“MEC from Enterprise Utilization to Future Directions” SK Telecom Hosts MEC Webinar

Webinar to be held online at 1:30 PM on the 15th... Presentation on actual MEC use cases and more

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] SK Telecom announced on the 9th that it will hold ‘SKT Edge Now,’ a webinar introducing a wide range of topics from enterprise use cases of 5G MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) to future directions, on the 15th. This is the first seminar in Korea focused on commercialized MEC.

Since launching the country’s first 5G edge cloud service, ‘SKT 5GX Edge,’ in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in December last year, SK Telecom has been continuously discovering MEC use cases and leading the expansion of the MEC ecosystem.

SKT 5GX Edge is a service that applies AWS’s ‘Wavelength’ to 5G MEC infrastructure, helping customers build ultra-low latency mobile applications. Wavelength is AWS’s edge computing service that provides 5G ultra-low latency transmission applications.

SKT Edge Now will introduce SK Telecom’s cloud-based MEC products, AWS service products, various MEC application cases, and future prospects in three sessions. The first session will provide detailed explanations of MEC products that are usually difficult to understand precisely, such as SK Telecom’s ‘Public Edge’ and ‘On-Site Edge,’ and AWS’s Wavelength.

The second session will feature an expert panel discussion on the future of MEC, including the value of 5G MEC in the post-COVID era, conducted using a virtual studio based on virtual reality (VR). The final session will share concrete experiences from partner companies that have actually utilized MEC. Attendees will be able to explore MEC’s potential through cases such as industrial support solutions using augmented reality (AR) glasses and ultra-low latency real-time theater performances.

SKT Edge Now will be held online in real time for about two hours starting at 1:30 PM on the 15th and will be free of charge. Registration is currently available on PC and mobile, with a limit of 300 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Choi Il-gyu, Head of Cloud CO at SKT, said, “Through this MEC webinar, we will share the value and importance of 5G Edge Cloud going forward and actively create new collaboration opportunities with enterprise customers,” adding, “SK Telecom will be a partner that supports innovation for enterprises by providing comprehensive cloud-related services such as network, security, and SaaS based on overwhelming MEC technology.”

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