| 5G-enabled virtual reality, smart factories, and more showcased
Next-generation VR '5G Hyper Space' Experience Zone Set Up
Seeking to Create Social Value with 6 Domestic Startups

SK Telecom will showcase the future lifestyles that advanced technologies will unfold, such as overcoming spatial limitations with 5G VR and increasing industrial productivity with AI, at MWC19, which is being held in Barcelona, Spain for four days from the 25th to the 28th (local time).
SK Telecom has set up an exclusive exhibition booth in the center of Hall 3 at the Fira Gran Via exhibition center for the 10th year and organized the space into four themes: 5G Connected Space, 5G Connected Factory, 5G Connected Society, and 5G Connected Vehicle.

Visitors to the exhibition hall can experience innovative services and solutions such as VR, AI, smart factory, autonomous driving, blockchain, and quantum cryptography, which are enabled by SK Telecom's 5G commercialization technology.


5G Hyper Space Crossing the Boundaries Between Reality and Virtual
SK Telecom has set up the '5G Hyper Space Platform (project name 'eSpace'),' which is being unveiled for the first time at this MWC, so that visitors can experience it firsthand. />
Visitors put on VR devices and enter virtual spaces through eSpace that replicate the real world exactly, such as hotels, offices, and shopping malls.

Inside, visitors can use handheld sensors to make restaurant or hotel reservations, decorate their homes, or hold meetings. They can also move around following navigation within the virtual space or teleport to a completely different location.
SK Telecom plans to utilize eSpace in various fields such as commerce, education, and entertainment in line with the popularization of 5G.


5G AI Machine Vision Makes Global Debut at MWC19
In addition, SK Telecom's '5G AI Machine Vision,' the world's first commercial 5G solution, is being introduced overseas for the first time and awaits visitors.

5G AI machine vision is a solution that combines high-definition cameras, 5G networks, and AI into factory production lines to quickly check for product defects.

This solution photographs parts passing on a conveyor belt from multiple angles and transmits them to a cloud server, where high-performance AI instantly analyzes the images to inspect quality. Workers can increase productivity per person by up to two times through collaboration with AI.
"As there are not many companies that have yet showcased commercial 5G solutions, we expect to receive many partnership inquiries from telecommunications companies and ICT firms visiting MWC for 5G commercialization," said an official from SK Telecom.


SK Telecom Pavilion Serves as a Bridge for 5G Technology Exchange Between Korea and the EU
SK Telecom symbolically conveys the ICT convergence between Korea and Europe by attempting to connect the booths of Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest telecommunications company, via virtual reality.

Both companies created experience spaces at their respective booths for 'Social VR,' where users can enjoy watching movies or sports together in virtual reality, and 'Blockchain Mobile ID.'

Although the experience spaces are located in different places, they interact with each other. Visitors to the Social VR experience at the SK Telecom booth can meet visitors from Deutsche Telekom in a virtual space and enjoy a movie together. They can also convey emotions or have conversations through each other's avatars.

In addition, visitors to both companies' exhibition halls can experience the 'blockchain mobile ID' app using a QR code scanning method. If you obtain a blockchain ID at any booth, you can use it to enter both companies' booths and experience collecting tokens.


Presenting solutions to social problems using ICT at a startup exhibition
SK Telecom is inviting six innovative startups from Korea that are jointly pursuing the creation of social value to MWC. These companies will present solutions to social problems through ICT at '4YFN (4 Years From Now),' the startup exhibition at MWC located in Fira Montjuïc.
The six startups and exhibits being exhibited in collaboration with SK Telecom include Red Connect's comprehensive blood donor management platform, Superbin's intelligent circular resource recovery robot, Smapp's intelligent irrigation equipment solution, AT Lab's screen reader for the visually impaired, Kanfilter's eco-friendly air quality improvement device, and Happiness GPS's location tracking service for elderly people with dementia.

One of the key themes of this year's MWC is the use of ICT to solve social problems such as the digital divide and social inequality. SK Telecom and six other partners plan to propose various solutions to solve social problems.

An official from SK Telecom stated, “With the commercialization of 5G, technological convergence is accelerating and global cooperation is becoming increasingly important,” adding, “As a leading 5G operator that the whole world is watching, we will build strong global partnerships to contribute to Korea’s ICT industry.”