SKT Wins Global 'Best Mobile Carrier' Award for 3 Consecutive Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Cho] SK Telecom announced on the 23rd (local time) that it won the 'Best Operator' award for the third consecutive year at the 'Global Telecoms Awards,' held untact in London, UK.

The 'Global Telecoms Awards,' hosted by the global ICT research organization Informa, is a representative awards ceremony in the ICT field now in its 9th year. This year, companies that achieved innovative results in 20 categories including telecommunications services, artificial intelligence (AI), security, and cloud were selected.

SK Telecom stated that the high global market evaluation of its 5G network technology portfolio, '5GX Hyper-connected Networks and Services,' led to this award.

This refers to the world's best wireless technology-based '5G network' and '5G hyper-connectivity' technology tailored to various industrial sectors. SK Telecom was the first in the world to develop and apply technology that combines 5G and LTE to maximize data transmission speed, and applied quantum cryptography communication and MEC technology to its network infrastructure. Additionally, it developed intelligent traffic control and B2B service-specialized functions, leading the expansion of the 5G ecosystem with customized communication technology optimized for each service.

Jong-kwan Park, Head of Infrastructure Technology at SK Telecom, said, "SKT's '5GX Hyper-connected Networks and Services' is becoming a global best practice in terms of expanding 5G usage," and added, "We will continue to introduce innovative network technologies to lead global 5G technology leadership."

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