SK Telecom has collaborated with Intel to make breakthrough advances in core network technology, promising to significantly reduce communication latency and improve service efficiency, which are critical for future 6G networks. This innovation has the potential to significantly improve network performance by reducing communication delays by up to 70% and increasing service efficiency by approximately 33%.
This development addresses the increasing complexity within core network technology, which is proliferating the systems and capabilities required to deliver a wide variety of services. Such complexity often leads to network congestion and slow communication speeds. However, SK Telecom and Intel aim to streamline these processes by introducing a new approach known as inline service mesh that leverages Intel Xeon processors with AI capabilities. This technology minimizes delay between functions without the need for proxies, allowing more efficient communication flow within the network.
This advancement will further expand the integration of AI into core networks, facilitating a more agile and intelligent network infrastructure. This is especially important for the 6G core architecture, which requires greater flexibility, security, and the ability to deliver consistent AI quality of service and technology.
Yu Takki, Vice President and Head of Infrastructure Technology at SKT, highlighted the company’s continued cooperation with Intel as the basis for securing a leading position in 6G technology. Their joint efforts are focused on the continued research and eventual commercialization of his AI-based 6G core architecture.
Dan Rodriguez, corporate vice president of Intel’s Network and Edge Solutions Group, also emphasized the importance of joint research and development between the two companies. These efforts aim to provide telecommunications service providers around the world with innovative solutions that improve both the performance and efficiency essential to future core networks.
As the 6G era approaches, such efforts by SK Telecom and Intel are crucial in forming the technological foundation for next-generation networks, although the standards are still in the development stage.
