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SK Telecom, Nokia and partners form quantum alliance

The members of this new quantum alliance will also launch a consultative body Korean carrier SK Telecom and six other companies including Finnish vendor Nokia formed an alliance aimed at promoting developments in the quantum ecosystem. The partners said they will explore joint investment opportunities...

Five operators officially launch global telco AI alliance

The companies said they aim to launch a joint venture company as part of this global telco AI alliance MWC, Barcelona— Deutsche Telekom, e& Group, Singtel, SoftBank and SK Telecom officially launched the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) at MWC Barcelona 2024. During the launch event,...

Docomo, NTT add partners for 6G collaboration scheme

SK Telecom and Rohde & Schwarz are now part of this global 6G collaboration Japanese companies NTT Docomo and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) have added two new partners to their collaborative 6G trials with global vendors and carriers. The two Japanese companies said that...

SK Telecom, NTT Docomo unveil technical outlook on vRAN

A new, joint white paper reviews the future prospects of vRAN base station equipment for use by telecommunications operators Japanese operator NTT Docomo and South Korean carrier SK Telecom have released a white paper summarizing the technical outlook for base station equipment using virtualization technology. The...

Stage X to launch 5G network in Korea next year: Report

Stage X said it will deploy a total of 6,000 5G base stations nationwide South Korean company Stage X, which has been awarded spectrum that will enable it to be the nation's fourth mobile carrier, plans to launch nationwide mobile network services in the first...

SK Telecom ends 2023 with 15.67 million 5G subscribers

During the fourth quarter of the year, SK Telecom added nearly 524,000 5G subscribers SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended Q4 2023 year with a total of 15.67 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up 17% from 13.4 million in the same period...

Stage X becomes fourth mobile operator in South Korea

Stage X will launch its 5G network using spectrum in the 28 GHz band A local consortium dubbed Stage X has been selected as the new company to operate the spectrum in the 28 GHz band, effectively becoming the country’s fourth mobile carrier, local news...

SK Telecom develops key tech for 6G evolution with Intel

SK Telecom and Intel developed Inline Service Mesh utilizing Intel Xeon processors with built in AI Korean telco SK Telecom announced that, in collaboration with Intel, it has successfully developed technology to reduce communication delays necessary for the evolution of a 6G core architecture. In a...

SK Telecom seeks to boost cooperation in the AI field

In September, SK Telecom had announced its ambition to become a global artificial intelligence company Korean telco SK Telecom aims to boost cooperation with big tech firms to fulfill its vision to become a global AI company, Korean newspaper The Korea Herald reported, citing the telco’s...

SK Telecom, Thales collaborate on post-quantum cryptography

SK Telecom said the innovation consists in upgrading the cryptography used to anonymize the user digital identity on the 5G network SK Telecom (SKT), the largest mobile operator in Korea, and Thales have partnered to test advanced quantum-resistant cryptography, or Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). Based on...

Eight notable 5G RedCap tests (Part 1)

Current tests are laying the groundwork for RedCap to be commercialized in the 2024-2025 timeframe Carriers and network equipment manufacturers have stepped up tests and trials of 5G New Radio Reduced Capability (RedCap) in recent months. Geographically, these tests are taking place around the world,...

SK Telecom ends Q3 with 15.15 million 5G subscribers

SK Telecom added nearly 400,000 5G subscribers during Q3 SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the third quarter of the year with a total of 15.15 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up 21.5% from 12.5 million in the same period the previous...

SK Telecom invests in US-based AI startups

SK Telecom invested a total of $7.2 billion in U.S. startups Allganize and Imprimed Korean carrier SK Telecom has invested a total of KRW 9.4 billion ($7.2 billion) in artificial intelligence (AI) startups Allganize and Imprimed, local newspaper The Korea Economic Daily reported. As part of...

Korea announces development program for future 6G networks

The government of South Korea said the 6G plan also involves the development of technologies for the upper-mid band South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT unveiled its KRW440.4 billion ($324.5 million) research and development plan for future 6G networks, local news agency Yonhap reported. The...

SK Telecom, Mars Auto to develop autonomous truck technology

SK Telecom and Mars Auto will work to collect and analyze data needed to develop advanced self-driving technology Korean’s largest mobile operator, SK Telecom (SKT), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a local autonomous vehicle startup with the aim of collaborating on advanced technology...

SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom to develop LLM for telcos

Deutsche Telekom, SK Telecom e& and Singtel had previously formed the Global Telco AI Alliance Korean carrier SK Telecom (SKT) and German operator Deutsche Telekom will jointly develop an industry-specific language model (LLM) as the initial step of the “Global Telco AI Alliance", previously announced...

SK Telecom deploys 400 Gbps 5G wired network

SK Telecom initially applied this technology to the backbone section of the Seongsu and Boramae neighborhoods in capital Seoul Korean carrier SK Telecom announced the deployment of what it claims to be South Korea’s first 400 Gbps high-capacity wired network, used in its 5G mobile...

SK Telecom unveils new AI strategy

SK Telecom aims to develop a personal AI assistant service that can attract global customers Korean operator SK Telecom (SKT) announced its ambition to become a global artificial intelligence (AI) company by strengthening its own AI competitiveness and cooperating with partners globally. SKT’s CEO Ryu Young-sang...

Telekom Malaysia, SK Telecom to boost MEC adoption in Malaysia

Telekom Malaysia aims to offer its customers in Malaysia and the region with multi-access edge computing from all its data centers in the country Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Korean carrier SK Telecom inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop the Multi-Access Edge Computing...

SK Telecom seeks standards for quantum-safe communication

SK Telecom noted it will be leading efforts to develop standards for key management of hybrid approaches with quantum key distribution (QKD) and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) Korean operator SK Telecom said it will promote the development of standards for quantum-safe communications at the International Telecommunication...

South Korea launches local alliance to boost O-RAN ecosystem

SK Telecom, LG Uplus and KT are some of the members of the new O-RAN alliance in South Korea South Korea recently launched the Open RAN Industry Alliance (ORIA), a national body with the main aim of developing a domestic Open RAN (O-RAN) ecosystem in...

SK Telecom acquires stake in Korean firm AI Persona

SK Telecom became the third largest shareholder in Persona AI Korean operator SK Telecom said it acquired a stake in local AI assistant developer Persona AI, with the aim of collaborating on the launch of products designed to improve automated customer service facilities for enterprises. SK...

SK Telecom invests $100m in Anthropic to boost AI innovation

Anthropic said it will work with SK Telecom to fine-tune its AI model Claude to specific telco use cases Korean telco SK Telecom announced an additional investment of $100 million in Anthropic, an AI safety and research company based in San Francisco, California. This new investment...

Korean telco SK Telecom looks ahead to 6G

SK Telecom said that it is working to lead the early 6G standardization and technology ecosystem through collaboration with diverse overseas partners Korean telco SK Telecom has released a 6G white paper that focuses on the key requirements for 6G standardization and the telco's views...