SK Telecom Establishes Public Safety LTE demo network in Province of Gangwon, South Korea
SK Telecom said last Sunday, it has established a demonstration network for its public safety long-term evolution (PS-LTE) service in Gangwon Province.
SK Telcom has completed preparations to demonstrate and promote its PS-LTE technologies, it said it will seek deals not only for the national project by the Korean government but also in overseas countries.
"SK Telecom's disaster network technologies have been globally recognized and drawn interest, executives from Everything Everywhere (EE), Britain's largest telecom company, have come to Korea to test them," SK Telecom's network business division head Shim Sang-soo said in a statement. "Based on the experience gained in establishing the demonstration network, we will actively promote our technologies and enter markets where governments are considering introducing the PS-LTE technologies."
Earlier last week, competitor KT said it has completed establishing its own demonstration PS-LTE network in the same region for the government's trial project to prepare to launch a nationwide public security network service before the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.