SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM, hereinafter referred to as “SKT”) today announced that it has been honored at the prestigious GSMA Global Mobile Awards (GLOMO) 2026, held during MWC Barcelona 2026 (MWC26), for its ‘Haein’ GPU cluster.

 

With this latest achievement, SKT has won the ‘Best Cloud Solution’ category for three consecutive years at the GLOMO Awards, once again demonstrating its proven competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and cloud services on the global stage.

 

The award-winning Haein is a high-performance GPU infrastructure built as a single cluster integrating more than 1,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. Through this infrastructure, SKT provides GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), delivering a stable and scalable computing environment optimized for large-scale AI model training and inference workloads. In addition, Haein has also been selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT’s program to strengthen the foundation for the utilization of AI computing resources and is currently supporting the development of Korea’s Sovereign AI Foundation Models.

 

“We are deeply honored that our Haein cluster has been recognized at the globally renowned GLOMO Awards,” said Kim Myung-gook, Head of GPUaaS Business at SK Telecom. “We will continue to expand Korea’s sovereign AI ecosystem and further strengthen the nation’s position in the global AI landscape.”

 

 

SK Telecom’s Evolution Reflected Through Its GLOMO Recognition

 

A review of SK Telecom’s GLOMO award history — from its first win in 2013 to a total of 24 awards as of this year — clearly illustrates the company’s strategic evolution from a network innovator, through its expansion into service platforms, to its current position as an AI infrastructure powerhouse.

 

 

Phase 1: Network Technology Leadership (2013–2018)

 

During this period, SKT gained global recognition for its leadership in network technology, driven by its pioneering commercialization of LTE and LTE-A. Receiving the CTO’s Choice Award validated both the company’s technological excellence and its successful commercialization achievements. Subsequent awards for network virtualization and next-generation management solutions further solidified SKT’s leadership in transforming telecommunications infrastructure from a hardware-centric architecture into a software-defined infrastructure.

 

Key award-winning technologies:

·   LTE-A network technology (2014)

·   Quality of Experience (QoE)-based SDN control technology (2016)

 

 

Phase 2: Expansion into Data-Driven Service Platforms (2019–2021)

 

Building upon its strong network capabilities, SKT expanded into data-driven platform businesses spanning mobility, content and social value initiatives. During this phase, the company went beyond advancing telecommunications technologies to applying its capabilities to address social challenges, linking technological innovation with ESG-based sustainable growth strategies.

 

Key award-winning services:

·   T Map (2019)

·   Happy Coding School for Adolescents with Special Needs (2020)

 

 

Phase 3: Transformation into an AI Company (2022–Present)

 

SKT is accelerating its transformation into an AI-centered company, expanding its business scope from AI-driven services to AI infrastructure. By integrating AI across diverse domains including mobility, security, and cloud, the company is extending AI beyond service innovation into broader industrial applications. Leveraging AI platforms and cloud infrastructure, SKT is advancing AI as a core technology that drives both industrial competitiveness and ESG value, while accelerating its transition into an AI-native enterprise.

 

Key award-winning solutions:

·   Litmus (2023)

·   Petasus AI Cloud (2024)