Lambda, the AI developer cloud platform, has announced a partnership with SK Telecom (SKT), South Korea's largest mobile telecommunications company. The collaboration aims to meet the growing demand for AI infrastructure in South Korea, with Lambda deploying its AI Cloud platform in SK Broadband's Gasan data center later this year.
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Deployment Benefits
This deployment will enable SKT Telecom to introduce a South Korea based GPU cloud service, bringing local AI cloud services to enterprises, startups, and research labs in South Korea, Lambda said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
"SKT shares in our vision to make GPU compute as ubiquitous as electricity," said Lambda CEO and co-founder, Stephen Balaban. “Given the rapid pace of AI innovation happening in South Korea, we’re excited to partner with SKT in their mission to transform their company and country into a global AI powerhouse.”
"Through our strategic partnership with Lambda, we are able to bolster SK Telecom's leadership in AI services and capabilities while unlocking new business opportunities," said Kim Kyeong-deog, Vice President and Head of Enterprise Business Division at SK Telecom.
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Lambda Service
Lambda says its GPU cloud and on-prem hardware enables AI engineers to easily, securely and affordably build, test and deploy AI products at scale.
