SK Telecom reported a 67% jump in second-quarter profit, driven by rapid growth in its artificial intelligence data center business.
The results underscore the widening profitability of AI infrastructure investments across South Korea's technology sector.
5 trillion won ($43.7 billion) on high-bandwidth memory demand.
The earnings surge reflects strong demand for cloud computing and AI services, allowing the carrier to offset traditional telecom margin pressures.
This performance aligns with broader trends in the region, where tech conglomerates are capitalizing on the global AI build-out.
The news follows recent record-breaking results from SK hynix, which reported a record second-quarter operating profit of 60.5 trillion won ($43.7 billion) on high-bandwidth memory demand.
Together, these results illustrate the depth of the AI infrastructure boom benefiting the SK Group ecosystem.