Metaverse: SK Telecom to launch ifland metaverse in US to expand global presence

SK Telecom is pushing to expand the presence of its metaverse platform on the global stage. For this, it is setting out to launch its ifland virtual space in the United States, Southeast Asia, and Europe.

The Korea Herald reported that SK Telecom is bringing its metaverse platform to these regions through partnerships with a number of global telecom companies. The South Korean telco said that so far, it has signed separate deals with US’ T-Mobile, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, CelcomDigi of Malaysia, and Axiata, which is operating in 11 Southeast Asian countries.

Its latest deal comes after SK Telecom introduced ifland in about 49 countries in the Middle East, North America, Asia, and Europe in November of last year. In any case, the contract signing ceremonies for the metaverse cooperations were held during the Mobile World Congress, the largest mobile show in the world, that was held earlier this week.

All the key officials were present at the event and they are SK Square’s vice president Park Jung Ho, SK Telecom’s CEO Ryu Young Sang, Deutsche Telekom’s chief Timotheus Hoettges, CelcomDigi’s CEO Datuk Nawawi, and Axiata Group’s acting chief Vivek Sood.

In introducing its ifland metaverse platform to different countries, SK Telecom stated that its goal is to expand its service to more users worldwide. The company believes it can achieve good results by working with global telecom firms that each have more than 100 million subscribers.

Finally, for the pilot program under its expansion plans, SK Telecom will team up with US’ T-mobile service and Deutsche Telekom. Later, it will develop and introduce more diverse metaverse services.

“For the global expansion of ifland, the major telcos in each country are very important partners. We will continue to cooperate with diverse global companies to expand the scope of our metaverse service,” SKT’s chief executive officer, Ryu Young Sang, said.