SK Telecom said President Jung Jai-hun attended "GSMA M360 ASEAN" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the 9th (local time) and discussed new growth strategies for the AI era and ways to build digital trust with key leaders in the global telecommunications industry.
GSMA M360 is an event GSMA holds by major region. At this M360 ASEAN, telecommunications companies and tech corporations in East Asia and ASEAN, tech corporations, and policy authorities attended to address key industry issues such as AI transition and AI sovereignty, stronger security, and trustworthy communications networks.
That morning, Jung met GSMA Secretary-General Vivek Badrinath to discuss identifying next-generation growth opportunities in the telecommunications industry based on artificial intelligence (AI) and strategies to shift telecommunications infrastructure to an AI-centric model.
In particular, Jung and Secretary-General Badrinath explored cooperation on SKT's AI full-stack strategy and blueprint—spanning infrastructure, models, and services—to leap forward as an "Asia AI infrastructure hub." They also exchanged views on securing digital trust, including strengthening information protection systems, preventing digital crime, and advancing AI-based networks.
Jung also met Syed Danial Albukhary, a director at Tradewinds, the investment company of Malaysia's Al-Bukhary Group, and agreed to seek joint cooperation opportunities. Al-Bukhary is a corporate group that leads Malaysia's key national infrastructure industries, including ports, automobiles, energy, finance, and media.
Jung joined a roundtable with executives from major Asian telecommunications companies and tech corporations in Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore. Participants reached a consensus that in the AI era, securing customer and social trust through stronger security, securing technological sovereignty, and reshaping governance is emerging as a core element of future competitiveness. They also shared experience and know-how for building digital trust and fleshed out various cooperation plans.
Jung Jai-hun said, "In the AI era, the ability to win the trust of customers and society at the speed of technological innovation determines corporate competitiveness," adding, "We will work with global telecommunications companies to make cooperation in digital trust more concrete and build a sustainable AI ecosystem."