KT Partners with Thai Telecom True to Enter Local DX Market
KT and True officials are taking a commemorative photo in the virtual studio (True 5G XR Studio) after signing an MOU related to entering the Thai DX market. From the left, Witun Jemsirikan, Manager of True; Pirun Pairiparit, Head of 5G Working Group; Moon Sung-wook, Head of Global Business Division at KT; Kim Yoon-ho, Executive Director at KT; and Oh Ho-jun, Team Leader at KT.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Cho] KT is making a full-scale entry into the local digital transformation (DX) market by partnering with Thai telecommunications company True.
On the 30th, KT announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with True through a video conference system, focusing on the development of DX business. True is one of Thailand's major telecommunications companies providing wired internet, 5G mobile communication services, and IPTV services, with 4.3 million wired subscribers and 31.2 million wireless subscribers as of the first quarter of this year.
Accordingly, the two companies will begin joint research and development on DX business co-development and core technologies related to the services.
Starting with this, KT has set a strategy to promote DX business in Thailand by leveraging its DX capabilities such as enterprise-dedicated LTE·5G, GigaEyes, and AI hotel services. In particular, they will closely collaborate in the enterprise-dedicated LTE·5G business sector to provide services targeting B2B and B2G customers including local large corporations, police, military, government, Korean companies in Thailand, and global companies. Enterprise-dedicated LTE·5G is a type of wireless dedicated line that securely connects the data of adopting organizations such as enterprises and governments to an intranet, thus being highly regarded for its security.
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Phirun Pairiparit, Head of True 5G Working Group, said, “Through this cooperation with KT, which aims to conduct DX business in Thailand, we expect to effectively provide services that Thai customers need.” Moon Sungwook, Head of KT Enterprise Division Global Business Headquarters, said, “We plan to expand KT’s enterprise-dedicated LTE and 5G services, which enhance mobile information security, to Korean companies operating in Thailand and also promote security businesses such as GigaEyes.”
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