SK Telecom wants to export the sovereign AI playbook
SK Telecom is trying to turn its domestic AI work into an export product. The South Korean operator is pitching what it calls a “sovereign AI” model: infrastructure, software and services that let countries and large customers run AI systems on their own terms, with local control over data, governance and compliance.
The company is leaning on SK Group’s assets across telecoms, data centers and semiconductors to sell this package abroad. It wants to bundle connectivity, chips and AI platforms into country-level deployments, targeting governments and enterprises that want to avoid depending entirely on US or Chinese hyperscalers. The pitch is less about building new AI models from scratch and more about assembling and operating an end-to-end stack that stays inside national borders.
More from Technology
At MWC Barcelona 2026, Huawei introduced a new Cloud Wi-Fi solution aimed at the global carrier market. The system targets rising network security con
Verifone is shifting its payment terminals away from removable SIM cards and country-specific hardware toward embedded eSIMs managed by Thales. Using
Apple’s new MacBook Neo, now the lowest-priced MacBook in the lineup, is not expected to be a niche product. Industry estimates put shipments at rough
Cyberattacks, service outages, and rising data workloads are pushing old enterprise networks past their limits. According to IT services firm Kyndryl,
For years, most Internet of Things devices did one basic thing: capture data and ship it to the cloud for analysis. That model is now under strain. Ba
Global PC shipments are set to drop 12% in 2026 as the industry runs into tight supplies of memory and storage, according to research firm Omdia. Sinc