This collaboration builds on a $200 million strategic investment agreement between SK Telecom and Penguin Solutions in July 2024
Korean carrier SK Telecom signed a new deal with SK hynix and Penguin Solutions to advance research, development and promotion of artificial intelligence data center (AIDC)...
SK Telecom initially introduced its AI agent at the SK AI Summit in Seoul last November
Korean carrier SK Telecom announced plans to release a beta version of its AI-powered personal agent, dubbed "Aster," targeting North American users in March 2025.
"Aster goes beyond traditional AI...
The average 5G download speed in major Korean cities was 1121.54Mbps, up from 1035.46Mbps the previous year
The 5G transmission speeds of South Korea's three leading mobile carriers improved by an average of 9.2% in 2024 compared to the previous year, significantly enhancing the quality...
NTT Docomo said that the new item was agreed at the recent 3GPP TSG-RAN meeting in Madrid
Japanese carrier NTT Docomo announced the beginnings of 6G, describing the approval of a 6G RAN level study item at a recent 3GPP group meeting as a significant...
SK Telecom also merged its AI R&D efforts to strengthen AI and digital transformation (AT/DT) capabilities
Korean telco SK Telecom (SKT) unveiled its 2025 organizational restructuring and executive appointments to achieve progress in its dual focus areas of telecommunications and artificial intelligence (AI).
In a release,...
Docomo noted it expects to accelerate 6G R&D and contribute to 6G's global standardization and commercialization
Japanese telco NTT Docomo, working in cooperation with NTT Corporation, Nokia and Korean carrier SK Telecom announced the completion of a test using AI technology for future 6G systems.
In...
SK Telecom collaborated with leading global LLM companies to develop a sophisticated AI system specifically tailored for telecommunications applications
Korean telco SK Telecom announced the successful completion of its AI Customer Service Support System beta service. The system, powered by SK Telecom's proprietary telecommunications-specialized large...
During the third quarter of the year, the Korean operator added nearly 400,000 5G subscribers
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the third quarter of the year with a total of 16.57 billion subscribers in the 5G segment, up 10.5% from 15 million...
SK Telecom said that its Aster service is scheduled to launch a closed beta in North America later this year, with a full market launch planned for 2025
Korean carrier SK Telecom unveiled ‘Aster(A*)’, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven personal assistant tailored for global users, at...
SK Telecom and Samsung plan to extend the AI-based technology to high-traffic areas with variable usage patterns, such as subway systems
Korean companies SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics announced a partnership to enhance 5G connectivity through AI-powered improvements. Under the terms of the deal, SK...
SK Telecom defines the key elements for 6G infrastructure evolution as ‘Cloud-Native, Green-Native and AI-Native'
Korean operator SK Telecom released its latest white paper, ‘SK Telecom 6G White Paper: View on Future AI Telco Infrastructure,’ laying out the evolution direction of the next-generation telco network...
CelcomDigi and SK Telecom will share knowledge and work together on AI use cases tailored to the Malaysian market
Malaysian operator CelcomDigi and South Korea’s SK Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of collaborating on the development and commercialization of AI...
From core to edge, Dell AI for Telecom includes network optimization capabilities and supports AI services like GPUaaS
Back in May at Dell Technologies World, the ICT giant unveiled its AI Factory with NVIDIA solution which holistically covers data, infrastructure, ecosystem, strategy and use...
While SK Telecom focuses on its home market, Singtel has partnered on GPUaaS in APAC and Europe
Singtel and SK Telecom have both recently announced partnerships geared toward GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) offerings wherein GPU clusters operated by the companies are made available for third-party AI workloads.
Singtel...
In an interview with RCR Wireless News, Tay Yeow Lian, managing director of networks at Singtel Singapore, said that companies must be positioned to capitalize the potential of AI to elevate customer experiences, improve productivity and drive revenue growth
Singaporean operator Singel aims to expand the...
SK Telecom said the revamp aims to transform the A. app into an AI personal assistant focused on enhancing daily convenience for customers
Korean carrier SK Telecom is doing a complete overhaul of its artificial intelligence (AI) service, "A.", pronounced "A-DoT".
In a release, the Asian...
Whether telco AI applications are delivered by leveraging hyperscaler clouds or run on-premises, many are support by the multi-billion parameter large language models (LLMs) provided by the likes of Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI and a handful of other well-funded specialists in model development and training....
The pros and cons of building an LLM from scratch or tuning an existing LLM for telco AI use cases
Whether for automated quality assurance on a manufacturing line, providing a conversational user interface for retail shoppers, or in support of a variety of of...
SK Telecom reported its operating profit rose 16% to KRW537.5 billion ($390.5 million) in the second quarter
SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the second quarter of the year with a total of 16.22 billion subscribers in the 5G segment, up 10.6% from...
Dell and SKT are integrating the carrier’s telco-specific large language model with existing BSS
Telecommunications companies are battling a challenging environment rife with increasing pressures around sustainability, market competition, and perhaps most importantly, the ever-present need to monetize their investments. AI has emerged as a...
Using a gen AI overlay for legacy BSS allows operators to unlock value from data without a holistic upgrade
Last month at the TM Forum’s DTW—Ignite event in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dell Technologies, SK Telecom, Matrixx and Compax showcased a “Moonshot Catalyst” project that lets operators...
The government said Stage X had failed to raise the fully required paid-in capital to launch operations
The government of South Korea confirmed that it has revoked the license of Korean company Stage X as the country's fourth mobile operator, due to the company's failure...
'6G Society' will promote communication and interchange between the satellite communication field and the 6G mobile communication field
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) recently announced the launch of the so-called '6G Society', a new initiative aimed at strengthening technological exchange and cooperation...
SGH's Penguin Solutions focuses on integrated AI data center solutions
Korean operator SK Telecom has signed an agreement to invest $200 million in Smart Global Holdings (SGH), which designs and develops high-performance solutions for data centers and enterprises.
SK Telecom has made clear its ambition...
