SK Telecom is building an "AI-RAN" network that combines AI computing with base stations to validate physical AI services such as patrol robots, autonomous transport vehicles, and humanoids at industrial sites, aiming to reduce latency and power consumption. SK Telecom said on the 14th it was selected as an implementing agency for the "Hyper AI network infrastructure" demonstration project led by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency (NIA). The project will run for two years through 2027 and test applicability in manufacturing, logistics, and industrial safety in Incheon, Pangyo, and Pyeongtaek. SK Telecom will deploy AI-RAN equipment from four manufacturers, including Samsung Electronics, HFR, Ericsson, and Nokia, and plans to operate equipment from different vendors within the same project and compare performance, stability, and service suitability. The demonstrations span three areas: quadruped patrol robots, unmanned autonomous transport, and humanoid low-power mode, which will quantitatively verify high-volume video transmission, ultra-low-latency communication, mobility, distributed computing, and network reliability.