South Korea K-Network 2030 strategy (Part 2)

South Korea has set the goal of doubling its optical communication speed by 2026 and quadrupling it by 2030. Meanwhile, it will also boost the country's submarine cable transmission capacity. Furthermore, it is committed to the R&D of artificial intelligence (AI) chips and energy efficiency solutions for network communication purposes as well as enhancements to failure prevention systems.

South Korea looks to deploy 6G communication via both terrestrial networks and satellite communication by 2030, enabling signal coverage at an altitude of 10km.

To meet the demand for 6G communication to show significant improvement over 5G in terms of user experience and peak data rates, South Korea will also drive backbone network infrastructure upgrade, which has a higher correlation with fixed broadband performance, for high-performance network services.

• Introduction

• K-Network 2030 strategy over 6G

• Table 1: Expected results of 6G mobile communication in South Korea K-Network 2030 strategy

• Table 2: Three major keys to strengthening network in South Korea K-Network 2030 strategy

• Infrastructure upgrade

• Backbone networks, submarine cable and in-building networks

• Table 3: Key upgrade planning for backbone and submarine cable in South Korea K-Network 2030 strategy

• Table 4: South Korean telecom operators current deployment of submarine cable

• 3D modeling

• Table 5: Policies for strengthening network establishment and management system in South Korea K-Network 2030 strategy

• Table 6: Automation technology advancement targets on network equipment in South Korea K-Network 2030 strategy

• Energy saving

• Table 7: Network energy-saving system conceptional graphic for South Korea K-Network 2030 strategy

• Network security

• Table 8: Policies set for network security in South Korea K-Network 2030 strategy

• Summary