KT Corp to run intensive network management over Chuseok holiday

KT Corp will implement special communications measures to ensure stable network service throughout the Chuseok holiday.

The company said Friday it has designated the period from Wednesday through the last day of the Chuseok holiday as an "intensive network management period" and has prepared a special response plan.

KT Corp said it set up network and cybersecurity response systems in advance to handle the expected surge in mobile data usage during the holiday. The preparations specifically target increased traffic from holiday travel, seasonal greetings, video calls and OTT streaming.

The company has already conducted communications quality checks at major transportation hubs — including key expressways, KTX and SRT railway stations, airports and bus terminals — and has completed base station capacity optimization work.

In addition, KT Corp will monitor 5G and LTE base stations around the clock in major resort areas and locations expected to draw large numbers of family visitors during the holiday. The company will also step up security monitoring to guard against smishing messages disguised as holiday gift notifications and other cyberattacks.

KT Corp is also working to minimize the risk of damage to infrastructure. The company has inspected the mounting and fastening conditions of outdoor base station antennas and brackets, as well as telecommunications buildings, utility poles, steel towers, supports and guy wires, to reduce risks from strong winds and heavy rain.

The company has also prepared for potential power outages. It has checked the operational status of emergency power equipment — including mobile generator vehicles and portable generators — and pre-positioned them at key locations nationwide.

Jeong Seon-il, head of KT Corp's network operations innovation division, said the company has completed advance inspections and quality optimization of its telecommunications facilities "so that people can communicate with family and relatives without any inconvenience during the Chuseok holiday." He added that KT Corp will "provide stable communications services by operating a real-time emergency recovery system capable of responding to weather-related disasters such as autumn typhoons."