A crew operates a “smart drone management system” to monitor and manage a sea mustard farm in Songjeong-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan, in a demonstration made by LG U+. (Photos: LG U+)

LG U+ has demonstrated a “smart drone management system” to monitor and manage a sea mustard farm in Songjeong-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan. 

The telecom service provider revealed a process to monitor the sea environment of an area surrounding the sea mustard farm using a drone outfitted with environmental sensors. The drone, flying off an inlet in Songjeong-dong, gathered data on such information as water temperatures and dissolved oxygen and transmitted them to a control system. A drone manager also demonstrated a process of removing harmful floating materials by shifting the drone into “manual” mode. 

Coastal farms have long suffered from phenomena as “red tide” and harmful floating materials. They have had trouble monitoring the environment of coastal seas. But using sea drones now makes it possible to monitor and react to environmental changes. 

LG U+ employed a combination of an LTE cloud control system and sea drone. The drone is capable of self-flying, transmitting images and being remotely controlled. It can fly for a maximum of six hours above the sea with waves at less than two meters. 

The LTE-controlled sea drone system is part of “Uplus Drone Total Service Package” the telecom service provider has released. 

LG U+ participated in the 2018 Drone Show Korea that opened in the same day at Busan Bexco and unveiled the drone total service package. The package included Specific LTE Drone, cloud drone service, and operation & management service. 

LG U+ Executive Vice President Ahn Sung-hyon and Jungheung Construction Executive Vice President Jang Sae-myon hold a certificate of a deal on an IoT business project they signed.

LG U+ Sets Up IoT Service at Apartments Built by Jungheung Construction

LG U+ and Jungheung Construction have agreed to have apartments built by the construction company outfitted with a home IoT system. 

LG U+ and Jungheung have agreed to implement a project to install a home IT platform and outside IoT air monitoring system, starting with Jungheung S-Class Centum View in Sejong City (576 units) and Jungheung S-Class Park Hill in Dangjin, Chungcheongnam-do (482 units).

LG U+ Aims to Rise to Top Position in 5G & AI Sectors

LG U+ Vice Chairman Kwon Young-soo urged his executives and staff to arm themselves with innovative and challenging spirits to give the company an upper hand in the 5G and AI sectors, where three telecom service providers are locked in fierce competition.

In an e-mail to executives and staff on Dec. 1, Vice Chairman Kwon said, “In 2018, competition in new industries, including 5G and AI, will happen in earnest, and market players are expected to play a tight match.” 

He stressed the need to seize the opportunity to emerge victorious in two sectors, which will hinge on the competitiveness of the future. His wants to secure 5G and AI technologies related to the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution as new growth breakthroughs.

On Nov. 30, LG U+ carried out a reorganization, calling for the inauguration of a 5G group and putting the AI business division under the direct control of the CEO. 

Regarding the inauguration of the 5G group, he said, “We’ll closely study such matters as the establishment of frequency strategies and coverage investment by concentrating all our capabilities, and making preparations to provide differentiation services based on 5G.”