SKT Forms '5G MEC' Task Force with 5 Telecom Operators in Asia-Pacific Region

Leading Role in Joint Technology Development and Promotion of Standard Specifications

On the 13th, SK Telecom held the launch ceremony of the 'Global MEC TF' with five telecommunications companies from the Asia-Pacific region at its headquarters in Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] SK Telecom has established a global 'super-collaboration' system in the next-generation technology field of 5G MEC (Mobile Edge Computing).

On the 13th, SK Telecom announced that it has launched a global MEC task force (TF) with five telecommunications companies belonging to the Asia-Pacific regional telecom alliance 'Bridge Alliance': Singtel (Singapore), Globe (Philippines), Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan), HKT (Hong Kong), and PCCW Global (Hong Kong). SK Telecom will serve as the inaugural chair company.

MEC is a core 5G technology that creates shortcuts for wireless data transmission to enhance the performance of ultra-low latency services such as cloud gaming, smart factories, autonomous driving, and vehicle control. The global MEC TF was formed as Bridge Alliance requested SK Telecom, which succeeded in the world's first 5G commercialization and MEC development and deployment, to transfer related technologies, and several telecom companies joined.

SK Telecom plans to share 5G and MEC achievements with member companies preparing for 5G commercialization within the year, such as Singtel and Globe, and jointly develop MEC technologies and services by pooling each company's capabilities. It also plans to play a leading role in establishing standard specifications for a 'borderless MEC platform.'

SK Telecom evaluated, "The establishment of this super-collaboration system is significant in that it builds an Asian 5G MEC ecosystem centered on Korean technology and opens a path to export 5G technologies and services to related countries." The first global MEC TF workshop will be held for three days until the 15th at SK Telecom's headquarters in Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul. At this event, SK Telecom will present its 5G strategy, MEC-based smart factory cases, and introduce the 5G clusters established at the future experience center 'Tium' and Jongno 'Roll Park.'

Lee Kang-won, head of SK Telecom Cloud Labs, said, "By the end of the year, about 350 telecom companies are preparing for 5G commercialization, and requests for cooperation in 5G and MEC have greatly increased. We expect Korea's 5G and MEC technologies to rapidly spread globally."

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