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The city of Seoul declared the ‘public independence of WiFi’. Instead of a government model that is promoting the expansion of public WiFi across the country, the city is pushing the initiative to provide public WiFi to the citizens of Seoul by installing an autonomous network (self-network) built and managed. by the city. However, the Ministry of Science, ICT and ICT faces that “it is a violation of current law and will review the criminal charges.” Government ministries and local governments are clashing head-on over a plan to expand the public WiFi business, which is President Moon Jae-in’s presidential election promise and the Democratic Party’s first general election promise.
‘Kachion’ pilot service in 5 districts next month
City “Reduction of telecommunications costs” Ministry of Science and Technology “Illegal”
On the 26th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that “Cachion”, which allows you to enjoy free public Wi-Fi, which is four times faster than before, without worrying about data charges, will be provided on a trial basis to from the 1st of next month. Cation is a service that allows you to use Wi-Fi for free when you turn on the Wi-Fi function of your smartphone and select ‘SEOUL’ in public areas such as park trails, traditional markets, and main roads in central Seoul. The city plans to start pilot services in five autonomous districts, starting with Seongdong-gu and Guro-gu on the 1st of next month, and Eunpyeong-gu, Gangseo-gu and Dobong-gu in the middle of the month.
The city of Seoul plans to expand its own network (installed and operated by the city of Seoul) for the purpose of CCTV or control of the main facilities by the end of the year by expanding it by 332 km (a total of 1150 km), building it and using it for public WiFi services. It is a position that will gradually increase this and build its own network of 5954 km throughout Seoul by 2022 to build a public Internet of things as well as public Wi-Fi to complete the smart city infrastructure.
Seoul smart city policy officer Lee Won-mok said on the day: “The purpose of ensuring the basic right of communication by meeting the rapidly increasing demand for data as remote services became common. after the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and that the burden of communication costs does not lead to digital alienation and digital disparity. From the business. “Gong Byung-yeop, Seoul Information and Communications Security Officer, also said,” It provides a smart city foundation for the realization of new technologies in the fourth industry, such as big data, AI, IoT, security and 3D maps, while communicating using your own network without renting lines from mobile communications providers. It can also save money. ”
The problem is that this plan is different from the model the government is following and is an ‘original route’. The public Wi-Fi model promoted by the government is a modality in which the Ministry of Science and ICT and the mobile communications company establish a network in a ratio of 7 to 3, and then the mobile service provider takes charge of operation and management, while the local government pays a fee per line.
Ministry of Science and Technology spokesman Shin Joon-ho said: “The Seoul City model goes against the purpose of the Telecommunications Business Law to avoid duplicate investments in the network.”
Reporters Kim Kyung-jin and Choi Eun-kyung [email protected]
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