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Telecommunications & Media
SKT steps up push to build AI highway as CDMA turns 30
SK Telecom is stepping up efforts to spread new communications technology beyond the 30th anniversary of CDMA commercialisation. It is accelerating construction of an \"AI highway\" while planning to complete the introduction of 5G standalone mode this year. The CDMA rollout helped spur South Korea\'s mobile market, with subscribers topping 10,000,000 in 1998 and the ICT industry\'s value-added share of GDP rising to 13.1 percent in 2025.
Commentary
Sputnik moment
The columnist writes that new technologies often meet resistance from established interests, citing examples from ride-hailing, home-sharing and historical innovations from printing to railways. He describes the “Sputnik moment” as a shock from a rival that triggers major investment and rapid technological progress, citing the U.S. response to the Soviet Sputnik launch and China’s push after AlphaGo-era defeats. He says AI’s resurgence also marked such a moment and hopes Korea can create its own.
Economy
OECD sparks signs of wave of Korea growth downgrades amid Middle East vulnerability
South Korea is showing signs of successive downward revisions to its growth outlook as Middle East risks push up global oil prices and cloud the economic outlook. The OECD cut its 2026 growth forecast for South Korea to 1.7 percent from 2.1 percent, while keeping its global estimate at 2.9 percent. Citi and Barclays have also trimmed forecasts. Analysts warn prolonged high oil prices and supply-chain disruptions could further weigh on growth and inflation.
