LG CNS is teaming up with Japan's telecommunications company KDDI to expand artificial intelligence (AX) and digital transformation (DX) initiatives in the Asia-Pacific region. The partnership will initially focus on Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and China, with plans to develop collaborative projects in AI, smart cities, telecommunications, and systems integration management.
On October 14, LG CNS announced that it will combine its AI and smart city capabilities with KDDI's communication infrastructure and global network, which spans 19 locations across 15 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, to jointly identify new business opportunities.
KDDI is one of Japan's three major telecommunications companies, providing mobile and internet services, as well as B2B IT solutions in AI and cloud computing. The company operates in 15 countries across the Asia-Pacific region.
Through this collaboration, LG CNS aims to leverage its AX and DX capabilities alongside KDDI's communication infrastructure and global network to explore new business opportunities in AI, smart cities, telecommunications, and systems integration management services.
The two companies will utilize LG CNS's Agentic AI platform, 'AgenticWorks,' for AI projects, seeking to develop customized Agentic AI services tailored for local businesses in the Asia-Pacific region. They are also considering collaboration in physical AI-based automation. Discussions are underway to provide integrated robotics management services to clients in manufacturing, logistics, and distribution using LG CNS's robotics platform (RX), 'PhysicalWorks.'
The partnership will also explore synergies in smart city projects in Southeast Asia, a region actively pursuing urban modernization initiatives. LG CNS plans to combine its urban integrated control systems and intelligent transportation systems with KDDI's communication infrastructure technology to develop local business models.
Additionally, the two companies will examine opportunities for collaboration by sharing their respective technologies and expertise in telecommunications and systems integration management, KDDI's core business areas.
To facilitate this, they are establishing a working committee to focus on new business opportunities in Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and China.
Kentarou Matsuura, Deputy General Manager of KDDI's Business Growth Division, stated, "The collaboration between KDDI and LG CNS aims to create a new industrial foundation that integrates AI, telecommunications, and data. We aspire to build a digital ecosystem that supports businesses and social infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region through partnerships with various stakeholders."
Park Sang-kyun, Senior Vice President of LG CNS's Telecommunications, Distribution, and Services Division, expressed optimism about the agreement, saying, "We expect that by combining our capabilities, we can create new business opportunities in the Asia-Pacific market. We will work with KDDI to achieve tangible results in the global AX business."
Meanwhile, LG CNS has been pursuing local business expansion through collaborations with Japanese companies. In July 2024, it signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese education company Aeon to collaborate on the development of an AI English conversation learning app and the enhancement of an online learning platform in the edtech sector. In its first-half performance report this year, LG CNS also announced plans to expand its financial DX business, focusing on the Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) regions.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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