SK Telecom (SKT) confirmed affiliate executives met with Qualcomm president and CEO Cristiano Amon at CES 2022 to discuss cooperating on a variety of ICT initiatives including semiconductors and 5G.
Vice chairman and CEO of SK Square and SK Hynix, Park Jung-ho led the talks which also included SKT CEO Ryu Young-sang and SK Hynix CEO Lee Seok-Hee.
SKT explained in a statement the companies discussed collaboration on 5G areas including the metaverse and smart factories, and developing data centre applications and high-speed memory for PCs.
Park stated: “With competition intensifying in the global ICT market, cooperation is no longer a matter of choice but an absolute necessity.”
The Korea Herald reported yesterday (6 January) Park said SK affiliates plan to partner with Qualcomm on AI chips.
