Russia's MTS, Korea's KT Corp to partner on data centres, AI

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09/02/2022 12:46

MOSCOW, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russia's largest mobile operator
MTS  MTSS.MM  on Wednesday said it had signed a deal with South
Korea's KT Corp  030200.KS  to develop data centres, AI-based
solutions and media content projects. 
    MTS is one of several Russian companies developing services
beyond its core business, including MTS Bank, e-commerce and
streaming service KION. In December it signed a deal to acquire
biometrics company VisionLabs.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2N53SX  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2SY0QQ
    MTS in a statement said it plans to leverage telecom service
provider KT's experience as a data centre operator in building
and managing MTS's cloud facilities in Russia. 
    "In addition, the companies plan to strengthen their
strategic partnership in developing joint solutions leveraging
AI technology, combining KT's GiGa Genie voice recognition
service and MTS AI's solutions in video analytics," the
statement said. 

 (Reporting by Alexander Marrow; Editing by Mark Porter)
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