SEOUL, Mar. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom has announced that its artificial intelligence (AI) personal assistant ‘A.’ (pronounced A Dot) will now provide crowding information for 37 popular cherry blossom viewing locations across the country. Through the A. application, users can access anticipated crowd levels by day and time slot, real-time congestion updates, recent [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In the latest assessment of telecom operators’ efforts to protect users, LG U+ and SK Telecom have set a high standard by receiving the highest rating of “Outstanding.” In contrast, Apple’s App Store and Meta have struggled to improve, maintaining the lowest rating of “Poor” for another year. The evaluation, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Monday it will create a joint venture with four global mobile carriers aimed at developing large language models (LLMs) tailored to the needs of telecommunications companies. The joint venture will be established by SK Telecom, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, the United Arab Emirates’ e& Group, Singapore’s Singtel and Japan’s Softbank later [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s leading mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. said Wednesday it has signed a strategic partnership with a U.S. animal health care firm in a bid to enter the American pet market with its artificial intelligence (AI)-based veterinary care service “X Caliber.” Under the memorandum of understanding with Vetology [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) –SK Telecom announced on April 7 that it is adopting an Artificial Intelligence (AI) decision-making governance system to ensure the reliability and safety of its AI technology. To achieve this, the company is setting up specific AI governance standards, establishing dedicated organizational structures and roles, and developing relevant processes. In [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom announced on January 4 the release of its new child-friendly LTE smartphone, the ‘ZEM Phone Pokémon Edition 2′. This device is tailored to the needs and safety of young users. The smartphone features a 5.8-inch high-definition (HD) Plus display and is equipped with a 3,350mAh battery. It [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A new era of communication has dawned with the introduction of real-time translation services during phone calls, powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology on smartphones. SK Telecom announced on December 14 the launch of ‘A.Dot Interpretation Call,’ a service that offers real-time translation during iPhone calls. Users can select the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., a leading South Korean mobile carrier, will join hands with information technology companies from three Southeast Asian countries to expand its metaverse business in the region, company officials said Monday. SK Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Malaysia’s Celcom Digi, Indonesia’s Agate and Philippines’ [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom held a press conference this week at T Tower’s Supex Hall to announce its goal of becoming a major player in the global AI industry. The company aims to boost its competitiveness in AI and collaborate across various sectors. While SK Telecom, the leading wireless carrier in the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. has successfully developed an integrated solution along with a simulator designed for assessing and analyzing telecommunications network quality in the context of urban air mobility (UAM), involving aircraft flying over densely populated urban areas. South Korea’s leading mobile operator announced on Thursday the successful completion of [...]