LG Uplus said on March 15 it will activate a pre-emptive response system based on its autonomous network ahead of a large-scale performance to be held on March 21 at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. It said it will support stable communications quality by additionally deploying mobile base stations and temporary repeaters.

LG Uplus will respond to surging traffic by reinforcing on-site equipment and conducting real-time monitoring in parallel. It plans to use autonomous network technology to forecast traffic fluctuations ahead of the event and manage quality during the event through an operating system that links the site with a control room.

Ahead of the event, LG Uplus will additionally deploy mobile base stations and temporary repeaters at about 10 locations including Gwanghwamun Square and nearby key areas. It will check existing base station capacity and carry out pre-optimisation work to prevent LTE and 5G traffic from becoming excessively concentrated in specific sections.

LG Uplus is applying autonomous network technology to this plan. It will pre-set operating conditions for mobile communication cells in the Gwanghwamun area ahead of the event and automatically monitor traffic in real time during the event. If traffic concentrates in a specific cell, it will automatically adjust operating settings such as base station output or connection retention time to distribute traffic to nearby base stations.

It will also carry out on-site response measures. LG Uplus plans to deploy field operations staff on the day of the event to check equipment status and network quality. At its Magok network control room, it will operate an emergency response system, check traffic conditions simultaneously with the field and implement immediate optimisation measures if needed.

Jun-young Kwak (곽준영), head of the carrier’s capital area infrastructure at LG Uplus, said pre-event equipment checks and real-time monitoring are important for large gatherings. He said LG Uplus will prepare so users can use communications services stably through a pre-emptive response system based on its autonomous network and linked operations between the field and the control room.