SK Telecom competitors, on the record

Who SK Telecom names

In its own words

1. Apple TV, Coupang Play, Disney Plus, Instagram, Kakao, NAVER, Netflix, TVING, Watcha, Wavve, YouTube

   Word for word“Furthermore, our IPTV and cable TV services are facing an increasing level of competition from global operators of online video streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Netflix, Disney Plus and Apple TV, leading domestic video streaming platforms such as TVING, Coupang Play, Wavve (which is seeking to merge with TVING pursuant to a memorandum of understanding entered into in December 2023) and Watcha, and the video contents offered by leading domestic and global internet search, communications and social media platforms including NAVER, Kakao and Instagram, as such services continue to become increasingly popular to serve as a substitute to traditional television programming.” 20-F for 2025

2. KT, LG U+

   Word for word“Historically, there has been considerable consolidation in the telecommunications industry, resulting in the current competitive landscape comprising three mobile and fixed network operators in the Korean market, KT, LG U+ and us.” 20-F for 2025

Who names SK Telecom

Companies whose own annual reports name SK Telecom as a competitor.

1. KT · 2025

   Word for word“As we continue to compete with SK Telecom and LG U+ to improve network quality, introduce new services and accommodate increased data usage of subscribers, we may incur significant expenses to acquire additional bandwidth licenses and incur significant capital expenditures to build out and improve our network.” 20-F for 2025

Read from SK Telecom’s annual reports (20-F for 2025, 20-F for 2024, 20-F for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-04-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.