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SK Telecom to fight regulator over record data breach fine

by Harry Baldock | Jan 19, 2026

SKT has said it will appeal the fine, with reports suggesting that the operator deems the fine to be unjustified and disproportionate

Korean regulator hits SKT with $97m fine over data breach

by Harry Baldock | Aug 28, 2025

This week, South Korea’s privacy regulator has announced it will fine SK Telecom 134.8 billion won (~$97 million) in response to a data breach the company revealed in April.

SKT bolsters GPUaaS offering with new ‘Haein’ cluster

by Harry Baldock | Aug 5, 2025

SK Telecom announced the launch of its new sovereign GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) based on the latest NVIDIA B200 GPUs.

SKT ends post-cyberattack subscription pause

by Harry Baldock | Jun 23, 2025

The South Korean mobile operator will resume subscriber acquisition while continuing to issue replacement USIM cards to existing customers affected by the attack

SKT data breach potentially leaks data from 26.9 million users

by Harry Baldock | May 20, 2025

This week, a joint public–private investigation as revealed the enormous scale of a recently reported data breach impacting South Korean telco SK Telecom (SKT).

SK Telecom prepares for North American launch of AI agent Aster

by Harry Baldock | Jan 8, 2025

SK Telecom (SKT) will bring its AI agent ‘Aster’ to the US market as early as March, the company has announced at CES.

South Korean telcos accused of collusion, may face fines of $4bn

by Harry Baldock | Oct 11, 2024

This week, South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a preliminary decision to impose fines of up to $4.1 billion on the nation’s three telco giants.

SK Telecom partners with Lambda to upgrade AI data centre

by Georgia Sweeting | Aug 21, 2024

SK Telecom has this week announced a partnership with AI developer Lambda to expand cloud services in South Korea. The deal will support SK Telecom’s ambition to launch a GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offerings across South Korea

LG and KT partner for 6G research

by Georgia Sweeting | Aug 14, 2024

South Korean telco KT, led by CEO Kim Young-seop, has announced a new partnership with LG Electronics to advance 6G technology. The collaboration aims to position both companies as leaders in the 6G field and enhance global standardisation efforts.

SKT’s AI-based veterinary solution rolled out to Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam

by Harry Baldock | Jul 30, 2024

The AI-based diagnosis service ‘X Caliber’ can help vets to analyse pet X-ray images in under 30 seconds

Global Telco AI Alliance sign LLM JV

by Georgia Sweeting | Jun 20, 2024

The founding partners of the Global Telco AI Alliance, Deutsche Telekom, SK Telecom, e&, Singtel and SoftBank have this week signed a joint venture for telco AI development.

SK Telecom invests $10m in gen AI search engine Perplexity

by Georgia Sweeting | Jun 13, 2024

South Korean telco SK Telecom has announced today that it will invest $10 million in US-based generative AI search engine start up Perplexity.

Korean Air shows off comprehensive urban air mobility system backed by 5G

by Harry Baldock | Apr 26, 2024

This week, Korean Air has announced the successful demonstration of their urban air mobility (UAM) operating system, a system which could become the foundation upon which commercial flying taxi services could be launched by 2025.

Ifland: SKT’s metaverse adventure continues with new markets, AI, and K-pop

by Harry Baldock | Apr 8, 2024

While the buzz around the term ‘metaverse’ has died down substantially in the last two years, the South Korean mobile operator’s commitment to Ifland appears to remain resolute, with multiple updates related to the project released last week.

DOCOMO and NTT team up with SK Telecom and Rohde & Schwarz for 6G research

by Harry Baldock | Feb 22, 2024

There is little doubt that 6G is still many years from commercial reality, but interest in the nascent technology is nonetheless growing steadily throughout the telecoms ecosystem. The two new partners join existing collaborators Fujitsu, NEC, Nokia, Ericsson, and Keysight Technologies.