When it comes to the metaverse, SK Telecom is no slouch. The innovative South Korean telecommunications company quickly came out of the traps with the development and commercial launch of its own extended reality (XR) platform in its domestic market last year and now aims to become the key partner for other companies of telecommunications that have been slower. brand with its own metaverse research and development, but wants to start offering and monetizing XR services as soon as possible.

SK Telecom (SKT) launched its ifland metaverse platform in South Korea in july 2021 and by the end of June this year it was attracting 1.63 million monthly active users, while the user software needed to experience the service had been downloaded by 8.7 million people, the operator said in its second quarter results…