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SK Telecom has partnered with SK hynix and Penguin Solutions to jointly develop and offer AI data centre solutions. -
KT is set to leverage Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology to help push its data transfer speeds.
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SK Telecom announced plans to restructure the company in 2025, with the operator splitting seven business divisions to “create tangible results as a global AI company”.
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Samsung Electronics has inaugurated its new semiconductor research and development facility, NRD-K, in Korea.
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SK Telecom has launched a customer service centre tool driven by a proprietary AI model tailored to enhance agents' handling of customer queries.
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SK Telecom has unveiled plans to build an “AI infrastructure superhighway” which includes constructing gigawatt-scale data centres across Asia and the Pacific.
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SK Telecom and Samsung have developed AI technology capable of optimising 5G base stations.
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The satellite service arm of Korea Telecom (KT) says that it plans to introduce Starlink satellite internet in Korea.
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Empyrion DC Pte (Empyrion DC), a Singaporean data centre operator, confirms the ground-breaking of its first South Korean data centre facility.
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Construction project management firm HanmiGlobal is now partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to promote South Korea as the next big data centre hub for Asia, as political uncertainty continues in Hong Kong and building restrictions threaten to curtail growth in Singapore.
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Global infrastructure investor Actis has strengthened its data centre capabilities in Korea through an exclusive partnership with local industry expert ADIK.
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Korean mobile operator LG Uplus is to build a $268 million hyperscale data centre in Anyang, Gyeonggi, south of Seoul.
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SK Telecom is splitting into two companies, with an technology investment unit to be spun off in November.
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LG Uplus, the South Korean telecoms operator, says it is investing more than 300 billion won (US$268 million) to build a new data centre in response to rising demand for its services.
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Korea's SK Telecom is to split into two companies: an AI and digital infraco, and a division tentatively called the ICT Investment Company.
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Singapore-based data centre operator Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has secured US$230 million debt refinancing from China Merchants Bank, as part of its $1 billion expansion plan in China.
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KT Corporation (KT) has deployed Infinera’s 7300 Series Multi-haul Transport platform in its national backbone network to support its nationwide rollout of 5G services.
