- SK Telecom and Singtel partner to develop next-gen telco tech.
- The collaboration explores AI, virtualization, and 6G advancements.
- The telco titans aim to enhance connectivity and customer experience.
Two telco titans team up
Singaporean telecommunications firm Singtel and South Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on building next-generation telecommunications networks.
Over the next two years, they will work together to drive innovation, improve network performance and security, and deliver enhanced customer experiences.
The partners will explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI), orchestration tools, and deepen their knowledge of network virtualization and other technologies crucial for progressing to 6G.
They will also develop a white paper on their advancements in areas such as virtualization, slicing, and network evolution to help other telcos globally capitalize on the capabilities of 5G and prepare for 6G.
Supercharging connectivity and customer delight
SKT and Singtel will work on developing differentiated innovative solutions like Edge-AI Infrastructure to enhance connectivity and provide customers with unique AI service offerings.
They will also collaborate on developing more network slicing capabilities and explore various implementations of activating dedicated, customized slices of their networks to better meet the diverse and dynamic demands of society and industry.
By leveraging Singtel’s telco cloud, the partners aim to push the boundaries of network virtualization and develop a fully-disaggregated mobile network.
They will jointly develop standardized telco application programming interfaces (APIs), facilitated by an Open Gateway, to accelerate the development and growth of services in areas such as fintech, identity, smart mobility, gaming, and Web3.
