u-City Projects in Korea

Project Lead: J. S. Nam Date: Jan. 31, 2006Organization: u-City Forum Presenter: GeunHo LeeCountry: S. Korea Email: geunholee@korea.com

Web site: www.ubicity.org

Background• Geographic

S. Korea is located in crossroads of east north Asia, connecting the China and Japan. Total area is 98,480 sq km and total population is 48 M.

• Economic

GDP: $925 B (2004), GDP - per capita:$19,200 (2004)

ICT/GDP: 14%, Construction/GDP: 17%

• Regulatory Strong government lead: MIC (Ministry of Information & Communication)

• Community

9 provinces and 7 metropolitan cities:Kyonggi, S&N Choogchung, S&N Kyongsang, S&N Cholla, Kangwon, cheju;

Seoul, Incheon, Taejon, Taegu, Pusan, Kwangju, Ulsan

• IT readiness S. Korea is the world's most wired nation with 35 M mobile phone subscribers .

Many households have broadband internet speeds of 20 Mbps or higher.

Project History u-City(ubiquitous ICT city) is the "Korea's 21C ICT mediated City", in

which advanced ICT infra and ubiquitous information services are intrageted into the city space providing high convience and quility for everyday city life, highly secured and well managed city environment, and creation of new business.

The u-City Forum is a non-profit organization founded in May. 2005, fostering the u-City proliferation project as a Korea’s future economic growth strategy.

The major members of the forum are cental & local government including MIC, MCT, Incheon, Kyonggi-Do, city developers such as the Korea Land Corp. and Korea Housing Corp., and high-tech heavyweights such as KT, SKT, Samsung, LG.

Mission & Objectives

• The main mission of the u-City Forum is to concentrate the full effort of allied industry, government and civil experts for the development of u-City application service models, related technology, and research for related regulations.

• The objectives of the u-City are creating ICT converged construction industries and securing the growth phase of ICT industry by maximizing the synergy effect between the world top level ICT infrastructure and the most active city construction industry in Korea.

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Establishing u-City development advisory committeeEstablishing u-City development advisory committee

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Global cooperation and investment attractionGlobal cooperation and investment attraction

u-City

Forum

Defining concept and model for u-CityDefining concept and model for u-City

Public relations for citizen’s recognitionPublic relations for citizen’s recognition

Making technology, service, and standardMaking technology, service, and standard

Improvement of laws and regulationsImprovement of laws and regulations

u-City under development

Seoul

Busan

IncheonSuwon/Yongin

Cheju

Paju

Business Model: Yongin in Kyonggi Province

2,146 sq km and total population of 30 K digital model town in the Heungdeok district will be complete by 2008.

The FTTH Network Infrastructure ITS (intelligent transportation system) City Information Management Center: - Digital Governement Services - Digital Home Services

Public (Korea Land Corp.) - Private (KT) partnership

Business Model: Sangam DMC in Seoul

57,000 sq km and total population of 30 K digital media model town in the Sangam Dong will be complete by 2010.

Broadband Network InfrastructureDigital Media Street: - Exp. Lab for digital media technology Intelligent Building Complex

Local (Seoul) and Central governmant (MIC) partnershipDMCDMC citycity

hallhall

Samsung dongSamsung dong

7km7km

Business Model: Songdo in Incheon

209,000 sq km and total population of 200 K ubiquitous computing model town in the songdo district will be completed by 2014.

City Service Management Center: - Digital Office Services - Digital Home Services Intelligent Building Complex

Private (NSC) - Private (LG CNS) partnership

Business Model: Busan

Busan, the nation's largest port city, will emerge as the world's first city with an ubiquitous wireless network by launching the mega project over the next 5 years

To make as a logistics hub of Northeast Asia, it is to build a "u-Port" in Busan harbor: providing cargo information in real time utilizing RFID technology

u-Trafic : trafic, tourism and geography information

Public (Busan City) - Private (KT) partnership

Project Economics• Cost structure:

Private sector (e.g. KT) provide the initial broadband network cost, with zero capital commitment from the public sector(e.g. korea land corporation) on a long term contract basis for providing services.

• Investment Sources/ Funding Sources

Sangam: total $0.4 B from Seoul City and other public and private

investment

Songdo: total $1 B from the NSC + LG CNS Busan: total $1 B from Busan City + KT + other private investment

• Revenue Source/ Return on Investment

advanced real estate selling

operatioanl income for commercial building

information service charges

Source: Samsung Electronics DSC

City Management Center

Applications

TechnologyTechnology

u-CityService

u-CityService

ResidentialResidential LogosticsLogosticsEducation/Hospital

Education/Hospital PublicPublicTransportationTransportation Telcom/

Brodcast

Telcom/BrodcastCommerceCommerce BusinessBusiness

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AP

TA

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Port

Port

W-H

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W-H

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Hosp

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Police/F

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park

park

Car

Car

P-T

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P-T

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D-T

VD

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M-D

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Mall

Mall

Mark

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Con

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Con

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Biz C

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Biz C

entr

ICT InfraICT Infra

Social InfraSocial Infra

Road/PortRoad/Port Water/GasWater/Gas Electricity/TelcomElectricity/Telcom BridgeBridge

