SKT and Nokia trial public safety LTE in Korea
A major trial of LTE public safety technologies is being carried out in South Korea by Nokia and SK Telecom (SKT).
The trial aims to enable first responders to share mission-critical voice, video and other data simultaneously in real time, with multiple members of first response teams.
Nokia has deployed its ViTrust public safety solution, which includes LTE radio access, Cloud Packet Core and other commercially available technologies, in the network trial in the Pyeongchang, Jeongsun and Gangneung areas of South Korea. The trial is being conducted with first responder teams to enhance communications and response time in emergency situations.
“This trial with SKT is a breakthrough for Nokia in the South Korean market. Using our innovative ViTrust public safety LTE solutions and field-proven Nokia Cloud Packet Core solution we could rapidly deploy the network, to interwork with SKT’s existing network and evolved packet core,” said Andrew Cope, head of Korea at Nokia.
Working with local vendors to deliver services for the trial, Nokia is deploying its mission-critical push-to-talk (MCPTT) technology to allow a single user to simultaneously connect with multiple first response personnel on a network. Using enhanced multimedia broadcast multicast technology, HD-video and other data can be transmitted efficiently to all devices even in high-traffic situations, to give all first responders a clear and complete view of an emergency and its needs.
The trial involves one of the world’s first public safety networks to interwork with SKT’s existing evolved packet core system. This interworking will ensure network reliability, coverage and availability ensuring public safety workers can communicate at all times.
“We are pleased to be leading the way with this important public safety LTE trial. Working with Nokia we have been able to ensure fast deployment of technologies and enable the delivery of services that will transform the way public safety workers operate,” said Sang-soo Shim, senior vice president of Infra Business at SK Telecom.
ACMA reveals new telco industry rules for major outages
Telco companies will be required to prioritise customer communications in the event of a major...
New tech to keep NSW communities connected after disasters
The NSW Government is rolling out a $5 million fleet of new technologies to provide backup...
Govt to strength Triple Zero access in wake of Optus outage
Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has announced a set of changes to improve industry...
