Nate Communications
Logo used since 2025 | |
Native name | 네이트커뮤니케이션즈 주식회사 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Tech industry |
| Founded | 1999 as Lycos Korea 2002 as SK Communications |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Area served | South Korea |
| Brands | Lycos (former) Cyworld Nate |
| Services | Internet media |
| Website | natecorp |
Nate Communications Corporation (Korean: 네이트커뮤니케이션즈 주식회사) is a South Korean technology company that owns and operates popular web portal Nate. It offers Internet access and telecommunications services for residences and businesses. SK Communications was founded in 1999 as Lycos Korea, a 50-50 venture of Lycos of the United States and Mirae Corp. of South Korea. The firm was sold to SK Telecom in 2002 and changed its name to SK Communications. SK Telecom currently holds 85.9 percent of its shares. In 2025, the firm was acquired by Samkoo and was renamed Nate Communications.