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South Korea\'s top three mobile carriers\' R&D spending share led by SKT, followed by KT and LG Uplus
R&D spending as a share of sales at South Korea’s three mobile carriers in 2025 was highest at SK Telecom, followed by KT and LG Uplus, a filing showed. SKT’s share fell from a year earlier despite the largest outlay. KT sharply increased R&D spending, narrowing the gap with SKT. LG Uplus remained the only one below 1 percent. The firms focused R&D on AI and network upgrades, and differed in how they accounted for R&D costs.
Telecommunications & Media
Korea mobile carriers\' earnings split on hacking and subscriber shifts; SKT slips, KT and LG Uplus grow
South Korea\'s three mobile carriers posted combined revenue of 607.951 trillion won and operating profit of 4.4344 trillion won last year, up 3 percent and 26.8 percent, respectively. SK Telecom\'s revenue and operating profit fell 4.7 percent and 41.1 percent amid customer losses and response costs following a hacking incident. KT and LG Uplus reported growth, with KT boosted by one-off factors and subscriber gains. The carriers plan to expand AI-related businesses this year.
Telecommunications & Media
KT 2025 operating profit jumps more than 200 percent; subscribers rise despite hacking
KT said its 2025 operating profit more than tripled from a year earlier, helped by one-off real estate sales gains and base effects from labor spending. Revenue rose 6.9 percent to 28.24 trillion won and operating profit climbed 205 percent to 2.47 trillion won. KT said subscribers increased on a net basis despite unauthorized small-payment incidents, and it outlined plans to strengthen information security and continue dividends and share buybacks.
