Armita Satari

SK Telecom (SKT) is promoting the move as "strategically important" amid rapidly growing global demand for AI model training and inference. It says Korea's location is particularly attractive to global big tech companies for AI data centres. This is driven by factors such as stable power supply conditions and owning High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) production bases. The total planned AI data centre capacity is 15 gigawatts (GW) across the country to be built out by 2035.

The pair claim a “telco world first” to remotely install eSIMs for managed Android devices. Enabling organisations to both install eSIMs directly from their Mobile Device Management (MDM) platforms and activate a device without physical handling or manual steps seems to be the telco-first bit. The move is being promoted as saving both time and money for enterprises with large scale mobile fleets.

The case filling under seeks court approval for a prepackaged reorganisation that would enable the company to pay off debt early with no penalty. The parent company EchoStar said that holders with more than 88% credit, including those with more than $8.8 billion of Dish Wireless debt, have agreed to the restructuring plan. As a result, it is expecting to move to be fast-tracked, with an exit pencilled in before the end of the third quarter of the year and with no impact on operations.