KT Wins Prime Minister’s Award for AI-Based Telecom Facility Safety Management

[Financial News] KT has won the Prime Minister’s Award for establishing an AI- and data-based safety management system for telecom facilities. The company was recognized for digitizing equipment inspections and fire prevention systems at telecom facilities nationwide and expanding the related technologies to public- and private-sector projects.
KT said on the 13th that it had won the Prime Minister’s Award in the Internet Business category at the 21st Korea Internet Awards.
KT has established a digital, integrated safety management system for 348 of its buildings nationwide. Of these, 317 have major telecom equipment, including switching and transmission equipment. The company has moved away from a management approach centered on on-site inspections and post-incident response, shifting to a preventive and predictive system that uses equipment data to identify risks in advance.
Through its facilities management system (FMS), KT centrally manages an average of at least 16,000 inspection records a day generated by about 7,000 major facilities nationwide. It has also introduced mobile inspections based on near-field communication (NFC) and smart pre-work safety meetings (TBM) to strengthen on-site safety management.
To prevent fires, KT has also established a 24-hour, three-tier remote monitoring system linked with KT Estate and KT Telecop Co., Ltd. The system enables a swift joint response when an abnormal situation occurs. KT also uses accumulated data to assess risks for each piece of equipment and set priorities for safety investment.
These technologies and operating models have been expanded to 25 sites in the public and private sectors through KT Group companies. KT plans to further enhance its safety management system by incorporating AI video analytics and energy optimization technologies.
A KT representative said, “We will continue to use AI and data technologies to drive innovation in safety management at industrial sites and contribute to enhancing the social value of digital technology.”
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