Lotte Innovate Emerges as a Beneficiary of AI Data Center Boom
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According to AI TIMES, IBK Investment & Securities said on September 17 that Lotte Innovate's data center DBO business has entered a growth…
According to AI TIMES, IBK Investment & Securities said on September 17 that Lotte Innovate's data center DBO business has entered a growth phase and could account for up to 30% of the company's total sales in 2028. The firm said the company is expected to benefit as rising investment in domestic AI data centers drives demand for one-stop services covering design, construction, and operations. It also said Lotte Innovate has built competitiveness in a structure where it handles the full process for customer-owned facilities, drawing on its long operational experience. Recently, the company has also been boosting the business's presence by securing a series of outsourced operations and DBO contracts. In addition, the expanding participation of investors in data center development was cited as a favorable environment for business expansion, while expectations for improved performance at subsidiaries have also raised hopes that the company's overall earnings strength will improve as well.
Perspective
The key point here is not simply an expansion in orders, but that enterprise infrastructure businesses are being reshaped into long-term services that include operational capabilities amid the AI investment wave. The fact that a target share of total sales was presented suggests that this business is moving from a peripheral area to one of the company's core pillars. In the market, evaluation criteria are likely to shift so that actual operating capability and customer-tailored execution matter more than construction experience alone. Ultimately, the sector may move away from competition over building facilities and toward competition over who can operate and scale them reliably.
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