KT, Samsung Electronics Validate AI Technology for Distributing Traffic at Baseball Stadium

Three-month trial at KT Wiz Park
Base station loads reduced by up to 16%

KT said on the 2nd that it had verified autonomous wireless network operation technology based on its digital twin platform, "AI Cell Twin," at Suwon KT Wiz Park with Samsung Electronics.

KT and Samsung Electronics employees tested AI Cell Twin-based autonomous wireless network operation technology during a baseball game at KT Wiz Park in Suwon last month. Courtesy of KT.

AI Cell Twin is KT's network digital twin platform, which recreates a virtual wireless network in a digital space. It allows various network operation strategies to be tested by setting mobile user patterns and traffic changes in a virtual communications environment.

Autonomous wireless network operation technology uses AI in the AI Cell Twin environment to identify the optimal network operation strategy. After undergoing preliminary verification, the strategy is applied to the wireless network. Unlike existing network operation automation technology, which works according to preset criteria or individual indicators, it comprehensively considers various types of information, including user distribution, usage patterns, network status, and perceived service quality.

The two companies conducted a technology demonstration for about three months starting in July at a baseball stadium, where large crowds gather and wireless data usage fluctuates sharply due to video viewing and sharing. The demonstration showed that as traffic concentrated on specific base stations was distributed to nearby base stations, traffic imbalances between base stations improved by up to 34%, while concentrated loads improved by up to 16%. KT said that, in particular, AI Cell Twin's predictions closely matched actual wireless network data.

The two companies will continue the demonstration during this fall's baseball season. They plan to expand the technology's scope of application to a range of environments in the future.

"We have developed technology to apply optimized solutions to live networks after preliminary verification using digital twins," said Jung Jinguk, vice president and head of the Next-Generation Communications Research Center at Samsung Research. "We will lead network innovation with future communications technologies that improve network operating efficiency and users' perceived service quality."

"This demonstration confirmed that autonomous operation technology based on AI Cell Twin can be applied to commercial networks," said Lee Jongsik, executive vice president and head of the Future Network Lab in KT's Network Division. "We will continue working to realize autonomously operated networks that respond proactively to changing network environments and provide better communications quality."

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