Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
The deal indicates that the South Korean tech giant will be a major part of the US carrier's 5G rollout.
LG Velvet has few shortcomings in terms of core features and sports a different, polished look, but it also leaves lots of open questions for the future of LG's smartphone business.
The foldable smartphone is powered by the Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G Mobile Platform and comes in bronze and grey colours.
They will also work together to improve SK Telecom's 5G networks.
SK Telecom's navigation platform will allow ships to autonomously move to a set destination through using 5G networks.
The smartphone, dubbed Stage 5G, will have the Korean chat giant's various services and apps pre-installed.
Deployment of 5G SA cores are expected to begin shortly after December.
Samsung System LSI, which makes logic chips such as mobile application processors, sees the advent of the 5G era as an 'unimaginable business opportunity' that may turn its fortunes within a year. Expect AI chips for data centers and safety chips for autonomous vehicles soon, its chief says.
SK Telecom and Seoul metropolitan government will install 5G-enabled ADAS on 1,700 buses and taxis to develop a real-time HD map in preparation for autonomous vehicles.
It will be the first foray into New Zealand by Samsung's network business.