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SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) announced today that it continues to win global recognition for its innovative efforts and achievements in 5G.
At this year’s Global Telecoms Awards (GLOTEL Awards), held on November 7 in London, UK, SK Telecom has received three honorable awards in the categories of ‘5G Implementation Excellence,’ ‘Best Operator,’ and ‘BSS/OSS Transformation Excellence.’
With the aim to provide customers with the best 5G service quality, SK Telecom has deployed the fastest and widest 5G network in Korea, arming it with quantum cryptography technologies and an AI-based network management system named TANGO (T Advanced Next Generation OSS). Moreover, by combining its 5G with cutting-edge ICT, the company has introduced a wide range of powerful solutions including 5G-AI Machine Vision, 5G Live Golf Broadcast, AI Video Security and 5G-based Cooperative Intelligent Transportation System.
The company was also named the winner of the ‘Innovation Award’ of the World Communications Awards 2019 held on October 30 in London with TANGO. TANGO is an innovative OSS that optimizes the management of the company’s 5G network by not only suggesting optimal cell planning based on 3D maps, but also taking preemptive measures against potential network errors.
Moreover, at the Edge Computing Congress Awards 2019, held on September 18 in London, SK Telecom was honored with the ‘Best Operator Award for Edge Computing Development’ for developing and applying 5G Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) platform that can significantly reduce data latency by simplifying the data transmission structure.
On September 30, SK Telecom has received the ‘Best In-Home Wi-Fi Network’ award at 2019 Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) Industry Awards for successfully developing and commercializing Wi-Fi 6, the sixth generation of Wi-Fi, for the world’s first time and building an intelligent/AI-based wireless mesh solution.
The company has also won the TechXLR8 Asia Awards 2019, held in Singapore on September 12, in three different categories namely ‘Best Application of AI in Enterprise’, ‘Most Innovative 5G Trial In Asia’ and ‘Most Impactful NFV or SDN Project.’