SK Telecom, a publicly owned company headquartered in South Korea, was founded in 1984 and employs approximately 7,530 individuals. The company reported $12.0B in revenue as of 2025. Specializing in telecoms, SK Telecom operates as a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor. It is part of the SK Group, a chaebol, and held a 50.5 percent market share in the local market as of 2008. The company is the largest wireless carrier in South Korea, serving 27.019 million subscribers as of Q4 2017.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1984

Headcount

7,528

Headquarters

South Korea

Primary Segment

Telecoms

Ownership

Publicly Owned

News Summary:

On April 30, Madison Hwang, Nvidia's Senior Director of Omniverse and Robotics Product Marketing, will visit SK Telecom's headquarters for discussions on omnibus and robotics cooperation. This follows the start of testing on April 29 for South Korea's domestic AI semiconductors in real-world deployment, part of the nation's sovereign AI ambitions. Earlier that day, SK Group announced a partnership with Vietnam to develop the country’s artificial intelligence industry and build AI infrastructure, securing agreements with the Nghe An Provincial Government and Vietnam’s National Innovation Center (NIC) at the Korea–Vietnam Business Forum. Also on April 29, South Korea introduced a universal basic mobile data policy, a scheme developed in partnership with the nation's three major carriers, including SK Telecom, which ensures users exceeding data caps continue to receive unlimited data at 400kbps. Separately, SK Broadband began piloting an AI-media/commerce combination model on April 29, facilitating real-time product recognition in broadcasts and direct purchase connections.

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