KT CEO Kim Younger-Shub speaks throughout a press convention at Cellular World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday (native time). Courtesy of KT
The top of KT, a number one Korean cell provider, stated Tuesday the corporate will shift its funding focus towards synthetic intelligence (AI) transformation, additionally referred to as AX.
As a part of this shift, KT will introduce an AI mannequin tailor-made for Koreans together with a brand new cloud platform in collaboration with Microsoft.
„KT will strengthen its partnership with Microsoft to domesticate extra AI specialists and introduce a devoted fund for AX methods this 12 months,“ stated CEO Kim Younger-Shub throughout a press convention at Cellular World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.
The measures are a part of the corporate’s agenda for the 12 months, geared toward attaining a „full transformation“ from a telecommunications supplier to a synthetic intelligence and communication expertise firm.
Kim stated the corporate will introduce “Korean AI” within the second quarter.
Past language translation, the corporate will distinguish itself by providing an AI service that “comprehensively understands Korean tradition, together with its spirit, fashion, data and the framework of the nation’s societal, historic and nationwide views, whereas adhering to the nation’s legal guidelines.”
The corporate additionally plans to introduce KT Safe Public Cloud (SPC) in the identical quarter. The upgraded model from an strange public cloud options stricter safety and larger capability for enlargement whereas adhering to the nation’s authorized boundaries. The corporate has already launched it as its new inner IT system for its staff to check.
KT can also be pursuing a challenge to evolve its present digital community. “Community AI,” at the moment underneath improvement utilizing KT’s personal applied sciences and in partnership with world tech giants, can routinely detect damaged wires in a core community, improve person expertise high quality and cut back vitality consumption.
KT plans to launch an AX-dedicated crew later this month. The crew, comprising 300 specialists from KT and Microsoft, will oversee AX tasks and new enterprise improvement. It’s going to additionally lead new skilled communities and AX schooling facilities for professionals in numerous sectors, together with schooling, well being care, protection, and shipbuilding.
The corporate plans to launch a strategic AX fund in collaboration with Microsoft to persistently broaden its partnerships with world platform firms. The corporate added the fund additionally permits it to construct a “true AX ecosystem.”
“KT will grow to be a brand new accelerator for Korea’s AX this 12 months,” Kim stated.
“We’ll begin commercializing Korean AI and KT SPC and focus our manpower and sources into increasing our AX initiatives.”
