KT (Korea Telecom)

KT (Korea Telecom)

https://corp.kt.com/
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KT, also known as Korea Telecom, is a publicly owned company headquartered in South Korea. Founded in 1981, the company has an estimated 6,580 employees and reported $19.9 billion in revenue as of 2025. Functioning primarily in telecoms, KT is a South Korean telecommunications company that operates 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:

South Korea's "Big Three Telcos," including KT, face intensifying competition for "skilled blue-collar" talent—workers for on-site electrical, mechanical, and cooling infrastructure—as an artificial intelligence (AI) data center investment boom shifts hiring demand from software developers to experienced professionals in traditional engineering disciplines. Previously, on August 20, mobile telecommunication companies challenged the "Everybody's AI" project, which offers free public services via AI models implemented by Korean companies, prompting mobile carriers to form their own alliances to compete. Earlier that day, KT announced its partnership with 16 AI startups to develop new AI transformation (AX) businesses, focusing on areas such as digital twins, smart factories, and AI kiosks, as part of its open innovation program K-PATH 2026.

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

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KT (Korea Telecom)'s revenues were $19.9B in 2025. Caretta Research has split KT (Korea Telecom)'s revenue into 9 different product categories, the largest of which is mobile services, which represents 26% of KT (Korea Telecom)'s revenue.

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Aug

23rd

2026

09:48

Capital Investment, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Facility Expansion, Investments

Instead of the wireless business, which has been stagnant due to saturation of subscribers, the thre..

Instead of the wireless business, which has been stagnant due to saturation of subscribers, the three mobile telecommunications companies are putting forward the artificial intelligence data center (AIDC) as a new growth engine. According to the industry on the 23rd, all three telecommunications companies recorded double-digit sales growth in their AIDC business in the second quarter of this year compared to the previous year.

Maeil Business Newpaper

Aug

23rd

2026

02:33

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts

KT leads domestic AI consortium to win South Korea’s Everyone’s AI bid

KT leads domestic AI consortium to win South Koreas Everyones AI bid KT said on the 23rd that it has formed a full-stack consortium that covers AI Se

Aug

23rd

2026

01:33

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag

KT and Seoul train 100 students in AI skills and ethics

KT and Seoul train 100 students in AI skills and ethics KT ran a hands-on education program with the Seoul Metropolitan Government for elementary sch

Aug

20th

2026

18:25

Capital Investment, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Facility Expansion, Investments

Collar Talent — South Korea's Big Three Telcos Reshape Hiring Landscape — BigGo Finance

The artificial intelligence (AI) data center (AIDC) investment boom is intensifying competition for "skilled blue-collar" talent — workers who handle on-site electrical, mechanical, and cooling infrastructure. Hiring demand, once centered on software developers, is rapidly shifting toward experienced professionals from traditional engineering disciplines.

Aug

20th

2026

10:12

Partnerships and Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Mobile telecommunication companies have challenged the

Mobile telecommunication companies have challenged the "Everybody's AI" project, which provides free services to the public with artificial intelligence (AI) models implemented by Korean companies with their own data and technology. Mobile carriers, which have a solid user base, form their own alliances and jump into the battlefield.

Maeil Business Newpaper

Aug

20th

2026

07:09

Capital Investment, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Tenders and Contracts, Facility Expansion, Investments

Yesterday’s partners, today’s rivals: How AI is dissolving the boundaries of Korea Inc.

HD Hyundai Heavy wins $676 mn power engine deal from Corban Energy for US Big Tech data center HD Hyundai Heavy shipyard in Ulsan (Courtesy of HD Hyundai) HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. has won

The Korea Economic Daily

Aug

20th

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Partnerships

KT Taps 16 AI Startups to Build New Digital Transformation Business

KT (030200.KS) will partner with artificial intelligence startups to develop new AI transformation (AX) businesses in areas such as digital twins, smart factories and AI kiosks. KT said on the 20th that it had selected 16 AI startups to take part in its open innovation program, K-PATH 2026, and would begin business cooperation with them.

Seoul Economic Daily

Aug

20th

2026

03:59

Events, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Events and Conferences, Partnerships, New Offerings

SK Telecom Suspends New 3G Service Subscriptions, and More

◆ KT Partners with AI Startups to Discover Future AX Businesses KT has selected the final participating companies for 'K-PATH 2026,' an open innovation program promoting business cooperation with promising artificial intelligence (AI) startups. Out of a total of 193 applicants, 16 companies were shortlisted following document and presentation evaluations.

Aug

20th

2026

02:53

Partnerships and Alliances, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Member Consortium for ‘AI for Everyone’ Project < Telecom < IT·Gaming < 기사본문

KT said on Aug. 19 that it has formed a consortium with leading Korean companies and organizations in artificial intelligence (AI) services, models and platforms, and infrastructure to participate in the government’s “AI for Everyone” project.

Aug

19th

2026

10:26

Emerging Tech, New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, New Offerings

KT announced on the 19th that it has released a corporate Sovereign AI appliance (a finished product..

사진 확대 KT staff is testing the 'NPUL LLM station.' KT KT announced on the 19th that it has released a corporate Sovereign AI appliance (a finished product device that combines hardware and software) that integrates domestic artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors and giant language models (LLM) into one server.

Maeil Business Newpaper

Aug

19th

2026

04:18

New Offerings, Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, New Offerings

KT Packages Korean Chips and AI Into a Box for Security-Conscious Companies

KT Packages Korean Chips and AI Into a Box for Security-Conscious Companies

The Korea Bizwire

Aug

18th

2026

11:14

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Partnerships

KT, NongHyup, and Microsoft team up to bring agentic AI to retail customer service

KT, NongHyup Economic Holdings, and Microsoft Korea signed a memorandum of understanding on November 18 to deploy AI-powered customer service and marketing systems across NongHyup's retail and food businesses. The deal includes agentic AI services that can handle customer inquiries, order confirmations, and delivery notifications without human intervention.

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Examples of KT (Korea Telecom)'s suppliers include Samsung Device eXperience, Oracle and Google.

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

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