SK Telecom announced on Dec. 29 that it succeeded in transmitting terrestrial broadcast signals using its mobile edge computing (MEC) and virtualization technologies in Washington, D.C. of the United States on Dec. 28 (local time).This demonstration was conducted in the Arlington area near Washingto
The author is an analyst of KB Securities. He can be reached at joonsop.analyst@kbfg.com. -- Ed. Details of planned spin-off announced on Jun 10— SK telecom (SKT) on Jun 10 revealed details of its planned spin-off (mainstay telecom business vs. intermediary holding company), first announced on Apr 1
SK Telecom (SKT) unveiled its self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) chip named ‘SAPEON X220’ and shared its AI semiconductor business vision on Nov. 25.SAPEON X220 is optimally designed to process artificial intelligence tasks faster, using less power by efficiently processing large amounts of
SK Telecom announced on March 30 its 5G milestones achieved over the past year since launching the world’s first 5G service on April 3, 2019, along with its plans going forward.According to data released by the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT in January 2020, SK Telecom has established itself as
SK Telecom is planning to enter the U.S. high-definition broadcasting market this year in partnership with Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the largest terrestrial broadcaster in the United States. The largest wireless carrier in South Korea will also promote such businesses as cloud infrastructure for
SK Telecom is seeking partnerships with Korean artificial intelligence (AI) companies, including Samsung Electronics, to confront the big four U.S. tech companies -- Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple (GAFA).“If Korean companies do not join forces, we may end up conceding our market to GAFA and beco
SK Telecom has presented a new vision based on three key initiatives – expansion of the 5G business models, strengthening global partnerships and transformation into a unique ICT synergy company.The new vision was unveiled by the company’s president Park Jung-ho at an analyst seminar held at the Ann
SK Telecom has entered into collaboration with domestic and foreign companies, including Harman International Industries, to take the lead in 5G-based autonomous drive vehicle market.SK Telecom signed business agreements and memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with domestic and overseas mobility com
SK Telecom is pushing for a full-scale foray into the next-generation broadcasting solution market in the United States.The Korean mobile operator announced on Jan. 7 (local time) that it has signed an agreement with Sinclair Broadcasting Group, the largest terrestrial broadcaster in the United Stat
SK Telecom will develop a next-generation broadcasting platform jointly with Sinclair Broadcasting Group, a terrestrial broadcaster with 173 TV stations (514 channels) across the United States.SK Telecom and Sinclair signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation to take the lead in the n
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are accelerating the preoccupancy of the next-generation UHD terrestrial broadcasting technology. The two companies, which are competing in image quality with their own models, quantum-dot TV and OLED TV, are also competing to dominate “technology standards” be
A technology proposed by Samsung Electronics was selected as an interim standard for the next-generation ATSC 3.0 broadcast platform in the United States. The technology is also highly likely to be chosen as the next-generation terrestrial broadcast and UHD broadcast standards in South Korea.Samsung
Samsung Electronics announced on June 17 (local time) that it has teamed up with Pearl TV, a partnership of nine leading TV broadcast companies, and Sinclair Broadcast Group to collaborate on the implementation of the new Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 in the United States.Pearl is
UHD broadcasting technology led by Samsung Electronics will be used as a method for digital broadcasting in North America.Samsung announced on May 10 that its physical layer bootstrapping protocol for UHD broadcasting used in North America was adopted as an ATSC 3.0 Candidate Standard.The bootstrapp