SK Hynix Raises $26.5 Billion as AI Memory Demand Drives U.S. Listing
SK Hynix shares rose roughly 13% in their U.S. market debut on Friday, closing at $168.01 after the South Korean ...
In Focus: Korea
Korea’s Role in the AI Infrastructure Build-Out Converge Digest tracks Korea’s digital infrastructure ecosystem across AI infrastructure, semiconductors, memory, cloud platforms, telecom networks, data centers, sovereign AI initiatives and advanced manufacturing. Coverage follows Korean companies, national investment strategies and global partnerships shaping the next generation of AI and communications infrastructure. |
Technology Pillars AI Infrastructure ›Semiconductors ›Memory ›HBM ›Sovereign AI ›Data Centers ›5G ›Cloud › |
Key Players Samsung ›SK hynix ›SK Telecom ›Samsung SDS ›KT ›LG Uplus ›Naver ›LG Electronics › |
| Tracking: Korea • National AI Strategies • AI Infrastructure Investment • GPU Clusters • Semiconductor Clusters • Memory Bandwidth • Foundry • Telecom AI |
KT Targets 1 GW of AI Data Centers and 90 Tbps of Subsea Capacity
KT outlined an KRW 18 trillion ($11.8 billion) investment program spanning cybersecurity, next-generation networks, AI data centers, and submarine cable ...
Samsung AI RAN Optimizer Boosts KDDI 5G Throughput by Up to 52%
Samsung Electronics and KDDI completed a multi-month trial of an AI-powered radio access network optimization system on KDDI’s commercial 5G ...
South Korea Unveils National AI Infrastructure Strategy
South Korea has launched one of the world’s most ambitious national AI infrastructure initiatives, aligning government policy with unprecedented long-term ...
NVIDIA Expands Korea AI Push
NVIDIA, SK Telecom, and SK hynix unveiled a broad set of initiatives aimed at building Korea’s AI infrastructure ecosystem, spanning ...
KKR Invests $820 Million in Samsung SDS
KKR will invest approximately $820 million (KRW 1.22 trillion) in Samsung SDS through convertible bonds, forming a strategic partnership aimed at expanding ...
IonQ to Deliver 100-Qubit Quantum System to South Korea’s National HPC Center
IonQ signed a finalized agreement with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI) to deliver a 100-qubit trapped-ion quantum system to ...
DigitalBridge Teams with KT for AI Data Centers in Korea
DigitalBridge signed a memorandum of understanding with KT Corporation to pursue large-scale AI data center developments in Korea, marking its ...
SK Telecom Maps 1 GW AI Data Center Buildout
SK Telecom accelerated its AI infrastructure roadmap with plans to scale its Ulsan artificial intelligence data center (AIDC) to 1 ...
NVIDIA Fuels Korea’s AI Factory Boom
NVIDIA has emerged as the unifying force behind South Korea’s national push to industrialize artificial intelligence. In partnership with Samsung ...
OpenAI Plans South Korea Infrastructure
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have entered strategic partnerships with OpenAI to advance AI infrastructure development in Korea and globally ...
VAST Data and SK Telecom Deploy Sovereign AI Cloud
VAST Data partnered with SK Telecom to launch a sovereign AI infrastructure in South Korea designed to accelerate training and ...
Nokia Powers Empyrion’s KR1 Gangnam Data Center in Seoul
Nokia will provide core networking equipment for Empyrion Digital’s new KR1 Gangnam Data Center in Seoul, South Korea. The deployment ...
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