SK Telecom Successfully Deployed 5G
Infrastructure in K-City
- Equipped with 5G test network with 20 Gbps download capacity, 5G communications control center, 3D HD map
- Offers a platform for domestic companies and agencies to test 5G self-driving technology
SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) announced that the
company, along with Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA),
successfully deployed 5G infrastructure in K-City, the country’s pilot
city for self-driving. It is the world’s first 5G
infrastructure-equipped test autonomous driving city.
Working closely with KOTSA, SK Telecom successfully deployed 5G
infrastructure, including test network with 20 Gbps download capacity,
which allows downloading a 1GB video file in 0.4 seconds, 5G
communications control center that transfers data to a test vehicle in
less than 0.001 second, and 3D HD map with high accuracy of less than
20cm. The accomplishment was made in just three months since the
beginning of 5G infrastructure set-up.
K-City achieved an end-to-end system, meaning that both wireless and
wired slots in the facility are connected in 5G network. To realize its
5G infrastructure, the latest 5G technologies -- 5G virtualization,
beamforming and beam-tracking -- were adopted.
This indicates that K-City will serve as a “5G self-driving outpost”
where domestic companies and organizations can test their 5G autonomous
driving technology and speed up their technological development. There
isn’t a self-driving city equipped with 5G technology anywhere in the
world.
K-City, located in Hwaseong, southwest of Seoul, has a total area of
around 363,000㎡. It has a variety of test driving lanes that resemble
real world driving conditions such as a school zone and bus-only lane.
“We will keep developing 5G infrastructure in K-City so that we can
make it at the forefront of 5G self-driving,” said Park Jin-hyo, EVP,
ICT R&D Center at SK Telecom.
“We will continue to work with KOTSA to make K-City a mecca for
self-driving research and development,” said Lee Jong-ho, Senior Vice
President and Vehicle Unit Leader at SK Telecom.
Source: SK Telecom media announcement
