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Gwangju to Select 5G Open Test Lab Project
wangju City Hall announced that it was finally selected as a Honam-based operator in the 5G Open Test Lab Operation contest, hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT, and by the National Information Society Agency.
Gwangju City is equipped with the optimal environment for using open test labs through collaboration with KOREN (the National R&D Network) already established in the Honam Regional Research Center of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, and the Daejeon and Pangyo bases. This project will invest 3.6 billion won in national expenditure to build a 5G open test lab at the Honam Research Center at the Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, and support commercialization by creating a 5G test network for local companies in such areas as optical communication parts and content development.
“In order for Gwangju to become a representative city that leads the convergence industry in 5G and artificial intelligence, a test bed that can test, verify, and support 5G convergence services and equipment
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Selection criteria is based on excellent results in smooth communication with customers determined by conducting quantitative evaluation, such as customer response and customer utility, based on a survey method and a big data method for public institutions and companies. Gwangju City was evaluated to have served as a tour guide for Gwangju travel by providing vivid on-site information on the tourist blog “Omae Gwangju” for recommended touring courses, gourmet restaurants/cafes, and festivals/ experiences. In addition, information using the cute and familiar tourism mascot, Ohmena, was uploaded every week to induce steady visits by users and to showcase differentiated content reflecting brand characteristics such as timely events and viral videos. Especially this year, amid the difficulties of traveling due to COVID-19, it has gained favorable reviews for introducing content in a non-face-to-face manner, such as through “7 Untact Destinations in Gwangju Introduced by Ohmena.” Through Ohmena, which was developed in a contest held for the entire nation, various communication attempts have been made to promote social networking services (SNS) as well as develop various goods and spread information about Gwangju throughout Korea, including to its international community. In this regard, Gwangju City was also awarded the Grand Prize in the local tourism category at the Internet Communication Awards last year.
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Based on this, Gwangju City is also planning to steadily prepare public offering projects for quantum information communication and 5G convergence services, and provide a foothold for the realization of Gwangju as a leading ICT-based city in 2021.
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wangju Metropolitan City has won the grand prize in the regional tourism category at the 13th Korea Internet Communication Awards held in Seoul on November 11. Organized by the Korea Internet Communication Association and sponsored by the Ministry of Science and ICT, and the Korea Communications Commission, the Korea Internet Communication Awards are given to companies or public institutions that have shown excellent results in communication with customers through the internet communication index, the content competitiveness index, expert evaluation, and operational evaluation.
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So far, Gwangju City has secured a total of 14.4 billion won in state funds from the government’s digital New Deal public offering project, 1.8 billion won in quantum information and communication, 9 billion won in MEC-based 5G convergence services, and 3.6 billion won for the construction and operation of the 5G open test lab.
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The 5G open test lab operation business is a project to create a 5G (5th generation mobile communication) environment and to establish both a government office network mobilization test room and a 5G optical component test room, as well as a 5G convergence service for small and medium-sized ventures and start-up companies in the Honam area (i.e., the Jeolla Provinces). It will serve as an outpost to support all commercialization-related processes.
is essential,” said Sohn Kyung-jong, director of the city’s Artificial Intelligence Industry Bureau. “With the successive selection of digital New Deal public offering projects, we have established a foundation to become a leading city in the global 5G industry by strengthening the competitiveness of local companies and creating new convergence services."
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