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SK Telecom Announces its 5G Achievements 2019
and Plans on the First Anniversary of 5G Launch
03/29/2020
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Since launching the worlds first 5G service on April 3, 2019, the company continues to
maintain its leadership in the Korean mobile market backed by 44.7% 5G market share
Over the past year, the company expanded its business to new areas by leveraging its
strength in 5G
SK Telecom also pronounced its plans to offer the best 5G services through hyper-
collaboration
Its plans include delivering new customer experience through mobile cloud gaming
services, mixed reality contents and quantum-safe mobile devices; expanding enterprise
business such as 5G MEC-based cloud business and 5G smart factory; and
strengthening its 5G network by building more 5G Clusters and expanding 5G network
coverage

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SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) today announced its 5G milestones achieved over the past year
since launching the world’s first 5G service on April 3, 2019, along with its plans going forward. Date: 02/24/2020
Tags: 5G, Cloud Native, Core

According to the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT released in January 2020, SK Telecom Roaming in 5G Network
has established itself as the leader in the 5G market with around 2.22 million subscribers and
44.7% market share. With its strong performance in 5G, SK Telecom continues to maintain the
unrivaled market leadership it secured since launching the 2G service in Korea. Date: 02/24/2020
Tags: 5G

SK Telecom has increased customers’ 5G experience and acceptance by creating around 70 Private 5G network strategies of Mobile operators and None-
5G Clusters* in key commercial districts and densely populated areas throughout the nation. mobile operators
To date, around 1 million customers visited 5G Clusters to experience differentiated 5G
Date: 02/11/2020
services including ‘Jump AR Zoo’ and ‘5G LoL Park.’
Tags: 5G, IoT, MEC
*5G Clusters are built with more base stations than other 5G coverage areas to offer optimal
5G environment for services like AR and VR. SK Telecom/SK Broadband's 10 Gigabit Internet Network
Architecture
According to SK Telecom’s analysis on 5G subscribers, people in their 30s and 40s are taking
Date: 01/23/2020
up 53% of the company’s total 5G subscriber base, which is significantly higher than the Tags: Gigabit Internet, SK Telecom
proportion of people in their 30s and 40s in total LTE subscriber base, which currently stands at
32%. VR Changes the Landscape for Mobile App Development

The total amount of data consumption of SK Telecom’s 5G subscribers reached 62,000 TB on

Date: 11/16/2019
average per month over the past three months (Dec. 2019 ~ Feb. 2020). During the same Tags:
period, the average monthly data usage of subscribers who switched devices from LTE to 5G
has increased about twofold from 14.5 GB (LTE) to 28.5 GB (5G) per person.

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Moreover, armed with its strong capabilities in 5G, SK Telecom has successfully expanded into
new business areas. The company is cooperating with Microsoft and Amazon Web Services in
the area of cloud, and has ventured into the U.S. next-generation broadcasting (ATSC 3.0)
market with Sinclair Broadcast Group.
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SK Telecom also shared its experience and knowhow in 5G with other mobile operators across information about a wide array of ICT services, infrastructure and vendor solutions available from
the globe including Deutsche Telekom, Taiwan Mobile and IT&E. Korea, the world ICT leader.

Going forward, SK Telecom aims to earn the title of the world’s best 5G service provider
through hyper-collaboration with strong global companies. At CES 2020, SK Telecom’s
President and CEO Park Jung-ho suggested “Hyper-Collaboration” with diverse Korean ICT
companies to achieve innovations in areas including artificial intelligence.

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SK Telecom will continue to work closely with Microsoft to prepare mobile cloud streaming
games and will also open ‘Jump Studio,’ a mixed-reality content production facility. DASAN Networks
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significantly reducing time and cost for content creation.
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In B2B, SK Telecom announced its vision of expanding the enterprise business in full scale by
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marking 2020 as the first year of its B2B business. To this end, the company will work closely
with companies of diverse industries to serve as a catalyst for industrial innovations in Korea.
 SK Telecom plans to build 5G MEC (Mobile Edge Computing) Centers in 12 different locations
across Korea to lead a cloud-driven industrial revolution. To this end, the company is preparing
to launch nationwide 5G edge cloud service by joining hands with global leading cloud
companies such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft.

5G edge cloud, once commercialized, will provide ultra-low latency connectivity for services like
unmanned delivery robots and telemedicine, thereby bringing unprecedented changes to all
industries including manufacturing, distribution and healthcare.

Moreover, SK Telecom plans to deploy a private 5G network at SK Hynix’s semiconductor

manufacturing facility to realize 5G smart factory that can lead to a supercycle in the
semiconductor industry. The company is planning to add cutting-edge ICT including AI video
analytics and AR technology to its 5G network.

SK Telecom is also cooperating with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to realize 5G
smart power plant. It will first upgrade real-time drone monitoring system for dams, remote
water level monitoring system, and situation sharing system by applying private 5G network
and quantum cryptography technologies to KHNP’s hydro-electric/ pumped storage power
plant.

Furthermore, the company will continue to work closely with Seoul Metropolitan Government to
accelerate the C-ITS (Cooperative Intelligent Transportation System) project by applying Road
Learner, which consists of 5G ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) and Live HD Map
Update solution. 5G ADAS and Live HD Map Update solution are key technologies for
autonomous driving as 5G ADAS improves driving safety through features including lane
departure warning and forward collision avoidance, and Live HD Map Update solution reflects
road situations to HD maps in real time.

In 2020, SK Telecom will bring the total number of its 5G Clusters to 240 and expand 5G
coverage to neighborhoods (‘dong’) of 85 cities nationwide by working closely with
telecommunications equipment manufacturers.

The company will also secure indoor coverage for a total of 2,000 buildings, including not just
airports, department stores and large shopping malls but also small-to medium-sized buildings,
by applying its sophisticated 5G in-building solutions.

“SK Telecom was able to secure new business opportunities ahead of others by achieving the
world’s first 5G commercialization,” said Ryu Young-sang, Vice President and Head of MNO
Business of SK Telecom. “We are confident that the 5G business models to be launched this
year will drive the company’s growth over the next decade.”

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