SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it succeeded in recycling radomes, plastic communications antenna enclosures, for the first time in the industry. This milestone was achieved in collaboration with High Gain Antenna Co., a domestic antenna-producing firm. The recycled radome acquired GR (Good Recycled Product) certification from the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — An augmented reality (AR) navigation service will be introduced at one of the largest department stores in the country. On Monday, South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. signed an agreement with Shinsegae Inc., Shinsegae Property and MAXST to jointly introduce 5G multi-access edge computing (MEC)-based AR content [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday it partnered with Hong Kong’s top telecommunications firm PCCW Group to release its 5G mixed reality content there. The South Korean carrier said it will work with PCCW Group to provide its augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Friday it will spin off its mobility platform business into a separate entity as it partners with U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. in a move to strengthen its focus in the connected mobility sector. The business — tentatively called [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Wednesday it will develop smart ports using 5G network services by partnering with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Busan Port Terminal Corp. Under the memorandum of understanding signed between the three parties, they will develop a test [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Monday it launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered phone calling application, as it seeks to bolster its presence in AI technology. The mobile carrier said it integrated its NUGU AI platform, currently used in smart home devices, with its T Phone [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. has launched a new mobility service for persons with severe disabilities to help them enjoy safer and cheaper commutes to work. SK Telecom joined hands with the Korea Employment Agency for Persons with Disabilities (KEAD), the city of Seongnam and mobility startup Modoo Shuttle on Tuesday [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top telecom operator, is eyeing initial public offerings (IPO) for its digital service subsidiaries starting next year, analysts said Sunday, as the company seeks to realign its business structure. The move has been widely expected after the mobile carrier announced its IPO ambitions for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile network provider, said Wednesday it aims to commercialize its 5G network on the 28-gigahertz (GHz) band by the end of this year, targeting businesses with faster network speeds. Local telecom operators currently offer 5G on the 3.5-GHz band since commercializing the network [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Wednesday its partnership with Nano-X Imaging Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed startup, remains unchanged amid allegations that the digital X-ray startup is involved in fraud. Nanox, which aims to disrupt the medical imaging industry with its Nanox.ARC device, has been battered by [...]