April 20, 2024

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[THE INVESTOR] Mobile carrier KT said on June 12 that it will launch its GiGa Wire service in Boston, Massachusetts, after signing a memorandum of understanding with US internet firm netBlazr and the city of Boston to participate in the Boston Digital Equity Project, a key policy of the city for a better internet environment. 

KT’s GiGA Wire offers speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second using copper lines instead of optical cables, which will help improve the outdated network infrastructure of over-100-year-old buildings in the city, the company said. 

: KT CEO Hwang Chang-gyu (left) and city of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh shake hands in Boston after signing a memorandum for the Boston Digital Equity Project in April. KT

Under the agreement, KT will provide its GiGA Wire technology for the embedding of test networks in areas selected by the city of Boston. 

The trial service will be provided for 100 to 150 low-income households in Boston this fall. 

By Song Su-hyun/The Korea Herald (song@heraldcorp.com)