AI, Robots, 6G... SKT and KT Future Technology Exhibition
Choi Tae-won, Yoo Young-sang, and Ku Hyun-mo Visit
[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Su-yeon] From the 27th (local time), the world's largest mobile exhibition, Mobile World Congress (MWC), will be held in Barcelona, Spain. Under the theme "Velocity: The Speed of Today Realizing Tomorrow's Technology," over 1,900 companies from 160 countries around the world will participate to showcase innovative technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and robotics.
SKT Unveils 'AI Company' Vision… KT Emphasizes DX Innovation
Among domestic mobile carriers, SK Telecom and KT will set up booths. SKT, which has declared its vision as an 'AI Company,' will present various AI solutions to the global audience. These include the massive AI 'A-dot,' 'Vision AI' applied in diverse fields such as robotics, security, media, and healthcare, AI semiconductor 'Sapeon,' and location AI solution 'Litmus.' The booth will also exhibit a life-sized Urban Air Mobility (UAM) experience simulator, and showcase next-generation 5G·6G, quantum security technology, and the metaverse platform Ifland.
SKT CEO Yoo Young-sang will personally present SKT's AI company transformation vision at MWC and promote cooperation with global partners. SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won will visit MWC for the first time. Since February last year, Chairman Chey has been serving as an unpaid non-executive chairman of SKT and is directly overseeing AI business.
KT will exhibit under the theme "Digico KT, the Digital Transformation (DX) Partner Pioneering the Digital Era." In the DX Platform Zone, it will introduce the AI research portal 'Genie Labs,' AI semiconductor manufacturing technology from 'Rebellion,' and AI semiconductor design technology from 'More.' In the DX Expansion Zone, it will showcase Digico (digital platform company) services expanding into various industrial sectors such as finance and media in collaboration with group companies. The DX Technology Leadership Zone will reveal various robot services and delivery robots.
KT CEO Koo Hyun-mo, a board member of the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), will deliver a keynote speech on the 28th titled "Is it Time for Co-Creation?"
Clash Over 'Network Usage Fees'
One of the main agenda items at this year's MWC is network usage fees. Not only in Korea but also in the European Union (EU), legislation on network usage fees is underway, and Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, who is leading this effort, will also appear as a speaker at MWC. The first keynote speech on the opening day is titled "Vision of an Open Future." Mats Granryd, GSMA Secretary-General; Jos? Mar?a ?lvarez-Pallete, CEO of Spanish telecom company Telef?nica; and Christel Heydemann, CEO of French telecom company Orange, will discuss visions to achieve a fair and equitable future.
Lee Jong-ho, Minister of Science and ICT, will participate as a speaker in the session "Network Investment: Delivering The Digital Revolution" held on the 28th. This session will include executives responsible for policy from telecom companies such as Deutsche Telekom, Saudi Telecom, GSMA, as well as big tech companies like Meta and Netflix. Since Korea was the first in the world to initiate litigation over network usage fees between telecom companies and big tech, the global telecommunications industry is expected to focus attention on this. Members of the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting, and Communications Committee will also attend MWC.
Meanwhile, Hwang Hyun-sik, CEO of LG Uplus, has decided not to attend this MWC. This is to focus on responding to and finding solutions for recent personal information and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Instead, key business division executives will attend to discuss cooperation with overseas operators.
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