South Korea’s largest carrier, SK Telecom, was awarded a contract to deploy 5G infrastructure to support a smart traffic system in Seoul, local press reported.
Seoul’s cooperative-intelligent transport system (C-ITS) project has a total budget of KRW25.4 billion ($22.6 million) and is expected to be completed by the end of next year. The project aims to make Seoul’s roads safer using advanced vehicle communication technology.
Under the project, SK Telecom will deploy sensors and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) facilities on major roads across the city.
