SK Telecom Launches the World's First 5G Roaming Service With Swisscom

摘要

SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM) announced that it begins the world's first 5G roaming service from midnight KST on July 16 through a strategic partnership with Swisscom, the largest telecommunications provider in Switzerland. Swisscom, which boasts over 6 million mobile subscriptions, started to roll out its 5G network on April 17. The company currently provides 5G service in 110 cities and villages including Zurich, Geneva and Bern as well as rural and touristic areas. SK Telecom's customers using Samsung Galaxy S10 5G will be able to use 5G roaming service through Swisscom when visiting Switzerland after upgrading their devices with the latest software update. In the future, SK Telecom plans to provide software upgrades to LG V50 users and further expand 5G roaming service to other countries around the globe.