Collaborating with startups to create a new ICT ecosystem and jointly advance into the global market.

SK Telecom announced that it will be holding a joint exhibition with eight startups and small and medium-sized enterprises with innovative technologies in the New ICT fields such as IoT, smart home, and VR at MWC 2017.

Until last year, SK Telecom exhibited startup products in a single section within its exhibition hall. However, starting this year, the company will eliminate the divisions within the exhibition hall and jointly exhibit items from both SK Telecom and startups, focusing on themes such as IoT and smart home. The company explained that this is to foster a new ICT ecosystem and pursue joint global expansion. The number of participating startups has also increased to eight.

With startups participating in the smart home exhibition, SK Telecom's smart home ecosystem has expanded to include controllable home appliances and the ability to check the status of fresh deliveries. ▲'TKS Semicon' released a wireless temperature sensor tag that can monitor the temperature of fresh vegetables and meats delivered to homes in real time. ▲'Bitswell' is showcasing 'Glassteriror,' a smart film that uses electric signals to transform windows into blinds, large screens, and store product advertisements. ▲'Leon' is showcasing the 'Leon LED Display,' which can be shaped into any shape, including curved surfaces. The exterior walls of the exhibition hall were constructed with 'Leon LED Display', a flexible and transparent LED display.


▲Startup/small business employees introducing their products.

Four startups and small and medium-sized enterprises will also participate in the IoT exhibition space. Spacosa and SoluM will showcase their GPS location tracking wearable devices, "Gper" and "KeyCo," respectively, which can be used to track the location of individuals with mobility difficulties, children, and school buses. In addition, 'Sikcoms' will exhibit the 'Qcon Plug', a smart plug that supports real-time power usage monitoring and automatic power cutoff, and 'Contella' will exhibit gateways and network servers, which are essential infrastructure for LoRa services.

In particular, Spacosa will also be participating in SK Telecom's IoT pilot project in Thailand, and will provide various IoT services, such as location tracking for the elderly and children, to Thai citizens and tourists starting in April.

SK Telecom CEI Business Division Director Lee Jae-ho said, “Based on SK Telecom’s startup support and cooperation between our two companies, we are seeing concrete results, such as startup companies successfully entering the global market,” and “We will strive to ensure that this MWC becomes an opportunity for domestic small and medium-sized enterprises with excellent technological prowess to take a leap forward.”