I'm eager to put it This year's cybersecurity disaster In the rearview mirror, South Korea's SK Telecom (SKT) announced the formation of an artificial intelligence (AI) “company” (CIC), led by Telco CEO Ryu Young-Sang, targeting annual revenues of 5TN Won (KRW) (US$3.55BN) by 2030.
Telephone companies have long described as AI companies. To fit that identity, we have evolved our corporate strategy and invested in our own AI infrastructure, applications and operations. It reflects the planned future as a provider of communication and AI services.
Currently, we are launching the AI CIC explained by the CEO. This announcement (Korean) As an “elite organization that brings together the company's AI capabilities.”
At the Corporate Town Hall Meeting of all SKT staff, RYU said: “Don't miss AI prime time, and to improve internal systems, organizational culture, employee AI capabilities and AI business innovation as the AI environment is rapidly changing and crisis and opportunities coexist.”
SKT aims to invest KRW5TN (US$35.5 billion) in AI CIC over the next five years, achieving annual revenues above KRW5TN by 2030.
SK Telecom, all year round in 2024 Reported revenue of KRW12.77TN ($9 billion).
CIC is responsible for: SKT's Adot (or A.) personal assistant service and A. biz functionality have been developed for businesses. AI DataCentre Business. Global AI Partner Investment. AI R&D; SKT messaging and authentication operations. The internal reorganization to create the CIC is expected to be completed by the end of October this year.
Skt plans to “enhance the role of the “AI Platform” to support AI technology/operations across the SK Group, including SKT, by integrating and integrating distributed AI technology assets, and to pursue strategies to ensure a flexible “AI model” to meet the diverse AI needs of the government, industry and private sectors. ”
The CEO said: [AI datacentres] and independent basic models. Through this, we will be a company that will play a central role in building the domestic AI ecosystem and contribute to the success of our national AI strategy. ”
In particular, RYU has urged SKT employees to help the company “reclaim customer trust” by focusing on innovations in AI, security and operational improvements.
That customer's trust will require a lot of restructuring later A tragic data violation It affected over 23 million SKT customers, leading to the imposition of financial penalties. The company already has it Announced $514 million investment in new security systems and processes As part of an accountability and commitment programme launched specifically to “rebuild customer trust.”
Now Ryu wants to go ahead and focus on how SKT can build on the already scary AI foundations. He states: ulsan ai dcestablishes global partnerships through transformation into AI companies over the past three years. Restore customer and market trust and achieve alternative AI innovations centered around AI CIC to expand into global AI companies. ”
– Ray Le Mastre, Editor-in-Chief, Telecomtv
