The village has 46 houses, is banned at night and has the latest 5G networks

Daejeong-dong, South Korea, has many names, including “Peace Village,” and many people in the country know it as “the island surrounded by mud” or “Village of Nothing”. 5G technology is used in the Internet. "

This has already been achieved since June and the village has acquired the latest generation of advanced technologies and wireless communication standards thanks to the announced investment of the Korean mobile network (KT).

The network is trying to prove that it has been able to turn this isolated place on the border with North Korea into a village dominated by smart technology or the so-called smart village.

Weird but smart village
About 200 people live in the village, about 50 kilometers north of the South Korean capital Seoul, and give the impression that it is a peaceful place, but since the end of the Korean War (1950-1953), it has become one of the most places under surveillance south of the Korean island.

Daejeong-dong is the only civilian village in the demilitarized zone, four kilometers wide and 250 meters long, and a safety valve to avoid provocative actions between South Korea and North Korea, the two neighbors that are tense.

The village has 46 houses, which depend mostly on the outside, there is no "supermarket" or clinic. Entertainment for the majority of the elderly is almost non-existent. At the same time, security measures and checkpoints become tougher each time the village receives an external visit.

The inhabitants of the region, the majority of whom live on agriculture, have certain privileges, are exempt from paying taxes, are paid relatively high salaries, and men are not obliged to perform military service. However, the night curfew is still imposed on everyone, in addition to spending eight months a year in the village, in order not to lose their right to reside there.

However, the population now has the best telecommunications network currently in place, as the 5G cellular network is much faster at transmitting data and provides almost instant access to many devices at the same time.

"We heard that the fifth generation makes life more comfortable and simple," says Kim Dong-ju, a villager.
The Daeseong-dong connectivity network is part of the Giga Story project launched last year to facilitate faster Internet access, especially in remote areas.

Happy Farm with the push of a button
Farmers can irrigate their fields and monitor the growth of their crops and livestock remotely, using the latest technology.

"Now, in many cases, it is nothing more than a press of a button, through a mobile application to operate a field irrigation system installed in a field," explains Young Seob, a farmer. Practically a lot more than before. "

With the development of technology, in addition to growing rice, soy, pepper and other vegetables, it is now possible to dare to grow fruit crops that Daisyongdong has never known, such as strawberries.

At the same time, the gates of the water pumping station, located two kilometers away, also open and close, according to the order issued by the controller of the municipal computer. In the past, going to the water pump required doing so with soldiers. There is also an alarm button in each house, which is pressed in the event of an emergency, according to Kim Dong-joo, showing the location of the main monitor where the alarm occurred.

Advanced Schools
Sports classes and the only school classes in Daeseong-dong have reached a new dimension thanks to 5th-generation technology. The school has only 30 students and classes are offered for children under 11.

These students learn very early on to distinguish between virtual reality and living reality. They also learn about what is known as mixed reality and artificial intelligence. The Giga School training program includes learning to program content from the world of artificial intelligence.

The 11-year-old Lee Da Yeon has designed a program that allows a virtual tour of the city with high-tech VR glasses. "You can only live everything with your own eyes and you can also redesign what you like," she says.

Emptiness on the other side
There can be no more discrepancy between what 5G technology represents in the South Korean town and the corresponding village on the other side of the border in North Korea. Their presence is just a virtual show.

The two towns are separated by a barbed-wire fence, the border line between the two Koreas. Residents of Daeseong-dong, South Korea, can see the details of the corresponding town through a touch screen mounted on the roof of the town hall, powered by touch and equipped with augmented reality technology.