SKT, KT, and LGU+ telecommunications companies operate an emergency system for 'special communication' in preparation for a surge in traffic during the Lunar New Year holiday

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Three mobile telecommunication companies (SK Telecom, KT, and LG U+) will operate special communication measures to provide stable communication services during the Lunar New Year holidays and the Winter Olympics. As data traffic is expected to increase by up to 17% on Lunar New Year's Day compared to normal times, the three mobile carriers will check and optimize the capacity of base stations in major train stations, bus terminals, airports, and park cemeteries across the country.

In addition, the three mobile telecommunication companies will provide free video call services from the 14th to the 18th to help family members greet each other during the Lunar New Year holiday. As the Lunar New Year holiday and the Winter Olympics overlap, the number of overseas roaming users is expected to increase by 30% compared to usual, international communication control will also be strengthened.

KT will operate a centralized network management system from the 13th to the 22nd. It plans to operate a 24-hour general situation room and a nationwide field situation room centered on the Gwacheon Network Control Center.

KT will provide one of the two OTT passes, including 100GB data per month and TVing, for free as a "customer return program" for six months starting this month. As a result, preliminary inspections and preparations have been completed to utilize spare network resources in other regions if the amount of wireless Internet use in certain regions increases rapidly during the holiday season. Emergency recovery training in response to wildfires and national fires will also be conducted in preparation for the increasing number of fires due to cold and dry weather.

From the 13th to the 18th, SKT will spend an average of about 1,400 people a day, including professionals from subsidiaries, affiliates, and partners nationwide, to operate a special communication situation room and monitor communication services 24 hours a day. It will strengthen its response system by cooperating with subsidiaries such as SK Broadband, SK O&S, Home & Service, and affiliates such as SK AX and SK Shields. It jointly operates an integrated security center to detect and block hacking attempts and intensively monitor DDoS attacks.

LG U+ will also open a comprehensive situation room at its Magok office building and operate a "special communication measure for the holidays" that will monitor intensively 24 hours a day. On-site personnel will be deployed to important base areas where traffic is expected to explode and be prepared for regular dispatch. As U+TV and OTT video viewing are expected to increase, cache server capacity will also be increased.

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