SK Telecom has risen from obscurity to a position of global prominence at the very pinnacle of the communications industry. Its boundless spirit of challenge, unbridled optimism about the future, and deep commitment to research & development have made this possible. In the past 20 years, SK Telecom has emerged as one the best mobile communications companies in the world, generating growth and changing the paradigm.

Throughout the Company's history, R&D has been the firm bedrock its success. SK Telecom’s R&D Division plays a pivotal role in asserting SK Telecom's technology leadership by commercializing new technologies and developing a variety of new services.

Today, SK Telecom concentrates not only on the domestic market, but also on extending its success to the global arena with the development of new services and essential technologies. The Company has never flinched in its invest in R&D, viewing it as a sound and vital investment in the future by discovering new sources of growth.

SK Telecom's 500 superb technical engineers are once again pushing themselves hard to meet the demands of a new era, concentrating their combined efforts on the commercialization and development of next-generation technologies in order to ensure SK Telecom maintains its leadership position in the ubiquitous environment.

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The R&D Division supports the top management's strategic decision making in terms of setting new R&D directions and targeting specific technologies such as CDMA, HSDPA, Wibro and satellite DMB.

It also develops new services including Color Ring, MelOn and GXG, while stabilizing and enhancing networks so that customers can benefit more from high-capacity, high-quality network performance and higher cost effectiveness, thereby improving the competitiveness of domestic mobile network operators (MNOs).

In addition, in order to secure the engines for SK Telecom’s continued growth engine and develop technologies to strengthen global business, the R&D Division is intensifying mid- and long-term research activities in the field of core technology, while seeking new business opportunities and business models in the technology-based convergence environment.

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