Korea
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The satellite service arm of Korea Telecom (KT) says that it plans to introduce Starlink satellite internet in Korea. -
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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Capacity shares five key stories making headlines around the world today.
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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.
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Digital Realty is buying land in Seoul and Frankfurt in order to build new data centres.
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Equinix has launched its first data centre in South Korea, offering more than 18,000 square feet of colocation space in the city of Seoul.
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SK Telecom has achieved what it claims is the world’s first live TV broadcast running over a commercial 5G network.
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Korea has become the first country to offer more than one commercial 5G network after all three of its major mobile operators switched on 5G networks simultaneously.
