SK Telecom's operating profit in the third quarter surged more than 10 times year-on-year

SK Telecom's third-quarter operating profit surged by 1041.3% compared to the same period last year, with a net profit turning from a loss to a profit. From July to September, operating profit reached 552.3 billion won (about $4.114 billion), with revenue increasing by 13.1% to 4.49 trillion won, and net profit was 411.8 billion won (a loss of 166.7 billion won in the same period last year). AI-related new businesses helped boost performance, with AI data center sales increasing by 6.2% year-on-year, and other AI business sales growing by 27.3%.