SK Telecom (SKT) has revealed a new partnership with Lambda to advance its AI cloud business efforts.
The two companies have committed to creating a substantial NVIDIA GPU cluster to advance AI cloud business prospects in South Korea. SK Telecom and Lambda will install these NVIDIA GPU clusters at SK Broadband’s Gasan data center in Korea by year-end. The cluster will leverage Lambda’s cloud computing platform, enhanced by NVIDIA technology.
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SK Telecom's new strategic alliance with Lambda highlights its dedication to offering unparalleled access to scalable AI infrastructure in South Korea. Through this partnership, SKT will introduce AI cloud services, such as GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), allowing businesses to tap into GPU cloud resources on demand for AI development and applications.
The partnership between the two companies is anticipated to accelerate the global expansion of SK Telecom’s AI cloud services.
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Kim Kyeong-deog, Vice President and Head of the Enterprise Business Division at SKT, stated that the tactical partnership with Lambda would enhance the company's competitiveness in AI cloud services and present greater business opportunities in Korea.
“SKT shares in our vision to make GPU compute as ubiquitous as electricity,” said Lambda CEO and Co-Founder, Stephen Balaban. “Given the rapid pace of innovation in AI happening in South Korea, we’re excited to partner with SKT and support their effort to grow and develop their AI cloud expertise in the region.”
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