SK Telecom Signs MOU with Verizon for Technical Collaboration in the Field of 5G

08/17/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it has entered into a MOU with Verizon, the largest wireless telecommunications provider in the United States, to drive standardization and to conduct joint studies in the field of 5G.

SK Telecom to host a LoRa Alliance meeting in October, driving global standardization

08/13/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom announced it is hosting a global meeting of the LoRa Alliance, an open, non-profit association for promotion of the IoT standard, in Seoul in October, to position itself as a leader in the initiative for making an roaming system for LoRa network, etc. as global standards.

Coverage Map for wired/wireless service now available in South Korea as well

08/11/2016 | By Netmanias

Coverage Map for wired/wireless service now available in South Korea as well - It is the first released in South Korea

Mobile connections in South Korea reached 60 million – driven by IoT

08/04/2016 | By NETMANIAS

IoT connections have been on the rise – starting from 3.0 million in 2013, to 3.5 million in 2014 (up by 14.2%), and then up by 23.4% in 2015, showing a fast increase in growth rate.

SK Telecom and Nokia Complete Development of Mission Critical LTE system for First Responders

08/02/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom and Nokia today announced that they have successfully developed a mission-critical LTE System for first responders, a portable all-in-one Public Safety-LTE (PS-LTE) network system.

Korea Mobile Market - ARPU / Revenue Stagnation

08/02/2016 | By NETMANIAS

Korean big 3 mobile operators (SK Telecom, KT and LG U+) have been presenting innovative LTE services (LTE-A, LTE CA, etc.), all world’s first, every year since its LTE service launch in 2011.

[Interview with Head of Network R&D Center at SK Telecom] SK Telecom to establish consortiums with global and domestic vendors to lead 5G era

08/02/2016 | By Minji Choi

SK Telecom plans to prioritize efforts on implementation of Software Defined Network (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) from the second half of the year with the aim of taking the lead in 5G era.

SK Telecom Announces 2016 2Q Earnings Results

07/30/2016 | By NETMANIS

SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced its earnings on a K-IFRS consolidated basis for the second quarter of 2016: revenue of KRW 4.267 trillion, operating income of KRW 407.4 billion and net income of KRW 291billion.

SK Telecom to team up with Israel-based Inuitive for development of 3D AR/VR solution

07/29/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom signed an MoU with Inuitive, a Israel-based sensor and image processor developer (CEO Shlomo Gadot) on June 27th to develop 3D realistic Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) solutions.

SK Telecom's M&A with CJ HelloVision: Deal or no deal? No deal!

07/25/2016 | By Ho-cheon Ahn, Seon-il Yoo

An attempted M&A deal between SK Telecom and CJ HelloVision fell apart. The deal has been reviewed for over seven months - first by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) and then finally by the MSIP, the final decision maker, which disapproved the combination of businesses. The FTC announced that in order to eliminate the risk of restricting competition, it decided to disapprove the proposed M&A deals.

SK Telecom to bring IoT global roaming via LoRa network

07/16/2016 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom attended ‘South Korea and EU IoT Partnership Conference’, held in Nice, France on 12th through 14th, and proposed the cooperation between the two regions to develop a LoRa network roaming system. The proposed system will lead to introduction of various services including location tracking service for international baggage, and more.

SK Telecom to commercialize Network Slicing Technology in 2018

07/16/2016 | By Kwon, Dongjun

SK Telecom is working with Ericsson and Intel to develop ‘Network Slicing’ technology. Industries are predicting that a telecommunication service with Network Slicing will be commercialized in 2018.

SK Telecom Commercializes Nationwide LoRa Network for IoT

07/04/2016 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom today held a press conference to announce the completion of the nationwide deployment of Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) based on LoRa technology; the launch of price plans for LoRa-based IoT services; and its plans to vitalize the IoT ecosystem.

SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson Join Hands for Transcontinental 5G Trial Deployment at MWC Shanghai 2016

06/30/2016 | By NETMANIAS

SK Telecom announced today that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson to cooperate in the development of the 5G core network at MWC Shanghai 2016.

SK Telecom and Ericsson Demonstrate Software-Defined Telecommunications Infrastructure for 5G

06/29/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom announced that it, together with Ericsson, demonstrated for the first time in the world ‘Software-Defined Telecommunications Infrastructure (SDTI)’ based on Hyperscale Datacenter System 8000 on June 20, 2016 at ‘5G Playground,’

SK Telecom Commercializes True Real Time Mobile Streaming Technology Named ‘T Live Streaming’

06/14/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it has commercialized the world’s first true real-time mobile streaming technology.

IoT module LoRa: Price Dropped to under $5

06/11/2016 | By Kwon Dong-joon

The price of LoRa, an IoT module that underlies SK Telecom’s IoT initiatives, dropped to under $5.00, which is almost half of LTE-M’s to be offered by others.

SK Telecom and Global IT Leaders Gathered for TIP Meeting to Discuss Partnership in 5G

06/08/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom is hosting the first Telco Infra Project (TIP) conference, where more than 40 global IT leaders including Facebook, Nokia, Intel, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom AG, are presented, at SK Telecom T Tower in Seoul for two days (8th and 9th).

SK Telecom Unveils ‘T map for Car’ at 2016 Busan International Motor Show

06/02/2016 | By Netmanias

SK Telecom today announced that it unveiled ‘T map for Car,’ an innovative connected car service based on its mobile navigation app ‘T map’, at 2016 Busan International Motor Show to be held from June 3 to 12 at Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO), Korea.

SK Telecom, Elected as the Chaiman of TIP, a Global 5G Initiative

05/29/2016 | By Ahn Ho-cheon

SK announced on the 29th it has become the inaugural chair of the Telco Infra Project (TIP), a global initiative co-founded by global leaders including Facebook, to bring all the players in the industry together to develop 5G technologies.