Korean operator SK Telecom has launched its ‘ifland’ metaverse platform in 49 other countries.

It has at least part of each region covered: Asia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (see below for the full list of countries). Its footprint easily dwarfs that of Facebook parent Meta’s Horizon Worlds; The poster child for the entire metaverse concept is accessible in just seven markets by comparison.

However, there is a language barrier. Ifland is currently only available in English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. SKT said it plans to work with local partners to present content that is relevant to each market, making ifland a truly global metaverse platform. One such local partner is Japan’s DoCoMo. The companies recently agreed…