SKT to Open Startup Pavilion at MWC26

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By Kim Ki-hyuk
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SKT Opens 'Startup Exhibition Hall' at MWC26 - Seoul Economic Daily Technology News from South Korea
SKT Opens 'Startup Exhibition Hall' at MWC26

SK Telecom announced Thursday it will operate an exclusive pavilion at 4YFN, a side event of MWC26, the world's largest telecommunications exhibition opening March 2 in Barcelona, Spain.

4YFN is an exhibition that discovers and supports promising startups with the potential to participate in the main MWC exhibition within four years. SK Telecom will showcase collaboration achievements and technologies with 15 startups in the artificial intelligence and environmental, social, and governance sectors this year.

The pavilion will unveil AI solutions applied across various industrial sectors including security, spatial computing, content, energy, and healthcare. Participating companies include MesaCure Company (facial recognition AI solution), Broz (3D space auto-generation AI), Coxwave (AI service analytics platform), Bering Lab (legal translation AI), Energi.ai (AI inference optimization engine), AIve (distributed GPU cloud), AIRIS (AI X-ray inspection), Chiloen (AI music creation platform), Conexi (data storage), and QBIC (AI analysis and training synthetic data).

In the ESG sector, innovative technologies will be presented by Stress Solution (biometric data-based stress management), Sixty Hertz (AI renewable energy generation forecasting and management), Pleasant Project (mental health management), Inve Lab (remote sensing-based ecological restoration and management), and For Natures (carbon reduction and air purification technology).

SK Telecom plans to support global investment and market development, including hosting an investor relations session on March 4 in Barcelona with major European venture capital firms invited.

"We have prepared an exclusive pavilion to showcase the technological capabilities and collaboration achievements of innovative startups to the world through this MWC26 4YFN," said Eom Jong-hwan, head of SK Telecom's ESG Promotion Office. "We will continue to pursue substantive cooperation as a reliable partner for promising domestic startups."

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