SK Telecom Chief Executive Chung Jae-hun is pursuing global telecommunications partnerships around an AI full-stack strategy covering infrastructure, models and services. At the GSMA M360 ASEAN forum in Kuala Lumpur on the 9th, Chung met GSMA Director General Vivek Badrinath to discuss AI-driven growth opportunities, the shift toward AI-centered telecom infrastructure and cooperation aimed at making SK Telecom an AI infrastructure hub in Asia. The discussions also covered digital trust, including information protection, digital-crime prevention and AI-enabled network upgrades. Chung separately met Syed Danial Albukhary, a director at Tradewinds, the investment arm of Malaysia’s Albukhary Group, and agreed to identify cooperation opportunities. He said SK Telecom would work with global carriers to develop digital-trust cooperation and build a sustainable AI ecosystem.