KT has been honored with the Prime Minister's Award at the "Korea Internet Awards" in recognition of its achievements in digitally integrating facility and safety data across nationwide telecommunication infrastructure and establishing a 24/7 remote fire monitoring system.

KT announced on the 13th that it received the Prime Minister's Award in the Internet Business category at the "21st Korea Internet Awards," a government-recognized program that honors organizations and institutions contributing to internet industry development and digital innovation.

The company was highly evaluated for building an ICT-based facility management system across its buildings nationwide using high-speed internet networks, operating a triple-layered 24/7 remote monitoring and mobile safety management system, and expanding these capabilities into internet businesses focused on fire prevention.

The technology and operational model established by KT have also been deployed across 25 public and private business sites via its group affiliates. KT stated that this recognition highlights its success not only in stably operating critical national communication infrastructure but also in expanding internet technologies into safety management practices in actual industrial fields.

As a major facilities-based telecommunications operator managing critical national communication infrastructure, KT oversees 348 company-owned buildings nationwide.

Among them, approximately 91% (317 locations) house core communication equipment, including switching and transmission systems. To maintain service continuity, ensuring stable equipment operation while proactively preventing safety accidents such as fires is paramount.

To efficiently manage facilities scattered across the country, KT shifted its paradigm from traditional field-centered inspections and reactive post-accident responses to a data-driven, predictive safety management system.

Based on its Facility Management System (FMS), KT centrally manages an average of over 16,000 inspection data points generated daily from approximately 7,000 major facilities nationwide. By digitizing operational status and inspection histories per facility, the company identifies specific risk factors and enhances management efficiency through data analytics.

In the field, a mobile inspection system utilizing Near Field Communication (NFC) was implemented to boost inspection accuracy. Field safety management was further reinforced through "Smart TBM (Tool Box Meeting)," where workers review risk factors and safety protocols prior to tasks.

A remote monitoring system dedicated to fire prevention is also in operation.

Partnering with KT Estate and KT Telecop, KT established a triple-layered, 24/7 remote fire surveillance framework. This setup ensures rapid situation dissemination and joint response among relevant organizations in the event of an anomaly. The data is also utilized to jointly analyze fire monitoring and facility operations to proactively identify and mitigate risk factors.

Building upon accumulated facility data, KT analyzes facility-specific risk levels and prioritizes infrastructure requiring safety investments, continuously advancing a management framework focused on accident prevention rather than reactive measures.

KT is extending these safety management technologies and operational know-how beyond its own telecom facilities into public and private sectors. Moving forward, the company plans to expand application ranges tailored to the characteristics and demands of various industrial sites, while upgrading its safety management systems by integrating AI video analytics and energy optimization technologies.

"This award is a testament to our achievements in enhancing the safety of critical national communication infrastructure and expanding it into new business areas, leveraging digital safety management technologies and know-how accumulated through telecom facility operations," a KT representative said. "We will continue to lead safety management innovation in industrial fields using AI and data technologies while heightening the social value of digital technology."

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