SK Telecom Wins 5G Asia Awards for Two Consecutive Years

10/10/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom has been chosen as the winner of the 5G Asia Awards 2017 in the categories of 1) ‘Best Core Network Product,’ 2) ‘Leading Contribution to NFV and SDN’ at this year’s TexhXLR8 awards held on October 3, 2017 in Singapore.

SK Telecom and Samsung Successfully Completed 4G and 5G Network Interworking Trial in Seoul

09/29/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics have successfully completed the world’s first 4G LTE and 5G end-to-end network interworking trial in a real outdoor environment in Seoul.

SK Telecom’s ICT Experience Center ‘T.um’ Reopens

09/28/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it has reopened T.um, its ICT experience center located at its head office building in Seoul, Korea (1F - the emerging world of 5G, 2F - a more distant future created by ICT).

SK Telecom to Lead Innovations in Telecom Infrastructure with TEAC Startups

09/28/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that its TIP Ecosystem Acceleration Center (TEAC in Seoul), will host three talented startups – Optella, Kulcloud, and Transcelestial.

SK Telecom’s Self-Driving Car Completes Successful Test Run

09/21/2017 | By Netmanias

The vehicle demonstration took place on the Gyeongbu Expressway, the most heavily travelled expressway in Korea, and the vehicle traveled approximately 26 kilometers at a speed of up to 80 kilometers per hour (50km/h on average).

SK Telecom Forges Strategic Partnership with Bharti Airtel

09/13/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom and Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest telecommunications services provider, today announced a strategic partnership under which, Airtel will leverage SK Telecom’s expertise to build the most advanced telecom network in India.

SK Telecom Expands LTE-A Pro Coverage to 75 Cities Nationwide

09/12/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it expanded the coverage of its LTE-A Pro services – providing up to 700 Mbps to 900 Mbps speeds – to 75 cities and 31 counties in Korea.

SK Telecom Holds Inaugural Symposium on Artificial Intelligence

09/05/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that “SK #AI Symposium 2017” will be held on September 29 at SKT-Tower in Seoul, Korea, bringing together world-renowned researchers in artificial intelligence (AI).

SK Telecom Moves Closer to 5G with 2 ms Low Latency LTE Technology

09/04/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it, together with Nokia, has successfully reduced latency between the handset and base station to 2 ms over its LTE network.

SK Telecom Launches Smart Air Quality Monitoring Service for Schools

09/01/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom announced on August 30 that it launched ‘Smart Air for School,’ an IoT-based air quality monitoring and management service for schools.

SK Telecom sent out 5G RFP for selection of partners in late October

08/17/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom sent out 5G Request for Proposal (RFP) to its potential 5G ICT partners in and outside of Korea on the 30th of last month in order to discuss introduction of 5G network equipment.

SK Telecom Unveils Portable AI Speaker, ‘NUGU Mini’

08/08/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today unveiled ‘NUGU Mini,’ the world’s first Korean language-based portable AI speaker. With its small size and built-in battery that runs for over four hours, the device can be used anywhere, both indoors and outdoors, to enhance user experience.

SK Telecom to Accelerate Popularization of Quantum Cryptography with Ultra-Small, Low-Cost QRNG

07/24/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it has successfully developed a prototype of an ultra-small quantum random number generator (QRNG) chip packed with entropy source and Deterministic Random Bit Generator (DRBG).

SK Telecom Commercializes NFV MANO Platform Named ‘T-MANO’

07/12/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it commercialized T-MANO, an NFV MANO (Network Functions Virtualization Management and Orchestration) platform that performs integrated management and orchestration of virtualized network equipment and software.

SK Telecom Honored with Two Awards at Asia Mobile Awards 2017

06/30/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom announced on 29th that it has received two awards at the GSMA Asia Mobile (AMO) Awards 2017 in the categories of ‘Best Innovation for LTE to 5G Evolution’ and ‘Best Mobile App for Connected Living.’

SK Telecom Successfully Demonstrates 5G Trial Networks using 3.5GHz Band

06/28/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that – through collaborations with Samsung Electronics and Nokia - it has successfully demonstrated 5G communications using the 3.5GHz band for the first time in Korea.

SK Telecom Successfully Tests Advanced Quantum Repeater

06/19/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it has achieved a meaningful milestone in the field of quantum cryptography technologies by developing Trusted Repeater, a powerful quantum repeater that can dramatically extend the distance of quantum communication.

SK Telecom Wins ‘Best 5G Trial between an Operator and Vendor’ at TechXLR8 Awards 2017

06/15/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it has been chosen as the winner of the TechXLR8 Awards 2017 in the category of ‘Best 5G Trial between an Operator and Vendor’ at this year’s TexhXLR8 awards held on June 14, 2017 in London.

SK Telecom Commercializes More LTE-A Pro Technologies: Five-band Carrier Aggregation and 4X4 MIMO

06/15/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom announced on June 5th, that it successfully commercialized five-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) and 4X4 MIMO, which are key technologies of LTE-A Pro, the last stage of LTE evolution.

SK Telecom and Samsung Win “Infrastructure Innovation Award” at Global Telecoms Business (GTB) Telecoms Innovation Summit

05/24/2017 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics jointly won the “Infrastructure Innovation Award” at the Global Telecoms Business (GTB) Telecoms Innovation Summit 2017 for their successful verification of 5G mobile handover in an urban outdoor environment – a world first.