EDB CASE STUDY

KT CORPORATION POWERS IoT SERVICES WITH EDB POSTGRES

A successful proof of concept for one has reduced its software costs by 80% over GOALS application led to the widespread the past five years by using open source or deployment of the EDB Postgres™ Platform at open source based solutions like Replace costly legacy vendors with low-cost open source-based KT Corporation, ’s largest EDB Postgres in lieu of traditional vendors. technology. telephone services and broadband provider. Support new products with high EDB Postgres processed 30,000 orders for a KT Corporation is accustomed to taking a performance, mission critical new iPhone in the first 60 seconds. Based on leadership role in advancing Korea’s digital workloads. that outcome and others that followed, KT communication technologies, having built out Gain greater flexibility in deployment Corporation went on to deploy EDB Postgres the first advanced broadband network in of wide range of new of Things on what are now 130 high performance, Asia. The company sells wired and services. mission-critical systems. That includes phone services, high-speed Internet services, BENEFITS OF several new Internet of Things (IoT) services Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), voice over EDB POSTGRES that KT Corporation has rolled out as it takes Internet Protocol (VoIP) and wireless ADVANCED SERVER a leadership role in the region’s delivery of broadband services. It is also a significant Replacing legacy vendors with EDB such new technologies. services provider, including consulting and Postgres and other open source has systems integration. reduced software costs by 80% over Major upgrades and new five years. service roll outs underway at KT Corporation KT Corporation recently has begun to KT Corporation has diversified with new provided opportunities for the company to diversify its business offerings as technology Internet of Things services powered by take advantage of EDB Postgres for its has advanced. It has been upgrading its EDB Postgres. database, as well as adopt open source legacy to Performance and stability of EDB software for the operating system and middle support much higher data speeds over Postgres has enabled wide range of new products at low cost. ware across its infrastructure. KT Corporation wireless networks. By combining LTE base

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Team leader at KT Corporation stations and localized wireless stations KT GiGA IoT Health: Collects biometric to create a new GiGA system, the data through embedded sensors in “We are now company has been able to deliver multiple health care-related devices as expanding our use of data speeds of over 1 Gbps to well as provides services through EDB Postgres in future consumers. KT Corporation also virtual imagery that encourages leveraged its newly upgraded exercise or provides . In core services as infrastructure to provide customers with addition, this data is carried on KT widely as possible cloud and big data solutions for five Corporation’s IPTV so that users can across KT areas: (1) smart energy, (2) security, (3) conveniently monitor and manage their Corporation.” media, (4) healthcare, and (5) intelligent health conditions. traffic control. KT GiGA IoT: A full-duplex service for Internet of Things Services mobile applications and IoT devices. KT KT Corporation’s new enterprise GiGA IoT won the IoT Innovation Award services subsidiary, KTDS, has been 2016, an award hosted by the Korea especially aggressive in utilizing open Internet Professionals Association source software to implement new (KIPFA), a major organization of systems. Through this subsidiary, KT technology professionals in Korea. Corporation has introduced several new IoT services powered by EDB Other KT Corporation IoT services Postgres, such as: successfully using EDB Postgres include child care-related, health, security, and GiGA IoT Home: Enables customers location-based marketing. to monitor and control home devices or connect to a mobile “In the past, the primary purpose of using application. Using EDB Postgres EDB Postgres was only to reduce IT cost. helps keep KT Corporation’s Because the performance and stability of internal costs low even as the EDB Postgres has been proven with number of users expands with the successful, mission critical deployments, popularity of the service. the goal has changed. We are now expanding our use of EDB Postgres in KT Open IoT Infrastructure Business: future core services as widely as possible Helps small businesses utilize across KT Corporation,” said Junghyun signal in core market Lee, a team leader at KT Corporation. areas. With the right technology, such beacons help businesses provide promotional materials based on customer locations or preferences.

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