SK Telecom Q1-2025 revenue, ARPU, Capex, subscribers

SK Telecom has posted revenue of KRW 4.4537 trillion (down 0.5 percent), operating income of KRW 567.4 billion (up 13.8 percent), and net income of KRW 361.6 billion (down 0.1 percent) for the first quarter of 2025.

SK Telecom 5G in Korea
SK Telecom 5G in Korea

SK Telecom has experienced solid revenue growth in its artificial intelligence (AI) businesses, such as AI data centers (AIDC) and AI transformation (AIX), as well as in its fixed line business.

In the first quarter, SK Telecom’s AIDC business recorded revenue of KRW 102.0 billion (up 11.1 percent), driven by data center capacity and utilization rates. AIDC is set to accelerate its push into hyperscale AIDC in the mid to long term.

The AIX business has generated KRW 45.2 billion (up 27.2 percent) in revenue.

SK Telecom plans to launch ‘A. Biz’ (A-DoT Biz), its enterprise-focused AI assistant, as early as the first half of this year following beta testing.

In the AI services domain, the cumulative user base of the ‘A.’ (A-DoT) service surpassed 9 million. ‘Aster’ (A*), SK Telecom’s global AI agent service, launched open beta testing in the U.S. at the end of March.

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