BEREC Report on Study visit to south Korea 2023

Each year, BEREC organises a study visit to a non-member country to gain insights from the local electronic communications markets and digital ecosystem. During a typical study trip, the BEREC delegation meets representatives of the National Regulatory Authorities, the relevant ministries, as well as incumbent operators, new entrants and other stakeholders in the industry. Past destinations include Japan, Canada, India, the United States of America (West Coast and East Coast) and China. The BEREC Chair 2023, Konstantinos Masselos (EETT), joined by the Vice-Chairs Annemarie Sipkes (ACM), Tonko Obuljen (HAKOM), Robert Mourik (ComReg), Wilhelm Eschweiler (BnetzA), Branko Kovijanic (Ekip), László Ignéczi (BEREC Office), Ioanna Choudalaki (CN Chair 2023) and Aline Schumacher (CN representative of ACM) undertook a study visit to South Korea. A destination that BEREC intended to visit a couple of years earlier on but due to COVID had to be rescheduled and finally took place in 2023. The BEREC delegation met with senior policy makers, senior management of various global industry stakeholders (including telecom operator), the cyber security agency as well as representatives of the innovation ecosystem and academia. Meetings were held between 3 to 7 April 2023 in Seoul, Sejong and Daejeong with the aim to learn and exchange about regulatory and other developments in the field of electronic communications, end-to-end connectivity, cybersecurity and the internet ecosystem. We would like to warmly thank all the people we met in South Korea for their generosity of time and hospitality.