SKT Completes 85.6% Conversion of City Buses to 5G Wi-Fi
SK Telecom (SKT) has successfully converted 85.6% of the total 29,000 city buses in 16 local governments across the country to 5G Wi-Fi as part of the Public Bus 5G Wi-Fi Conversion Project initiated by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the NIA (Intelligence Information Society Agency Korea).
With the support of the Ministry of Science and ICT and related organizations and industries, an opening ceremony was held at the National Palace Museum on the 5th to mark the official launch of the 5G bus Wi-Fi service. The event was attended by the Minister of Science and ICT, as well as other dignitaries.
Project Details
The project, which began in May 2019, aims to improve people’s accessibility to ICT services and enhance their experience by upgrading the current LTE backhaul-based Wi-Fi service provided in city buses nationwide to 5G.
SKT, in collaboration with NIA, replaced 24,900 units of the total 29,100 city buses with AP-based Wi-Fi 6 or 6E (Echo) 5G equipment, resulting in a fourfold increase in speed compared to the previous LTE backhaul service.
Future Plans
SKT plans to develop and pilot a 5G Wi-Fi AP using WiFi 7 technology to further enhance the speed and convenience of public Wi-Fi services in the future.
Shin Yong-sik, Vice President of SKT Connectivity, emphasized the company’s commitment to providing high-quality, accessible services to the public and contributing to social value through participation in public interest projects.
Opening Ceremony Highlights
The Ministry of Science and ICT organized an opening ceremony at the Gyeongbokgung Palace National Museum to commemorate the completion of the 5G bus Wi-Fi conversion project. Minister Lee Jong-ho and Director Hwang Jong-seong of NIA graced the event, which included a successful demonstration of a group video call using the newly upgraded Wi-Fi service.
– 85.6% of a total of 29,000 units in 16 local governments across the country have been converted to 5G with SKT in charge.
– On the 5th, an opening event attended by the Minister of Science and ICT was held and a group video call using bus Wi-Fi was shown.
The free Wi-Fi service provided in city buses across the country has been converted from the current LTE to 5G, making the speed four times faster on average.
SK Telecom (CEO Young-sang Yoo, www.sktelecom.com) is responsible for the 2nd and 3rd projects of the bus public 5G Wi-Fi conversion project organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT and NIA (Intelligence Information Society Agency Korea ) and provides support to 16 local governments across the country It was announced that the construction of city bus Wi-Fi equipment was completed in early December.
With the participation of the Ministry of Science and ICT and related organizations and industries, an opening ceremony was held at the National Palace Museum on the 5th and the official opening of the 5G bus Wi-Fi service was announced.
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The Public Bus 5G Wi-Fi Conversion Project has been promoted since May 2019 to increase people’s accessibility to ICT services and improve the quality of the experience by converting the LTE backhaul-based Wi-Fi service provided to city buses nationwide to 5G.
NIA conducted a national demand survey targeting a total of 29,100 city buses in 16 local governments across the country. SKT replaced 24,900 units, or 85.6% of them, with AP-based Wi-Fi 6 or 6E (Echo) 5G equipment since November 2020.
Due to this 5G transformation, bus Wi-Fi will provide stable service at 300 to 400 Mbps, which is about four times faster than the current 4th generation LTE backhaul, and people using the bus will be able to enjoy a wider range of free services.
SKT plans to develop and pilot a 5G Wi-Fi AP with NIA using WiFi 7 technology, which provides speeds about 2.4 times faster than WiFi 6, to provide faster and more convenient public WiFi services in the future.
Shin Yong-sik, CO (Vice President) of SKT Connectivity, said, “SKT is proud to contribute to strengthening people’s service accessibility and quality of experience by converting the existing LTE bus public Wi-Fi service to 5G,” adding, “As a carrier Korea’s No. 1 mobile, we provide universal service to the public.” “We will strive to create social value by actively participating in public interest projects that provide services,” he said.
An opening ceremony was held on the 5th with the participation of the Minister of Science and ICT… A successful demonstration of a group video call
The Ministry of Science and ICT held a public Wi-Fi opening ceremony in the Palace area of the Gyeongbokgung Palace National Museum on the 5th to communicate with students, college students, and housewives and to spread the public Wi-Fi policy, taking advantage of the complete transformation of Wi -I publicized the city bus to 5G.
Minister Lee Jong-ho of the Ministry of Science and ICT and Director Hwang Jong-seong of the Korean Intelligence and Information Agency (NIA) attended the wire public Wi-Fi and held the opening ceremony of the city bus Wi-Fi. 5G.
In this inaugural event, the actual Wi-Fi speed in buses with public Wi-Fi was measured, and the faster speed of city bus Wi-Fi was confirmed by streaming promotional videos. In particular, the main public Wi-Fi users of buses and the minister directly experienced the excellent 5G Wi-Fi service based on backhaul through group video calls.
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