ReginalZoneInfra

ReginalZoneInfra

CityInfra

CityInfra

BcNBcN WSNWSN IPv6IPv6RFIDRFIDDMBDMBDTVDTVW-CDMAW-CDMAWiRroWiRroVoIPVoIP

TelematicsTelematics Home NetHome Net

IT SoCIT SoC ContentsContents MobilrMobilr RobotRobot SWSW DTVDTV post-PCpost-PC

EduService

EduService

HealthService

HealthService

TrafficService

TrafficService

ParkingMag

ParkingMag

FacilityMag

FacilityMag

Emer-gency

Emer-gency

u-City Architecture

WDM-PON OLT

EncoderServer

ResigentialResigentialHubHub SunSun

HubHub

ONTONT

Home GatewayHome GatewayIP STBIP STB

Videophone

IP TV

Internet

WirelessAP

SecurityCity Infor Mag. Center

App.Server

Automation

remotecontrol

communityinformation

Tele-health

Kornet

Backbone

BcN

Broadcasting Net.

CDMA

WiBro

home

network

Network & Service Schematic:Residential Area

Source: KT

Network & Service Schematic:Commercial Building

Source: KT

(MSS)

(MSS)

연결 형태 1 보장 구간

IP/WDM

DWDM/OXC

DWDM/OBS DWDM/OBS

(MSPP) (MSPP)

Kornet

Metro-Ethernet

IBS building

complex

무선

Enterprise

PC

Videophone

IP-PBX

BcN back born

TGW

cellularWiBro

Security

IBS building

W-Lan

Network & Service Schematic:Transportation

Source: KT

Web Center

Service 1

ＤＢ

Traffic Contol Center.

ＤＢ

BcN Network

DMB Center

Service 1

Car Telemetry & Telecommand

Router 1 Router 2

DSRC(ETC/EFC/BIS/

ATIS/CVO) Rouler n-1

Router n

Satellite

GPS Cellular, WiBro

Base Station

Network & Service Schematic:Citywide Area

Source: KT

City mag. center

server

HOT SPOT ZONEHOT SPOT ZONE

Bridge Environmental pollution

media board

VoiceInfo

Embedded Pipe

WiBro

WiFi

monitoring

Riverlevel

LBS

RFIDWirelesssensors

DeploymentSangam:

2005: 1 stage DMC - digital media Street

2008 : 2 stage DMC - NuriTcum Square

2010 : Full deployment

Songdo:

2005: ISP (Information Strategy Planning)

2006-2008: Demo House, City Service Management Center,

Broadband Networks, Early Services

2009-2014: Full deployment

Impact AnalysisFostering the u-City project as korea's future ICT Strategy: u-Korea Vision

World's first ubiquitous ICT based society

20th in world's leading

contury with 20,000$ GNI

World's first ubiquitous ICT based society

20th in world's leading

contury with 20,000$ GNI

u-Koreau-Korea

entry entry

(‘05~‘07)(‘05~‘07)

u-Koreau-Korea

developmentdevelopment

(‘08~‘12)(‘08~‘12)

u-Koreau-Korea

realizationrealization

( ‘13( ‘13~~))

Inovative social system 15th in world's leading

contury with 25,000$ GNI

Inovative social system 15th in world's leading

contury with 25,000$ GNI

Leading the ubiquitous ICT based society

10th in world's leading

contury with 30,000$ GNI

Leading the ubiquitous ICT based society

10th in world's leading

contury with 30,000$ GNI

• N-Mobile Com.N-Mobile Com.• Digital TVDigital TV• Home NetworksHome Networks• IT SoCIT SoC• N-PCN-PC• Imbeded S/WImbeded S/W• Digital ContentsDigital Contents• TelematicsTelematics• Intelligent RobotsIntelligent Robots

• BcNBcN

• USN(RFID, WSN)USN(RFID, WSN)

• IPv6 IPv6

• WiBroWiBro• DMBDMB• Digital HomeDigital Home• Tele-CarTele-Car• RFID ApplicationsRFID Applications• W-CDMA W-CDMA • DTVDTV• VolPVolP

8 Services8 Services 3 Infra3 Infra 9 growth power9 growth power

IT 839 StrategyIT 839 Strategy

Source: MIC

Lessons Learned & Next Steps

ICT became the KSF for Compatitive Advantage in new city development.

Public-Private, Public-Public, Private-Private partnership is tested.

Convergence in Real Estate & ICT Service Value

Standard Framwork for u-City Development is needed for global deployment of u-City

Future?

Additional Information Digiens@u-City: Digiens@u-City: http://digiens.blogspot.comhttp://digiens.blogspot.com

u-City Forum: http://www.ubicity.orgu-City Forum: http://www.ubicity.org

u-City@u-Cinvergence: http://www.seri.org/technobizu-City@u-Cinvergence: http://www.seri.org/technobiz

Ubiquitous Life: http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/ghleeblogUbiquitous Life: http://kr.blog.yahoo.com/ghleeblog

Anthony Townsand: http://urban.blogs.com/researchAnthony Townsand: http://urban.blogs.com/research

IFEZA: http://www.ifez.go.kr/eng/sub4/a_body.aspIFEZA: http://www.ifez.go.kr/eng/sub4/a_body.asp

Seoul DMC: http://dmc.seoul.go.kr/english/index.jspSeoul DMC: http://dmc.seoul.go.kr/english/index.jsp

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