KT Applies 5G Network Slicing at Fireworks Festival to Handle Crowd of 1 Million
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KT said on the 6th that it participated as the event's official technology sponsor and applied 5G standalone (SA)-based network slicing at the 'Seoul World Fireworks Festival 2026' on the 5th.
In and around Yeouido and Ichon Hangang Park, 25 wireless CCTV cameras with network slicing applied were operated, and the footage was transmitted in real time to the integrated situation room.
KT also provided 10 emergency contact terminals for safety personnel and said it independently secured a safety-management-only communications network separated from general attendee traffic.
KT announced on the 6th that it participated as the event's official technology sponsor and applied 5G standalone (SA)-based network slicing at the 'Seoul World Fireworks Festival 2026' on the 5th. KT applied the technology to provide a communications environment for crowd-density safety management at a large-scale event. Network slicing is a technology that divides one physical communications network into virtual networks by use case.
At the venue, KT employees checked the quality of the on-site safety-management communications network based on terminals with 5G standalone (SA) network slicing applied. In and around Yeouido and Ichon Hangang Park, 25 wireless CCTV cameras with network slicing applied were operated. The CCTV footage was transmitted in real time to the integrated situation room.
KT also provided 10 emergency contact terminals for safety personnel. The emergency contact terminals were used to manage visitor flow and support responses to emergency situations. Photo provided by KT.
At the event site, traffic can surge when large crowds gather, making data delays and communications failures more likely. In particular, wireless monitoring equipment used to transmit live video from the on-site situation room is said to be heavily affected by network congestion.
KT used network slicing technology for this event. Through this, it independently secured a safety-management-only communications network separated from general attendee traffic, and said no separate dedicated line had to be built.
Based on this safety-management network, crowd density and on-site conditions in key areas of the venue were monitored in real time as video at the integrated situation room. The 10 emergency contact terminals provided to safety personnel also used the slicing network, helping keep command and communication channels stable even in crowded conditions.
Network slicing is a core technology for implementing a 5G SA environment in which both the core network and base stations are exclusively 5G. The method used in this deployment also assumes such a 5G SA environment.
KT is the only one among the country's 3 mobile carriers operating a commercial 5G SA network. KT said it is verifying the stability and on-site applicability of network slicing technology using 5G SA.
Based on the results of this proof of concept, KT plans to expand the use of network slicing, broadening its applications from large events to industrial sites and public safety in areas that require stable communications infrastructure. In addition, KT is also reviewing plans to provide customized network slicing services for businesses and for general consumers.
Source: IT DAILY · Seong Won-young
Original: https://www.itdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=241434
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