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 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, said Wednesday it will unveil a strategy involving the integration of its large language model (LLM) with models from its partner companies. The company aims to offer industry-specific LLMs that enable the unique features and advantages of LLMs to be realized [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – SK Telecom Co. said Sunday it will expand the diagnostic capabilities of X Caliber, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution for analyzing X-rays in pets. X Caliber has proven effective in identifying seven musculoskeletal disorders, ten thoracic diseases, and cases of cardiomegaly. The company’s upcoming plans involve incorporating the sixteen [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Sunday it will invest US$100 million in the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic in a partnership deal to expand its footprint in the AI sector. Anthropic is a San Francisco-based AI safety and research company, with products like the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Thursday it has utilized artificial intelligence (AI) technology to generate vivid videos of prominent independence activists, whose images have remained blurry in photographs. The video media art showcases historical figures such as Ahn Jung-geun and Yu Gwan-sun, all produced using [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday its second-quarter net profit rose 35 percent year-over-year driven by a one-off profit related to its investment in a U.S mobility company. Net income came to 347.8 billion won (US$265.8 million) in the April-June period, up 34.8 percent from [...]