SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, said Wednesday that it has introduced one-on-one interview sessions on a metaverse platform to hire new recruits. The metaverse refers to a 3-D virtual shared world, in which all activities can take place with the help of augmented- and virtual-reality services. [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Volvo Cars Korea introduced an infotainment system that features best-optimized navigation and sound recognition function for the South Korean market. Volvo Car Korea held an online media event titled New Volvo Experience on Tuesday. During this event, the company unveiled an integrated infotainment service in the new XC60, the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., a major South Korean telecom operator, said Thursday that it had launched a pilot study for real-time surveillance of seawater pollution by connecting a marine pollution detection sensor with an underwater base station-centered telecommunication network. The study, conducted in tandem with Hoseo University and the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. on Wednesday introduced a new subscription platform that covers various areas of services as South Korea’s leading mobile carrier eyes to expand its presence in the subscription market. With the launch of its subscription brand T Universe, SK Telecom said it aims to have 36 million [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Thursday it will launch its virtual meeting platform ifland in around 80 overseas markets by the end of this year in a move to join the global metaverse rush. The carrier launched the platform last month that allows users to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday its non-telecom spinoff will be launched in November as SK Square with the aim of aggressive investments in new tech and semiconductor businesses. The mobile carrier is currently preparing to split into two after deciding to spin off its [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, said Wednesday its second-quarter net income rose 84 percent on-year thanks to gains in its equity ties with its chip-making affiliate SK hynix Inc. and growth in 5G users. Net income stood at 795.7 billion won (US$689.2 million) in the April-June [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top wireless carrier, is reviewing measures to share its 3G network with a rival carrier amid declining users on the aging service, a company report showed Thursday. The carrier said in its annual sustainability report that it is considering measures to share its 3G [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. and Korea University have announced a new partnership to build a smart, connected, integrated campus using virtual technology. SK Telecom will set up a metaverse campus at the university. Students will be able to access ifland, the company’s metaverse platform, to hold conferences, engage in student [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Wednesday it has launched a new metaverse platform in a move to capture growing demand for the technology as more users shift their daily activities to digital spaces amid the pandemic. The metaverse refers to a shared virtual space where [...]