communication room and the power plant is disconnected. ② Automatic switching within 50ms Emergency command communication (MC-PTT): Uses the private 5G network as a stand-alone, autonomous command network for the Hanul nuclear power plant in the event that the commercial mobile communication network is down.
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Transport |
'22.11.28 |
5G Vendor: HFR |
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UANGEL H/Q |
R&D |
Private 5G testbed (Intelligent Factory, Collaborative Robots) |
Camera, robot
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'22.11.28 |
P5G SP: UANGEL 5G Vendor: UANGEL |
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Korea National Food Cluster |
Logistics |
AI-based Robotic Logistics Transportation Solution Vision AI scans and identifies irregularly shaped and differently sized boxes on the conveyor with a 3D camera, calculates the path of the robot arm to move the boxes on the conveyor to the pallet, and delivers it to the robot. The 3D camera scan data and robot control commands are transmitted through a private 5G network. It is expected to reduce the labor load of warehouse workers engaged in the logistics industry and improve stability and productivity through automation and unmanned operation of high-intensity simple labor in the logistics system.
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Picking robot, 3D camera |
'22.11.28 |
P5G SP: SK networks - Flectory (5G core), - Innowireless (5G smallcell) |
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Busan Echo Delta Smart Village |
Energy |
Implementation of an intelligent water purification plant virtual model linking intelligent CCTV and IoT sensors. |
Camera, IoT sensor
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'22.10.28 |
5G Vendor: Samsung |
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital |
Healthcare |
Autonomous self-driving electric wheelchair, AMR (unmanned transport of medical materials/drugs/linen), Smart simulation (3D camera)
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Camera, sensor, robot
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'22.10.06 |
P5G SP: KT MOS |
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Samsung Medical Center |
Healthcare |
5G-based remote surgical training The surgeon's operation room is captured utilizing high-definition immersive video such as AR glasses, an endoscope, and a 360-degree camera, and then streamed to a medical education platform through a private 5G network. In the professor's office, a specialist watches the video and guides the surgery (remote cooperative surgery). Students in the seminar room can see the live surgical video while also learning from the specialist's guidance(real-time remote surgical training).
<Samsung Medical Center>
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360o camera, AR glass |
'22.10.06 |
P5G SP: KT MOS |
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KT R&D Center |
R&D |
Validate solutions for services such as robots, security, and control |
Robot, gate, 5G office [4.7GHz]
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'22.10.06 |
5G Vendor: Nokia |
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Shin-Jungbu Substation |
Energy |
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IoT sensor, camera, quadruped robot
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'22.10.06 |
5G Vendor: Samsung |
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TLB Cluster |
Manufac- turing |
Industrial safety services prevent various accidents such as workers entering the workplace without protective gear, harmful gas leaks, and overloading or speeding of mobile equipment in the workplace.
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Camera, IoT
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'22.10.06 |
P5G SP: Sejong Telecom 5G Vendor: Samsung |
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Republic of Headquarters |
Defense |
(1) Unmanned patrol: A driverless autonomous vehicle patrols predefined routes and sends real-time driving information (location coordinates, vehicle status) and outside-vehicle video to the autonomous driving control system on the MEC through a private 5G network. The system displays the vehicle's location, vehicle status, and outside-vehicle video on the monitoring screen.
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Autono-mous |
'22.10.06 |
5G Vendor: Nokia |
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CJ Songdo IDC |
R&D |
Testing the performance of private 5G in the fields of smart logistics, |
Robot, drone,
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'22.08.30 |
P5G SP: CJ Olive Networks |
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Ewha Womans Medical Center |
Healthcare |
Customized surgical AR guide for each patient using augmented reality: 3D scanning and modeling of the patient's body
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Tablet, camera |
'22.08.10 |
P5G SP: Nable Communications |
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Central's |
Factory |
SK networks service automates factory logistics by operating autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and provides digital twin-based management and control services to monitor and simulate real-time manufacturing processes to realize a flexible production system.
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AMR |
'22.05.26 |
P5G SP: SK networks |
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LG Innotek |
Factory |
Inspection of defective products through AI vision camera, operation of |
Camera, AMR
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'22.03.31 |
P5G SP: LG CNS |
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The 2nd head of Naver |
Office |
5G Brainless Robot: Cloud-based autonomous driving robot powered by a 5G private network
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Robot |
'21.12.28 |
P5G SP: Naver Cloud |
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