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. Functioning primarily as a telecoms provider, SK Telecom is a South Korean wireless telecommunications operator and former film distributor, and is part of the SK Group. The company has historically led the local market with a 50.5 percent share as of 2008 and is the largest wireless carrier in South Korea, serving 27.019 million subscribers as of Q4 2017.
On September 4, 2026, SK Telecom initiated an all-out effort to stabilize its mobile communication network ahead of the Yeouido fireworks festival, deploying AI and 5G technology, additional equipment, and dedicated personnel to manage an anticipated crowd of 1 million people. Earlier that day, SK Telecom increased its R&D expenditure and its R&D as a percentage of revenue in the first half of the year, signaling a focus on AI investment. This move followed its selection for the government’s "sovereign AI foundation model" project. The company, as part of a consortium alongside KT Corp. and Kakao Corp., also unveiled its blueprints for the government-led "AI for All" project, which aims to develop artificial intelligence services accessible to everyone. Previously, on September 4, Naver Cloud won a government project to develop an AI foundation model specialized for cybersecurity, a project in which SK Telecom also competed. South Korea had earlier detailed its "AI for All" initiative, with the three consortia preparing general-purpose chatbots and agents capable of carrying out daily tasks through various digital platforms.
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