BNET Industries
Market Cap:$12.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$13.2B
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Dow Jones Description
SK Telecom is the top wireless communication provider in Korea, where it has more than 22 million subscribers taking up more than 50% of the total market. The company established in 1984, reached KRW 11.28 trillion in revenue in 2007. SK telecom was the first to launch and commercialize CDMA, CDMA 2001x, CDMA EV-DO and HSDPA networks, and it currently provides cellular, wireless internet, mobile media, global roaming service and more.
CEO
Shin Bae KimNumber of Employees 7,524
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212
Recent Events
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New site allows teachers to share, for fee or free
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South Korea Loves the iPhone
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SK Telecom to introduce Korea's first LiMo-compliant handset
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China Unicom Divorces SK Telecom
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(2nd LD) SK Telecom net jumps 24.6 pct in Q3
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SK Telecom and RIM Introduce White BlackBerry Bold in Korea
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Games play on Korea cell phones
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SK Telecom to sell China Unicom stake
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2nd UPDATE:SK Telecom Sells China Unicom Stake For US$1.28 Billion
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UPDATE 3-SK Tel sells back China Unicom stake for $1.3 bln
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China Unicom to repurchase shares from SK Telecom
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Opera partners with SK Telecom to expand Opera Mini's reach in Korea
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Korean operators to adopt Java platform.(News)
Byline: SANDI WENDELKEN Sun Microsystems Inc. has scored a major win in one of the world's hottest mobile data markets, with its announcement today that Korea has adopted Sun's Java platform as its wireless Internet standard. ...
SK Telecom signs JV deal with China Unicom. (News).
SEOUL, South Korea--SK Telecom, Korea's largest mobile carrier, said last Thursday it signed an agreement with China Unicom to establish a wireless Internet joint venture in China, marking what it calls "a major step" into the Chinese wir SEOUL, South Korea--SK Telecom, Korea's largest...
CHINA: SK TELECOM SETS JOINT VENTURE IN CHINA.(Brief Article)
Korea's National operator SK Telecom announced this week it has signed a contract to form a joint venture with China Unicom, China's second largest mobile operator, to offer wireless Internet services to Chinese customers. The joint venture is a r Korea's National operator...
SK Telecom forms joint venture with HP.
SEOUL, South Korea--SK Telecom and Hewlett-Packard Co. have set up a $10 million joint-venture fund to invest in wireless Internet companies. Each company ... SEOUL, South Korea--SK Telecom and Hewlett-Packard Co. have set up a $10 million joint-venture fund to invest in wireless Internet...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Shin Bae Kim | CEO |
| Richard Chin | President, Americas |
| Bang Hyung Lee | Coo, Executive Vice President & Head, Mobile Network Operations Business |
| Sung Min Ha | Cfo, Senior Vice President & Head, Corp Center |
| Sungwon Suh | Executive Vice President & Head of Global Strategy and Investment |
| Tae Jin Park | Senior Vice President |
| Joe Jasin | Vice President of Corporate Investments |
| Jongtae Ihm | Vice President |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dae Kyn Byun | Board of Directors |
| Dae Sik Kim | Board of Directors |
| Dal Sup Shim | Board of Directors |
| Hyun Chin Lim | Board of Directors |
| Jae Seung Yoon | Board of Directors |
| Sang C. Lee | Board of Directors |
| Seung Taik Yang | Board of Directors |
| Yong Woon Kim | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | CEO | Current |
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | President, Americas | Current |
| Virgin Mobile USA | Board of Directors | Current |
| Motorola, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Coo, Executive Vice President & Head, Mobile Network Operations Business | Current |
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Cfo, Senior Vice President & Head, Corp Center | Current |
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Executive Vice President & Head of Global Strategy and Investment | Current |
| Virgin Mobile USA | Board of Directors | Current |
| Helio, LLC. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Senior Vice President | Current |
Joe Jasin has built an international career within the wireless telecommunications industry, with depth of experience that spans more than 14 years. His background includes roles in technology, business operations, corporate strategic investments and founder of two wireless businesses. Currently he serves as Vice President of Corporate Investments for SK Telecom, the largest mobile operator in Korea. SK Telecom's investments include the U.S.-based MVNO Helio, and, a $1 billion dollar investment in the Chinese mobile operator China Unicom.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Vice President of Corporate Investments | Current |
| Natpe Mobile | Vice President, Corporate Development | Current |
Dr. Jongtae Ihm is Vice President of SK Telecom, as well as Head of Mobile Device & Access Network R&D Centre, where he is responsible for technology and solution development of terminals and access systems in both WCDMA and CDMA. After receiving his Ph.D degree from Yonsei University in 1993, he joined SK Telecom and worked on radio technology research. During his career spanning over 14 years, he has been involved in research and development of wireless access network systems, which commercially deployed the world's first CDMA service in Korea as well as the third-generation synchronized IMT-2000 system, cdma2000 1xEV-DO. He was then in charge of mobile device and platform technology development, enhancing mobile multimedia services and offering consistently personalised service through any device. His current research interests are developing a business model for future mobile services, principally on the convergence of telecommunication. Dr. Ihm has represented SKT in IMT-2000 and evolution researches. He has actively led and served as Chair in the Service and Marketing committees of the Next Generation Mobile Communication Forum(NGMC), Mobile Platform Standardization Forum(KWISF) and Telematics Standardization Forum.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Vice President | Current |
| Omtp Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Yonsei University | Ph.D Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Volume | 1,650,690 |
| Shares Outstanding | 726.7M |
| Market Cap | 12.2B |
| Year High | 18.64 |
| Year Low | 12.59 |
| Earnings Per Share | 2.050 |
| P/E Ratio | 8.2146 |
| Dividend | 0.0692 |
| Yield | 0.41 |
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