LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. is ready to work with various partners in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), the CEO of South Korea’s top mobile carrier said Wednesday, as he urged other South Korean players to join hands to lead the advanced technology. SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-ho said [...]
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 1 telecom company SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday signed a partnership with China-based electric vehicle (EV) maker Byton to develop an in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system as South Korea’s leading mobile carrier taps deeper into the mobility sector. Under the deal signed at the Consumer Electronics [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., jointly with FLO, a music platform, plans to offer free music streaming service, including Christmas songs, to small business owners across the nation for a month, starting on Saturday. SK Telecom will pay all licensing fees for streaming based on the size and type of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading telecommunications operator, and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., a major shipbuilder, said Tuesday their 5G-powered remote control ship operation test was successful. A 3.3-meter model ship made by Samsung Heavy sailed successfully in the sea near the shipbuilder’s shipyard in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., a major telecommunication company in South Korea, said Monday it has joined hands with the country’s statistics agency to offer a mobile big data-based population mapping service. The service combines mobile data collected by SKT’s base stations nationwide and Statistics Korea’s data on population and households, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. said Tuesday it has launched a virtual reality (VR) zone in partnership with major IT companies at home and abroad to provide various content available on its 5G network. South Korea’s leading mobile carrier said users can create their own avatars in its VR space, Virtual [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. said Thursday its third-quarter net income plunged due to equity losses of its chip-making subsidiary, while its operating profit remained mostly unchanged from the previous year. Its net income tumbled 73.9 percent to 274.4 billion won (US$236 million) in the July-September period compared with a year [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Monday that it has agreed to a share swap deal with the country’s largest messenger operator, Kakao Corp., in a move to strengthen their competitiveness. Under the agreement, SK Telecom and Kakao will exchange about 300 billion won (US$258 million) [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, said Friday that its esports joint venture with U.S. sports and entertainment company Comcast Spectator has been officially launched as it looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing gaming market. SK telecom CS T1 Co.’s global headquarters office will be [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. will supply its fifth-generation (5G) network solutions to Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Inc., industry sources said Friday, as South Korea’s top mobile carrier expands its presence in the sector. SK Telecom will export its 5G network designs, optimized communication quality solutions for 5G, 5G antennas, and [...]