South Korean operator KT has announced that Kim Hyung-soo, head of its technology strategy team, will lead the global standardization of 5G technologies for the next four years, The Korea Times reports. Hyung-soo was appointed chairman of the International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT)-2020, following a decision at the general meeting of the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Study Group 13 in Geneva.
In his new position, Hyung-soo will jointly manage the international 5G technology standardization body alongside co-chairman Luca Pesando from Telecom Italia. "I believe that the appointment has been made in light of recognition over Korea's contribution to early standardization of 5G core technologies," Hyung-soo said.
The IMT-2020 work group was created following Resolution 92 at the World Telecommunications Standard Assembly in Tunisia in 2016. The work group will have five research teams look into core technologies that will be part of the 5G network. Each team will examine service quality, telecom network structure, network virtualization and orchestration, and wired-wireless integration, KT said.
