KT Becomes First Domestic Telecom to Participate in NATO Defense Communications Standardization Discussions

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KT is set to strengthen global civil-military technology cooperation by becoming the first domestic telecom company to participate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defense communications standardization discussions.

On the 28th, KT announced that it will attend the ninth meeting of 'NWCSP,' NATO's defense communications standardization project, as a 5G/6G standardization committee member for the first time by a domestic telecom company. The meeting is being held from today until the 2nd at Seoul KT Gwanghwamun Building West, organized by the Ministry of National Defense and the Korea Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA). Approximately 100 participants, including defense and government institutional investors from both domestic and international sectors, as well as communications and standardization experts, will discuss plans for applying 5G/6G technology in the defense sector and directions for developing next-generation defense communication standards.

NWCSP is a civil-military cooperation project where government institutional investors and private experts from NATO allied countries and partner nations jointly discuss the application of next-generation mobile communication technologies in the defense sector and their standardization. The project holds three offline meetings annually, with the eighth meeting held last May in San Diego, USA.

In Korea, the Ministry of National Defense, the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA), and TTA, an ICT standardization institutional investor, are participating. KT will begin its activities starting from this ninth meeting by dispatching 5G/6G standardization experts.

At this meeting, KT will share its accumulated technologies and construction experiences gained through the defense 5G business with participating institutional investors. In particular, based on its experience applying commercial 5G technology to the defense sector, KT plans to exchange opinions on establishing guidelines for introducing future 5G/6G-based defense communication technologies and contributing to next-generation defense communication standardization.

During this meeting, participants will share the current status of 5G/6G technology development and its application in the defense sector by each country, and review standard documents for applying latest communication technologies such as satellite communications and wireless backhaul in the defense field. It is also expected that agreements on relevant technical standards will be concretized to enable the operation of different communication technologies and systems across countries.

Kim Won-tae, Executive Vice President of KT Enterprise's Public/Financial Business Division, stated, "Applying commercial mobile communication technologies such as 5G/6G to the defense sector is a challenge that both the private sector and defense must tackle together." He added, "Through this meeting participation, KT will further solidify civil-military cooperation with relevant institutional investors, including the Ministry of National Defense, and actively contribute to international standardization discussions on next-generation defense communication technologies."

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