Three Major Mobile Carriers Launch AI Monitoring and Emergency Recovery Systems for Chuseok Holiday
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SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus will activate special communications response systems during the Chuseok holiday from the 23rd to the 27th.
The companies are conducting base-station inspections, capacity expansions, and 24-hour monitoring at highways, rail stations, airports, bus terminals, and tourist destinations.
SK Telecom will operate an AI-based monitoring system and provide free video calls, while KT and LG Uplus are also stepping up security and offering free video calling benefits.
SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus will activate a special communications response system from the 23rd to the 27th to handle telecom services during the Chuseok holiday. According to IT Daily, the three carriers will operate response systems to prepare for concentrated communications demand during the holiday period.
As a preemptive measure, the three carriers inspected base stations centered on major highways, rail stations, airports, bus terminals, and tourist destinations, and also expanded network capacity. In other words, they carried out equipment inspections and capacity increases in advance at locations with heavy movement.
The three carriers will use AI and next-generation communications technologies as part of their response measures. The photo shows a SK Telecom employee monitoring network conditions at a network operations center.
Subheading: SKT’s AI-based network solution response. SK Telecom will operate special communications countermeasures centered on its holiday general situation room and link them with regional situation rooms. It will also run a parallel monitoring system for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games for 16 days from the 19th to the 4th of next month.
SK Telecom said it will monitor its nationwide network 24 hours a day during the holiday period to prepare for rising communications demand. To do so, it will deploy personnel from affiliates and operations and maintenance partners such as SK Broadband, SK O&S, and Home&Service, with a total of 3,625 person-days of staffing.
SK Telecom plans to use AI-based network operation solutions centered on its Network Monitoring Center (NMC). For its wireless network, it will apply its self-developed AI operations system, A-One, to analyze nationwide network traffic and equipment status in real time and detect signs of quality degradation early.
On the core network, it will operate the AI integrated monitoring system Spider. Spider continuously monitors abnormal signs and supports rapid response.
SK Telecom expects hourly data usage on the Chuseok holiday, the 25th, to increase by 10.3% from normal levels, and has completed pre-inspections and 5G and LTE base-station capacity expansions in traffic-congested areas such as highways, national roads, and tourist destinations. It will also offer free video call services from September 24 to 27, and will operate situation rooms for major services such as T map, A., and PASS to respond to traffic changes.
As communications demand and international roaming use are expected to increase during the holiday, measures to strengthen security and network management are being pushed ahead with. The number of international roaming users is forecast to rise by up to 25%.
Accordingly, KT plans to strengthen cooperation with overseas operators. To prepare for the increase in international roaming users, it also plans to operate a 24-hour security monitoring system centered on its integrated security operations center.
KT has designated the period from the 23rd through the last day of the holiday as the "network intensive management period" and will implement special communications measures. During this period, it inspected communications quality at transportation hubs such as major highways, KTX and SRT rail stations, airports, and bus terminals, and also completed base-station capacity optimization work.
During the holiday period, it plans to carry out 24-hour intensive monitoring of 5G and LTE base stations at major vacation spots and areas crowded with family visitors. It will also strengthen security operations monitoring to block scam text messages impersonating holiday gifts and respond to cyberattacks.
KT also conducted inspections to minimize the risk of facility damage from strong winds and heavy rain. It checked the fastening conditions of outdoor base-station antennas and mounts, as well as communication buildings, poles, towers, supports, and guy wires.
This measure is aimed at continuously strengthening communications networks and security monitoring in crowded areas during the holiday while also reducing the possibility of disaster-related damage through facility inspections in preparation for weather impacts.
LG Uplus said it has drawn up special communications countermeasures ahead of the Chuseok holiday using AION, an AI-based autonomous network operation platform. Preparations to cope with traffic increases during the holiday have also been completed.
LG Uplus inspected the operating condition of emergency power equipment, including mobile generator vehicles and portable generators, in preparation for power supply interruptions in an emergency. It also prepositioned emergency power equipment at major locations nationwide in preparation for power supply interruptions in an emergency.
It also carried out pre-inspections of 5G and LTE base stations located at highways, rest areas, KTX and SRT stations, bus terminals, and airports nationwide. Quality measurements and optimization work for those base stations have also been completed.
LG Uplus also increased cache server capacity in preparation for higher use of U+tv and OTT services. This is intended to help it respond to the increased communications demand during the holiday period.
In addition, it analyzed trends in holiday call volumes and data usage. Based on this, it deployed field staff to key locations such as tollgates on major highways, rest areas, and chronic congestion points.
LG Uplus will operate a general situation room at its Magok office in Seoul. During the holiday period, it will enter 24-hour intensive monitoring.
LG Uplus plans to use AION, an AI-based autonomous network operation platform, to respond to real-time traffic changes and provide stable network quality.
LG Uplus also said it plans to offer free video calling benefits from September 24 to 27 during the Chuseok holiday to help users, including customers and MVNO subscribers, send greetings to family and acquaintances. However, prepaid phone users and mobile data-based video calls such as KakaoTalk and FaceTalk mVoIP will not be eligible.
Source: IT DAILY · Seong Won-young
Original: https://www.itdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=241712
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