SK Telecom
South Korean telecommunications company
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| April 2025 | SK Telecom suffered a significant data leak, announcing that all 23 million subscribers would be eligible for a free USIM card replacement starting April 28. |
| 2022 | SK Telecom announced a strategic partnership with Joby Aviation to develop flying taxis for the South Korean market, targeting launch by 2025. |
| November 2021 | SK Inc became the largest shareholder of SK Square, holding 30.01 percent of the company. |
| November 2021 | Dreamus Company (formerly iriver Inc) became a subsidiary of SK Square, with SK Square acquiring 51.4 percent largest shareholder status. |
| November 2021 | SK Telecom spun off a new company called SK Square, focusing on investments, semiconductors, and ICT. |
| October 2020 | SK Telecom formed a partnership with Uber Technologies to spin off its mobility operations into a subsidiary called T Map Mobility. |
| October 28 2019 | SK Telecom announced a partnership with Now Telecom to deploy 5G services in the Philippines, expanding their international telecommunications market presence. |
| June 2019 | SK Telecom launched the world's first 5G roaming service in partnership with Swisscom. |
| December 17 2018 | SK Telecom introduced the 'baro' roaming plan offering unlimited international roaming voice calls, which drew 2.2 million customers and won the 'Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough in Asia' award at the 2019 Asia Mobile Awards. |
| November 2015 | SK Telecom announces a deal to acquire CJ HelloVision, the country's largest cable and Internet operator, with plans to merge it with SK Broadband. |
| 2013 | SK Telecom became the world's first operator to offer a commercial LTE-Advanced network under the brand name bandLTE, coinciding with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A model. |
| July 6 2013 | Reported that Apple was in talks with SK Telecom to release the iPhone 5s model on SK's LTE Advanced network. |
| September 2012 | SK Telecom ceased its S-DMB service after experiencing significant financial losses in its final years. |
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