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5G Services

Providing the world's first 5G experience.

  • 5G Vision
    [MWC 2018] Wolrld First 5G

    world's First 5g The history of kt 5g

    2015.03 MWC 2015: Declaration 5G Vision

    2016.06 Released ‘PyeongChang 5G specifications(SIG)
    2016.10 ‘5G First Call’ over 5G Network
    2017.01 Adoption of KT 5G demo services as international standards
    2017.02 MWC2017: The World’s first 5G End-to-End service
    2017.06 5G World Award: Best network development
    2017.10 World’s first 5G connection(successful N/W-Device-Service Connection)
    5G Handover technology

    As show, KT has continued to lead the industry in 5G technology development, as well as the commercialization of the 5G network
    Olympic winter games PyeongChang 2018
    pyeongchang 2018 with kt
    KT showed the world’s first successful “5G network demo-service” at the PyeongChand 2018.

    world's first 5g Telecom
    5G City: Experience a 5G City of the near future
    Mission Challenge: Challenge to escape the room made up of Mixed Reality(MR)

    After PyeongChang
    KT will move forward beyond the world’s first 5G demo service,
    To realize the World’s Best 5G service

    World First, World Best 5G

    1. 20152015 MWC (5G Vision Speech) & 2017 MWC (Announcement of the Vision for the World's First 5G Commercialization)
    2. 2015World’s First 5G SIG Common Specifications
    3. 2016First Successful 5G Call
    4. 2017Successful 1st & 2nd Test Eventssync view
    5. 2018World's First 5G Olympic Games

    5G Roadmap

    • 015G Commercialization Target set to 2019KT will start commercializing 5G in March 2019, using the expertise and know-how acquired through the launch of the world’s first 5G Service at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
    • 02Driving 5G aaPBy combining technologies, such as virtualization technology, 5G will evolve beyond a simple network and grow into an integrated platform that will transform industries and change our lives.
    • 03Launch of an Open LabKT will act as an incubator to create a 5G ecosystem in the short term. KT will not only create a R&D lab to foster projects from idea development to technology testing, but also promote 5G services and 5G terminals development.
  • Your Superpower, KT 5G
    Your Superpower, KT 5G
    KT launched the new campaign "Your Superpower, KT 5G"KT has strong confidence to provide amazing change and new experience from 5G.
    Customers are able to do whatever they want and imagine with KT’s innovative technologies and services.
    Your Superpower, KT 5G

    Me?
    I have a power,
    to go anywhere I want
    to turn up the world as I want
    to play with it as I want
    The Power.
    A Super-power.

    Your Superpower, KT 5G

    5G all over Korea

    KT will commercialize 5G and provide customers with various 5G services from March 2019.

    • KT Wizpark Sync view KT Wizpark

      In Suwon Wizpark, KT used the 5G network to create a realistic broadcast for baseball fans by showing the catcher’s point of view (Sync view).

    • KT 5G self-driving bus in Pangyo 5G self-driving bus in Pangyo

      KT held an event in the city of Pangyo, allowing the public to ride a 5G autonomous bus moving without any driver, and enjoy a variety of entertainment programs installed in self-driving cars.

    • 5G in Inter-Korean summit Inter-Korean summit

      The briefing of the inter-Korean summit was broadcasted in the press center via KT 5G network. The 360° VR video transmitted in real time gave reporters the feeling that they were watching the event closely, even if they could not go directly.

    • VRIGHT VRIGHT

      The VR theme parks “VRIGHT” located in Sinchon and Geondae, were created for visitors to enjoy AR and VR, considered as key technologies of the 5G era. More VR parks are planned to be opened within the year.

    • 5G Robot in Lotte Tower 5G Robot in Lotte Tower

      The 5G robot installed at Seoul Sky, Lotte World Tower Observatory, provides information to visitors and navigates autonomously. Its abilities rely on artificial intelligence and 5G ultra low latency.

    • Island Village Island Village

      KT demonstrated how Giga Internet service can be provided in insular areas where wired network is difficult to install, using the 5G WTTx solution and 5G terminals.