[Call] LGU+ Secures Customers for Paju AIDC 50MW... Pursues 2 to 3 DBO Deals
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LG Uplus is seeking to expand its AI infrastructure business by pursuing both colocation and DBO.
AI data center revenue in the third quarter of this year was KRW 131.7 billion, up 27.7% from a year earlier.
The Paju AI data center has a power capacity of 200MW, and one 50MW building has secured a customer, with a total of four buildings set to be brought online sequentially by 2028.
LG Uplus is seeking to expand its AI infrastructure business by pursuing both colocation and DBO. At a conference call for its third-quarter earnings announcement on the 4th, An Hyung-gyun, head of LG Uplus's Enterprise AI Business Group, explained this direction. AI data center revenue for the third quarter was KRW 131.7 billion, up 27.7% from a year earlier. The company attributed the increase to higher colocation and DBO sales.
As part of its plan to expand supply, LG Uplus is pursuing both in-house data center buildouts and cooperation with external partners. Through this, the company aims to respond to demand for AI adoption in the corporate and public sectors.
Amid this trend, the company said the AI data center under construction in Paju has a scale of 200MW. Of that, one 50MW building within the 200MW capacity has already secured a customer.
LG Uplus is building an AI data center in Paju. The power capacity of the Paju AIDC is 200MW. The company plans to bring a total of four buildings online sequentially through 2028.
Of these, one building will have a scale of 50MW, and customer acquisition has been completed. The first building is scheduled for completion in June 2027, and operations will begin after completion. LG Uplus is focusing on gradually bringing large-scale AI data centers online.
LG Uplus is also pursuing its DBO business while working with external partners such as asset management firms. It is currently pursuing 2 to 3 DBO projects. DBO is a model in which the design, build, and operation of a client's data center are handled in one package.
An said the company is pursuing both its own data centers and DBO. He explained that this is aimed at improving investment efficiency, responding in a timely manner to rising customer demand, and strengthening supply speed and execution.
LG Uplus's AI data center revenue for the third quarter was KRW 131.7 billion. The figure rose 27.7% from the same period last year, driven by higher colocation and DBO sales.
To respond to the expansion of AI adoption in the corporate and public sectors, LG Uplus is securing metropolitan-area AI data centers in advance. The move is intended to address demand.
LG Uplus is also strengthening investment and execution to enhance infrastructure competitiveness. The company said it is continuing to respond to rising AI demand in the corporate and public sectors.
At the same time, LG Uplus is expanding the use of AI at customer touchpoints and in internal operations. Centered on its integrated customer platform, 'U+one,' it is applying AI agents to customer service and work processing, while also pursuing process redesign tailored to workflows. Through this, it aims to improve operational efficiency.
Yeom Myeong-hee, CFO of LG Uplus, said that the company is improving customer convenience and work productivity by applying AI agents around U+one and redesigning work processes from a workflow perspective.
The company is pursuing the advancement of AICC. Yeom, the CFO, said it is seeking to improve customer convenience through expanded LLM-based customer service functions, while also pursuing better service quality and operational efficiency. She added that this effort is already yielding shorter customer wait times, shorter call times, and lower operating costs.
On the telecom service side, the company is improving the usability of 'Ixi O roaming call' and also improving the usability of 'roaming pass.' It has also joined 'Travel Alliance,' a global telecom carrier partnership. As a result, it said the range of travel benefits available locally is expanding.
Yeom also outlined a direction to internalize AI technology capabilities based on network and call data and to commercialize those capabilities. She emphasized that the company aims to connect its core telecom business competitiveness to future growth.
Source: IT DAILY · Seong Won-young
Original: https://www.itdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=242691
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