LG CNS, the IT division of South Korea’s LG Group, has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kyung Hee University to jointly develop technologies for a private 5G service, dubbed e-Um in Korea, with the aim of serving customers in the manufacturing and logistics fields, according to the local press report.
According to Kim Tae-hoon, head of cloud business at LG CNS, they would be able to boost the e-Um 5G service’s use for industry objectives like manufacturing and logistics as well as innovative consumer experience with the help of this academic-industry collaboration.
In order to gather information about the electric currents, temperatures, and vibrations of the motors attached to intelligent manufacturing robots and conveyor belts, LG CNS stated it intends to conduct a trial with the university. The partners will next examine the data using artificial intelligence.
Last December, LG CNS established its 5G network system at Kyung Hee University and debuted its 5G core system there for the first time. According to the company, the system integrates networks, base stations, and computer terminals into one.
Moreover, in order to enable remote control and monitoring of unmanned aerial vehicles, automated guided vehicles, and autonomous mobile robots in the area, LG CNS disclosed plans to expand the 5G network at the university.
In March 2022, LG CNS submitted a request to the government seeking approval to become the second domestic operator of a private 5G network.
According to press reports at the time, by fusing 5G and smart factories, LG CNS claimed it wanted to hasten the digital transformation of its manufacturing customers. The company had already debuted Factova, an integrated platform for smart factories based on AI, big data, and IoT.
The Korean government has also declared that regional monopoly rights may be used by private 5G network operators to provide business-to-business (B2B) communication services in specific regions.
In December 2021, Naver Cloud was certified as the first company in South Korea to offer a telecom service through a private 5G network, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. The leading web portal operator and IT business in South Korea, Naver Cloud, said it plans to set up a smart workplace using a private 5G network at a new robot-friendly building being built in Bundang, a satellite city of Seoul, in the country’s southern region.
Naver Cloud will offer cloud data centers and private 5G networks as a service to other companies, while Naver Labs will deliver ultra-large AI and 5G brainless robots.
The South Korean technology company Samsung had announced a number of new 5G deployments in its home nation, including two hospitals and three public sector organizations. As part of the government’s effort to “advance the country’s private 5G ecosystem,” all of the deployments in South Korea use the 4.7 GHz and 28 GHz bands, which have been designated by the government as dedicated frequencies for private 5G networks.
Samsung stated that it is planning additional domestic private 5G deployments in the fields of energy, safety, water resource management, healthcare, and medical education.
