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Government, three carriers step up next-generation network investment push, revamp regulation
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT and the country\'s three mobile carriers discussed expanding investment in next-generation networks for the AI era and reviewed preparations for commercialising 5G standalone mode (SA) by year-end. The talks focused on ways to raise declining capital expenditure and on investment directions for AI-RAN and 6G. They also covered regulatory rationalisation, budget and tax support, network transition plans and revisions to net neutrality guidelines and telecom quality assessments.
Telecommunications & Media
Same network, different quality: Network slicing to reshape telecoms
Network slicing is a technology that splits a single physical 5G network into multiple virtual networks and sets different bandwidth, latency, reliability and security for each service. It can keep communications for safety staff stable even when traffic surges at major events. Full implementation hinges on 5G standalone mode, which builds a 5G core network. South Korea has launched an emergency communications priority service and carriers are testing business models, while capacity, security and net neutrality issues remain.
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Emergency rescue priority transmission service launches for firefighters\' communications
South Korea will begin full implementation on June 10 of an emergency rescue communications priority transmission service that gives precedence to calls between firefighters at disaster sites and ordinary users when demand for mobile service surges. The science ministry said it confirmed the service meets special-service requirements under net neutrality guidelines. The three mobile carriers applied dedicated USIMs to firefighting devices. The ministry said it is the first case since 2011 deemed to meet special-service criteria.