Korea Telecom

Korea Telecom

https://corp.kt.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kt/

Korea Telecom, also known as KT Corporation or KT, is a publicly owned company headquartered in South Korea. Founded in 1981, it operates with approximately 16,930 employees and reported $19.9B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a telecommunications company, it is recognized as the second-largest wireless carrier in South Korea.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1981

Headcount

16,927

Headquarters

South Korea

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

Korea Telecom, alongside other South Korean mobile carriers, is activating special response systems and paying suppliers ahead of schedule to manage an anticipated 10% data surge during the upcoming Chuseok holiday, with its special network response program running for five days from September 18. Earlier on September 18, KT Corp.'s Senior Vice President for AI and AI Transformation (AX), Chon Son Rok, met with Uzbekistan's Minister of Digital Technologies, Sherzod Shermatov, to discuss expanding AI cooperation, including the potential establishment of specialized AI data centers in Uzbekistan. On September 17, KT announced its participation in a South Korean government-backed project to develop AI-based design and construction solutions for "dark factories," focusing on modular edge AI data center infrastructure and integrated agent operations platforms. This initiative, led by the Ministry of Science and ICT, aims to establish a dark factory near Jeonbuk Innovation City with partners like KAIST and LG Energy Solution. Also on September 17, KT expanded its business-to-business (B2B) base using 5G SA (Standalone) mode, aligning with its "AX (AI Transformation) Platform Company" strategy to supply telecommunications infrastructure and integrate AI services for corporate customers.

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Korea Telecom offers 10 products in the connectivity and cloud, enterprise tech, media and telecoms services and ad tech and services industries. Korea Telecom's product portfolio comprises of enterprise connectivity services, telecoms, advertising, marketing, media agencies, enterprise and telecoms software, consumer electronics and media and TV services.

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Korea Telecom's revenues were $19.9B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Korea Telecom's revenue into 9 different product categories, the largest of which is other, which represents 24% of Korea Telecom's revenue.

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Sep

23rd

2026

07:42

B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

Samsung to Support KT and SK Telecom on South Korea's AI RAN Project

PANews, September 23 — Samsung Electronics announced today that it has signed contracts with KT and SK Telecom to support their AI Radio Access Network (AI RAN) projects under the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)'s "Hyper-Intelligent AI Network" initiative in South Korea.

The Port Arthur News

Sep

22nd

2026

08:40

Partnerships and Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Partnerships

KT, NIA와 글로벌 AI 인재양성 협력 맞손

브레이크뉴스 정민우 기자= KT와 한국지능정보사회진흥원(NIA)이 AI 기반 포용적 디지털 전환과 글로벌 인재 양성을 위해 손을 잡았다. KT는 NIA와 업무협약(MOU)을 체결하고, 국내에서 검증된 AI 능력 시험 ‘AICE’를 해외 글로벌 협력 사업으로 본격 확산한다고 22일 밝혔다. 양 기관은 이번 협약을 통해 △베트남·스리랑카·조지아 3개국 정보접근센터(IAC) 연계 AICE Basic 시범 교육 및 시험 실시 △WFK IT봉사단과 연계한 AICE 기반 해외 AI 교육 봉사 추진 △AI·디지털 분야 전문가 교류 및 프로그램 확대 등을 공동으로 추진한다.

Sep

22nd

2026

06:46

B2B Tag, Business Fraud, Legal Issues and Lawsuits, Regulatory Compliance

A Focus On Korea And Japan

This post highlights FCPA enforcement actions concerning conduct (in whole or in part) in South Korea, North Korea and Japan. KT Corp. (2022) The enforcement action concerned conduct in South Korea and Vietnam. As to South Korea, the allegations were: “From at least 2009 through 2017, high-level executives of KT maintained slush funds, comprised of both off-the-books accounts and physical stashes of cash, in order to provide items of value to government officials, among others.

Sep

22nd

2026

06:42

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

LG Uplus to Develop Customized AX Solution for Small Business Owners, and More

◆ LG Uplus to Develop Customized AX Solution for Small Business Owners LG Uplus has signed a business agreement with Sodomall, a wholesale and retail distribution platform, to support the AI transformation (AX) of small business owners and strengthen their AI utilization capabilities.

Sep

22nd

2026

00:53

win management ahead of the Hangawi. In order to e..

Mobile telecommunication companies have begun win-win management ahead of the Hangawi. In order to ease the financial burden on suppliers and distribution networks suffering from the global economic slowdown, the timing of payment for delivery has been advanced.

Maeil Business Newpaper

Sep

21st

2026

07:02

Events, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Events and Conferences

Participation in the ITU Information Protection International Conference on Standards Proposed Guidelines for Developing AI Specialized in Cybersecurity Discussing Personal Information Protection and Service Confidence Criteria

KT proposed guidelines and standards necessary for developing artificial intelligence (AI) models specialized in cybersecurity as international standards. It is about preparing common standards from data to be used for AI learning to things to consider in the process of model development and evaluation.

Maeil Business Newpaper

Sep

18th

2026

18:30

Emerging Tech, New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Regulations and Policies, New Offerings

South Korea wants free 'AI for all'. Is society ready for it?

Seoul's roll-out of free, unlimited AI is set to shake up classrooms, careers and crime - for better or worse In Silicon Valley and beyond, the architects of artificial intelligence are increasingly warning about the risks it poses to humanity.

MSN International

Sep

18th

2026

06:30

Korean Telecoms Brace for 10% Data Surge Over Chuseok Holiday

South Korea's three mobile carriers are activating special response systems to keep networks stable during the Chuseok holiday, and will pay suppliers ahead of schedule as part of efforts to support their partners. SK Telecom (017670) will run a special network response program for five days from Sept.

Seoul Economic Daily

Sep

18th

2026

04:58

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Joint Ventures

Uzbekistan, South Korea’s KT discuss AI data centers and joint projects

BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 18. Uzbekistan discussed ways to expand cooperation in the field of AI, including the possibility of establishing specialized AI data centers in the country, with South Korea’s KT Corp. This was reflected in the statement by the Ministry of Digital Technologies of Uzbekistan, following a meeting between Minister Sherzod Shermatov and Chon Son Rok, KT’s senior vice president for AI and AI Transformation (AX).

Sep

17th

2026

21:58

Advanced Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

KT joins Korean project to develop AI-powered dark factory platform

KT is participating in a South Korean government-backed project to develop AI-based design and construction solutions for dark factories, focusing on modular edge AI data centre infrastructure and integrated agent operations platforms. The project, led by the ministry of science and ICT, aims to establish a dark factory near Jeonbuk Innovation City, with KAIST, LG Energy Solution, Harim Industry, Shinsung E&G and the Korea Productivity Centre among the participating organisations.

Sep

17th

2026

13:47

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

KT Targets ‘Dark Factories’ With AI Infrastructure Push

KT Targets ‘Dark Factories’ With AI Infrastructure Push

The Korea Bizwire

Sep

17th

2026

06:38

New Offerings, Emerging Tech, B2B Tag, New Offerings

KT Expands B2B Business Base with Enterprise 5G SA

KT is expanding its B2B (business-to-business) business base based on 5G SA (Standalone) mode. This aligns with the 'AX (AI Transformation) Platform Company' strategy, in that it supplies telecommunications infrastructure to corporate customers' work environments and secures points of contact to combine AI (artificial intelligence) services in the future.

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Korea Telecom currently holds broadcasting rights for sports competitions including baseball.

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