SK Telecom joins South Korea AI-RAN project for robotics tests

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SK Telecom said it will deploy AI-RAN, or artificial intelligence radio access network, in South Korea to support a government-led project that will test robotics and other physical AI applications. The company said the work will support AI services that need low latency and network-based computing.

SK Telecom said it will deploy AI-RAN, or artificial intelligence radio access network, in South Korea to support a government-led scheme focused on physical AI. Telecoms.com reported the project will put robotics and related AI systems through field testing under a government-backed programme.

AI-RAN refers to the use of artificial intelligence in the radio access network, the part of a mobile network that connects devices to cellular infrastructure. SK Telecom said the deployment will support workloads linked to physical AI, a term used for AI systems that interact with the physical world through machines such as robots.

The source did not specify a launch date, financial terms, deployment scale, or named hardware partners. The reported role for SK Telecom is to provide AI-RAN support for the South Korean government-led testing scheme.

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