The National Information Society Agency, or NIA, said April 28 it has exported the “Seoul Station 5G specialized network Open RAN demonstration network,” built under a Ministry of Science and ICT competitive project, to a large hospital in Alabama.
The project was carried out in 2025 by GNTEL. It combined LG Electronics’ software-based virtualized radio access network base station (vRAN) with Open RAN radio units (O-RU) from three manufacturers: Gigalane, Wave Electronics and Samji Electronics.
NIA said the system, made entirely with Korean equipment, achieved performance comparable to or better than global vendors and proved its capabilities through global certification (OTIC).
The exported equipment is scheduled to be deployed starting in August to build 5G specialized-network communications infrastructure at the Alabama hospital. NIA said the export volume is significantly larger than the Seoul Station test site, with vRAN about seven times higher and small and midsize companies’ Open RAN radio units about 30 times higher.
The export value is about 2.1 billion won, exceeding the government funding invested in the Seoul Station Open RAN project.
“This export is a major achievement that proves the technological strength of Korean wireless network equipment in the global market,” NIA President Kim Hyeong-cheol said. “We will continue to provide full support to help our companies expand their global reach.”
* This article has been translated by AI.
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