Nvidia is teaming up with global telecom carriers, including SK Telecom, to build an "AI-native" sixth-generation mobile (6G) infrastructure with artificial intelligence (AI) embedded across the entire network.
Nvidia on the 1st unveiled a vision to build a 6G network based on an AI platform with major telecom corporations including SK Telecom, BT, Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson, Nokia, SoftBank, and T-Mobile. Among domestic corporations, SK Telecom was the only participant.
The collaboration focuses on implementing 6G not as a mere next-generation telecom standard, but as infrastructure in which AI is integrated across the entire network, including the radio access network (RAN), core, and edge. Through a software-defined network architecture, the plan is to convert the telecom network itself into an AI-centric structure.
Nvidia said it will expand telecom networks into AI computing infrastructure through its AI-RAN strategy. The aim is to evolve the network into a platform that not only delivers data but also supports AI model training and inference.
Accordingly, 6G is expected to become core infrastructure that connects billions of AI-based devices such as Autonomous Driving vehicles, robots, and industrial sensors.
SK Telecom will serve as a key partner in expanding Nvidia's AI-native ecosystem. SK Telecom is a board member of the global AI-RAN Alliance launched in 2024 and is the only domestic telecom carrier participating. About 120 corporations are currently part of the alliance.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said, "AI is redefining computing, and telecom is the next major area of infrastructure innovation," and noted, "We are building AI-native wireless networks in collaboration with global partners."
Jung Jai-hun, SK Telecom CEO, said, "We will expand global collaboration for the 6G era through an open and trustworthy AI-native network infrastructure."