Cisco ramps up Internet of Things in Korea

The Cisco Systems Korea office in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, is brimming with people — about 300 employees — and energy befiting an overseas branch of the leading U.S.-based network equipment manufacturer. Here, Park Jae-pum, director of global service provider (GSP) sales, is actively pushing forth the Internet of Things (IoT), one of the core features of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that the world hopes to apply for a better, more efficient quality of life. Korea, once highly competitive in manufacturing and information technology (IT), is struggling to ride the wave of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, but Park believes it can do well with the right drive and support measures.