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KT to provide priority emergency rescue communications for National Fire Agency devices

KT will provide a priority emergency rescue communications service to help ensure stable disaster response by South Korea\'s National Fire Agency. The service is designed to give firefighters stable communications quality in emergencies when traffic surges, and will apply to corporate-registered phones, tablets and IoT equipment used for public services. KT said about 8,400 work devices, around 60 percent of the agency total, use KT lines and will support the service.

AI & Enterprise

Telecoms\' Q1 results diverge after hacking incidents; SKT and KT profitability slows

A series of hacking incidents last year is expected to affect South Korea\'s three mobile carriers in the first quarter. SK Telecom and KT are seen posting weaker results as compensation payments and marketing costs weigh on profitability. LG Uplus is forecast to be the only one to report gains in both sales and operating profit, helped by subscriber inflows and growth in new businesses. Analysts also see scope for a recovery in the second half.

Telecommunications & Media

SKT re-emerges as top stock pick after hacking setback

SK Telecom, which struggled after a hacking incident a year ago, is again emerging as a key stock market pick, with its share price nearing 100,000 won. Analysts see its AI business beginning to be reflected in the valuation, alongside gains in the value of its Anthropic stake and expectations for data centre expansion. The stock has recovered sharply from last year’s drop after a USIM hacking incident and subscriber losses.