KT to Target Supply Chain and Exports Simultaneously at IBC 2026
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KT said it plans to use IBC 2026 as a procurement channel to secure key components and as an export platform to sell the technologies of its domestic small and midsize partners overseas.
KT announced on the 13th that it signed an MOU with Amlogic at IBC 2026 to establish a stable supply system for key chips for media terminals.
Eight partners are taking part in the KT Global Win-Win Growth Pavilion, introducing technologies such as AI video editing, deepfake detection, and on-device AI to overseas buyers.
KT said it plans to use IBC 2026 not simply as an exhibition but as a procurement channel to secure key components and as an export platform to sell the technologies of its domestic small and midsize partners overseas. KT's strategy is to strengthen the supply chain for set-top box semiconductors with global fabless companies while also promoting ways to introduce partners' AI video editing, deepfake detection, and on-device AI technologies to overseas buyers.
As part of that strategy, KT signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at IBC 2026 with Amlogic to establish a stable supply system for key chips for media terminals. KT announced the signing of the MOU on the 13th.
IBC 2026 is being held from the 11th to the 14th at RAI in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The people in the photo are Kim Jae-nam, executive director in charge of AX/IT purchasing at KT SCM, and Yeeping Zhong, CEO of Amlogic's U.S. unit.
KT and Amlogic agreed to identify ways to cooperate on the stable supply of system-on-chip (SoC) components for KT Group's media terminals and to explore ways to improve supply chain operations efficiency. Amlogic is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Mountain View, California.
The two companies have previously worked together on the development of the world's first 8K Android TV set-top box, and based on that experience, they are also planning technical cooperation to advance the AI functions and services of KT media terminals in the future. The core of the latest agreement lies in supply chain management from the SoC stage rather than the finished set-top box.
For a media platform to operate stably, it must secure, without disruption, not only content and network resources but also the production and replacement volumes of the devices it supplies to subscribers. Accordingly, KT aims to reduce device production risks caused by fluctuations in the global semiconductor supply chain through its cooperation with Amlogic.
KT expects this to improve the continuity of its media services and provide a predictable production base for partners involved in businesses such as device manufacturing.
At the same time, KT is working to secure overseas technology while also expanding the overseas sales channels of domestic partners. To that end, KT is operating the 'KT Global Win-Win Growth Pavilion' at IBC 2026. The photo shows a partner company participating in the KT Global Win-Win Growth Pavilion explaining its technology to global buyers.
Eight partners are taking part in KT's operation of the 'KT Global Win-Win Growth Pavilion' at IBC 2026. Marsys is showcasing a socially tailored integrated 8K Android TV set-top box, and Oseong Electronics is displaying a voice-recognition remote control. Energize is introducing an on-device ultra-small AI agent model, and Castis is showcasing OTT and FAST platforms.
Lunart is showcasing an AI video automatic editing and short-form production solution, and Piler is presenting an AI media content analysis and control solution. Stillcut is exhibiting a deepfake and AI-generated content detection solution, while XL8 AI is presenting a media-specialized subtitle generation and editing platform.
As the scope of the exhibition technologies has expanded from existing hardware such as set-top boxes and remote controls to AI content production, analysis, and security, the direction of change in KT's media supply chain has become clear. KT's media supply chain is shifting from a focus on device manufacturing to the expansion of an AI-based content ecosystem.
After IBC, KT will participate in ECOC 2026. The event will be held in Spain from the 21st to the 23rd, and KT will join as a joint participant with 5 partner companies in the optical communications field. KT plans to introduce optical communications components for AI and data centers, fire monitoring technologies, quantum cryptographic communications, and industrial optical communications network technologies to overseas markets.
Kwon Hye-jin, head of KT's SCM division and executive vice president, said the company aims to secure competitiveness in the media terminal chipset supply chain through agreements with global chipset companies. She also said KT plans to support the stable business operations of partners and help connect partners' technologies and products with buyer discovery and export results. She added that KT also plans to advance a public-private cooperation model.
Source: IT DAILY · Lee Jae-young
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