Korean carrier KT has awarded Ericsson a 5G commercial contract to enable the nationwide launch of commercial 5G services in Korea.
Korean operators are expecting to launch nationwide commercial 5G services next month.
Under the terms of this contract, Ericsson is providing 3GPP standards-based 5G New Radio hardware and software from Ericsson’s 5G platform to support KT’s 3.5 GHz 5G Non-Standalone network.
In addition to immersive media, KT’s 5G commercialization use case plans include smart factories; safety; drones; and connected vehicles.
