[Courtesy of SK Telecom]

SEOUL — The major mobile operations of South Korea and Japan have entered into a strategic alliance to promote close cooperation and seek synergies in the metaverse, media and telecom infrastructure businesses. They will promote strategic investment and cooperation in the production and distribution of content aimed at the global media market.

According to a memorandum of understanding signed on November 21, SK Telecom (SKT) and NTT Docomo will cooperate on content, technology and service to upgrade each other’s metaverse service. They will consider co-producing content for the metaverse and discuss ways to connect their services and co-market.

The metaverse is a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence…