Lambda, the AI developer cloud, today announced a partnership with South Korea’s largest mobile telecommunications company, SK Telecom (SKT). Amid increasing demand for AI infrastructure in South Korea, the partnership with SK Telecom represents a key step in Lambda’s vision to bring its AI Cloud to engineers across the world.
“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 AI innovation happening in South Korea, we’re excited to partner with SKT in their mission to transform their company and country into a global AI powerhouse.”
As part of the agreement, Lambda and SK Telecom will deploy Lambda’s AI Cloud platform into SK Broadband’s Gasan data center later this year, enabling SK Telecom to introduce a South Korea based GPU cloud service. This deployment will enable SK Telecom to bring local AI cloud services to enterprises, startups, and research labs in South Korea.
“Through our strategic partnership with Lambda, we are able to bolster SK Telecom’s leadership in AI services and capabilities while unlocking new business opportunities,” said Kim Kyeong-deog, Vice President and Head of Enterprise Business Division at SK Telecom.
