South Korea’s second largest mobile operator KT selected Samsung to expand its public safety LTE (PS-LTE) network, which also supports NB-IoT services. Previously, KT contracted Samsung to deploy a PS-LTE network for one of the country’s high-speed train services and across Gangwon province using the 700MHz band. The vendor said the rollout will feature the world’s first NB-IoT service running on a PS-LTE network. In a statement, Samsung said the two companies signed an expansion contract which will see the vendor roll out the PS-LTE network in ten metropolitan areas, including Seoul, by 2020. These first-of their-kind networks help responders connect with those in need.”Samsung said NB-IoT and device-to-device features, allowing direct and communications between any two devices, will play crucial roles in creating public safety network by ensuring stable, seamless and reliable network in unfavourable environments.
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