[Edaily Reporter Yun Junghoon ]KTCorporation(030200)announced on the 13th that it received the Prime Minister’s Daesang in the Internet Business category at the “21st Korea Internet Awards” in recognition of its innovative achievements in telecommunications facility safety management through the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and data. The Korea Internet Awards are government awards presented to companies and organizations that have contributed to the development of the internet industry and digital innovation.

KTCorporation was highly commended for leveraging its ultra-high-speed internet network to establish an information and communications technology (ICT) facility management system, along with a 24-hour triple-layered remote monitoring and mobile safety management system, across its buildings nationwide, and for developing this into a fire prevention internet business.

As a telecommunications carrier operating the nation’s core communications infrastructure, KTCorporation manages 348 of its own buildings nationwide. Of these, 317 locations—approximately 91%—house core telecommunications equipment such as switches and transmission systems, making proactive facility management and fire prevention essential for ensuring uninterrupted service.

Accordingly, KTCorporation has shifted away from its traditional approach—which relied on on-site personnel for inspections and reactive responses—toward a “preventive and predictive integrated safety management system” that detects risk factors in advance. Specifically, the company uses its Facility Management System (FMS) to centrally manage over 16,000 inspection data points generated daily from approximately 7,000 key facilities nationwide. This system digitizes facility operation status and history to analyze risk levels for each facility and, based on this analysis, determines priorities for safety investments.

The safety of on-site workers and the accuracy of inspections have also been enhanced. Human error has been reduced through the introduction of a Near Field Communication (NFC)-based mobile inspection system and smart pre-work safety briefings (TBM). Additionally, a 24-hour, three-tier remote fire monitoring system—operated in collaboration with group affiliates KTCorporation Estate and KTCorporation Telecop—ensures that any signs of abnormality are immediately reported and addressed through a coordinated response.

This safety management model, validated on the company’s own infrastructure, is now driving expansion into new business areas. Currently, through its group companies, the company is delivering business results by applying these services to 25 sites in both the public and private sectors. Moving forward, the company plans to broaden the scope of application across all industrial sites by integrating AI video analysis and energy optimization technologies.

A KTCorporation spokesperson stated, “We have been recognized for enhancing the safety of the nation’s critical infrastructure and expanding into new business areas using the digital safety management technology and know-how accumulated through the operation of telecommunications facilities,” adding, “We will continue to contribute to innovation in safety management at industrial sites and enhance the social value of digital technology by leveraging AI and data technologies.”