Seoul: SK Telecom Co. (SKT), South Korea's largest telecommunications company, has announced that its artificial intelligence (AI) data center interconnection architecture has been certified as a global standard by a United Nations-affiliated body.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) telecommunication standardization sector, known as ITU-T, approved SK Telecom's proposal at a recent ITU-T meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland. The proposal defines interconnection and signaling requirements for data center operations, marking a significant achievement for the company.
The ITU-T is responsible for developing international standards for information and communication technologies, with contributions from 190 member states and 900 organizations worldwide. The newly established standard outlines interconnection structures and signaling requirements among internal AI data center systems, setting a global technical benchmark for data center operations and service delivery.
Choi Dong-hee, head of AI strategy and planning at SK Telecom, emphasized the company's commitment to enhancing its technological competitiveness. "Moving forward, SKT will continue to strengthen its technological competitiveness across AI infrastructure, operations and services through SK Group's capabilities and global collaboration, contributing to international standardization and the expansion of the global AI ecosystem," Choi stated.
Source: Yonhap News Agency