SKT Partners with Schneider Electric to Strengthen AI Data Center Competitiveness

Strengthening Collaboration with Global Companies at MWC
Synergy in AI Data Center Design and Construction

SK Telecom is strengthening cooperation with global companies to secure core technologies and capabilities for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.

On the 4th (local time), Kwon Ji-woong, Head of Schneider Electric Korea Office, Pankaj Sharma, President of Secure Power and Services at Schneider Electric, Yoo Young-sang, CEO of SK Telecom, and Ha Min-yong, Head of AI Data Center Division (from left), are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by SK Telecom

SK Telecom announced on the 5th that it has formed a partnership with Schneider Electric, a global company in the energy management and automation sector, for collaboration in the AI data center MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) systems field at the world's largest mobile telecommunications exhibition, Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025, held in Barcelona, Spain.

The AI data center MEP system plays an essential role in maintaining stability and efficiency from the design and construction stages of data centers through to their subsequent operation.

Schneider Electric has maintained a global partnership with Microsoft for 30 years and last year signed a partnership with NVIDIA to optimize AI data center infrastructure and establish digital twin technology, unveiling a data center reference design. A data center reference design refers to standardized design guidelines that can be referenced when building or upgrading data centers.

Schneider Electric's technology in data center power and electrical distribution is world-class, having been ranked first in Time magazine's "2024 World's Most Sustainable Leading Companies" list last year.

Through this partnership, the two companies plan to discuss cooperation on building hyperscale AI data centers in domestic regional hubs and will collaborate across all business areas in the MEP field, including components, product solutions, and consulting.

Going forward, SK Telecom plans to develop joint solutions related to AI data centers through a long-term partnership with Schneider Electric and expand its AI data center business into the global market.

Pankaj Sharma, Executive Vice President (EVP) and Head of Secure Power and Services at Schneider Electric, stated, "Schneider Electric provides optimized solutions across the entire MEP spectrum, including data center power infrastructure, cooling systems, and management solutions, based on extensive experience and technological expertise. We expect to create synergy through this collaboration."

SK Telecom CEO Yoo Young-sang said, "Through cooperation with Schneider Electric, we will not only strengthen our company's AI data center competitiveness but also significantly contribute to our entry into the global market."