SKT to Showcase Blockchain and DID Technologies at MWC

Presentation on Topics at the 'Security Summit'

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Cha] SK Telecom will share its experience in commercializing blockchain and DID (Decentralized Identifiers) technology with global mobile carriers.

SK Telecom announced on the 28th that it will give a presentation titled "A Three-Year Journey for DID" at the 'Security Summit' of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2022, held this month in Barcelona, Spain.

The company ▲will share accumulated know-how from applying services in various fields such as university graduation certificates ▲transcripts issuance ▲customer center operations improvement ▲mobile phone insurance process enhancement ▲mobile access passes ▲safety inspections of hazardous structures ▲and unmanned store disinfection.

It will also share efforts made to participate in domestic blockchain and DID technology standardization and to create SDKs (Software Development Kits) for developers to easily develop services.

The summit on March 1 will include participants such as Ant Group, a Chinese fintech company famous for Alipay, Thalesign, a U.S. mobile security specialist, and Onfido, a UK AI-based ID technology company. SK Telecom plans to discuss cooperation measures with related companies to overcome obstacles in technology development and commercialization processes.

Sehyun Oh, head of SK Telecom's Digital Asset CO, said, "SK Telecom aims to contribute to creating a safer digital society through the commercialization of blockchain and DID technologies," and added, "We hope that the blockchain and DID technology commercialization experience shared at this MWC will help improve reliability in the digital asset field."

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