Korea Telecom (KT), South Korea’s largest telecommunications operator, has announced an OpenChain ISO/IEC 18974 Conformant Program. With 50,000 employees group-wide, KT has a long history in open source engagement, and has operated a dedicated team for its management since 2012.
KT’s decision to adopt OpenChain ISO/IEC 18974 continues their strategic interest in aligning with international standards for managing the supply chain, and builds on their previous adoption of OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 for open source license compliance. [See note 1 below]
The adoption of OpenChain ISO/IEC 18974 further enhances KT’s contribution to open source security and enable them to take a more proactive and systematic approach to open source security activities.
“Today’s announcement is another milestone for both KT and the OpenChain Project,” says Shane Coughlan, OpenChain General Manager. “KT has demonstrated continued leadership in open source best practices with certification to OpenChain ISO/IEC 18974, and their activity coincides with deeper telecommunication adoption of OpenChain standards in recent months. Great credit is due to the open source and the management team of KT for driving this forward, and for the inspiration it provides to many other companies in the ecosystem.”
About KT Corporation (KRX: 030200; NYSE: KT)
KT Corp., Korea’s largest telecommunications service provider, is leading the new era of innovations in one of the world’s most connected countries with 5G, Big Data, Cloud, IoT, Blockchain and other transformative technologies. KT launched the world’s first nationwide commercial 5G network in April 2019, after showcasing the first trial 5G services at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games in February 2018. To help cope with COVID-19, KT is staging a social campaign, dubbed “Ma-Eum:TACT (Heart to Heart),” providing technology supports for people and businesses in need. KT will deliver most essential and innovative services and solutions to its customers around the world as the first frontier in the next technology revolution and number one Global ICT Company.
About the OpenChain Project
The OpenChain Project has an extensive global community of over 1,000 companies collaborating to make the supply chain quicker, more effective and more efficient. It maintains OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230, the international standard for open source license compliance programs and OpenChain ISO/IEC 18974, the industry standard for open source security assurance programs
About The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world’s infrastructure, including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, PyTorch, RISC-V, SPDX, OpenChain, and more. The Linux Foundation focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.
