Amid the explosive growth of the AI industry, South Korean mobile giant KT (formerly Korea Telecom) claims to be a frontrunner in the field, investing $5.3 billion (KRW 7 trillion) in research and development of AI services. announced plans to Over the next five years.
Aiming to surpass 1 trillion won ($764 million) in annual sales for its AI business by 2025, KT seeks to secure a future growth engine and strengthen its AI competitiveness.
At a press conference held at the Novotel Ambassador Dongdaemun in Jung-gu, Seoul this week, KT unveiled strategies including AI-powered robots, nursing care, education, AI contact centers and logistics businesses, all of which were customized to customers. AI. service.
“KT is Korea’s leading AI company, and by applying our experience, capabilities, infrastructure, and know-how to the AI business, we will establish ourselves as a customer-centric AI service provider,” says KT’s AI. / Vice President Song Jae Ho said. According to the official report of the DX Convergence Division.
This vision includes the development of “super-giant AI technology” and new AI businesses, as well as a major update to its infrastructure. The company aims to strengthen its AI technical capabilities and infrastructure to make KT’s AI business more competitive.
KT isn’t the only company in this race to dominate the AI industry. According to a recent report, the value of this sector as a whole is projected to reach a staggering $15.7 trillion by 2030, and why the sector is one of the most prominent companies in the global business landscape. No wonder it attracts investment from
Tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, Adobe and Zoom are making great strides in AI development.
AI for everything
KT is shifting its focus from a hardware-centric approach to a service-centric approach in the robotics sector. KT aims to lead the growth of the market as an “AI robot service provider” with its strengths in its unique “delivery system” and “robot platform”.
KT plans to expand its AI robot product lineup, including outdoor delivery robot services, small logistics robots for factories and delivery centers, and agricultural delivery robots.
In the field of AI care, KT plans to launch a telecare service using AI technology to manage chronic diseases in daily life. This service is equipped with an innovative technology “AI food tag” that allows you to easily record your eating habits and analyze nutritional components from a single photo.
In addition, we plan to expand the AI nursing care service to TV and start the “Genie TV Care” service to support vulnerable people such as elderly people living alone.
KT is also considering international expansion. The company has partnered with Singapore’s top telecom company Singtel to introduce an AI transportation platform.
This cooperative effort aims to strengthen Singapore’s position as a logistics hub in East Asia. In addition, KT aims to commercialize AI care services in Vietnam focused on cancer and chronic disease patients.
KT’s commitment to education will be strengthened by the “AI Future Education Platform”, which aims to promote digital innovation in education. The platform enables automated task creation based on digital learning tools and provides customized learning guidance through AI. The platform will be introduced through public education this year, with plans to expand to other provincial education departments to facilitate digital transformation in the education sector.
This series of strategic moves by KT demonstrates the company’s commitment to advancing AI in various areas. With large-scale investment plans and a firm vision for the future, KT intends to secure a prominent position in the global AI environment.
