INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY: DATA CENTRES

The agreement marks DigitalBridge’ s first collaboration with a major South Korean telecommunications company and focuses on building large scale AI and cloud infrastructure in the country. The companies will explore AI factory – type data centers that could scale to gigawatt capacity and require multi billion dollar investment.

Digital Transformation highlighted at the APEC 2025 Summit – where leaders underscored the importance of strengthening partnerships to create resilient and sustainable digital ecosystems.

KT is leveraging its nationwide high-speed network and established data center operations to lead the development of AI specialised infrastructure in South Korea. Its strategy includes deploying high performance GPU clusters, building energy efficient and ecofriendly facilities and expanding partnerships with international technology companies to enhance the country’ s AI data center ecosystem.

“ With the surge in generative AI, cloud adoption and global data demand, South Korea is rapidly emerging as a central hub for AI infrastructure in Asia,” said Marc Ganzi, CEO, DigitalBridge.

These efforts are said to reflect South Korea’ s growing role in the global AI landscape and the need for scalable digital infrastructure to support national and international demand.

“ Our collaboration with KT reflects our continued commitment to developing and operating nextgeneration digital infrastructure globally. South Korea’ s strong connectivity ecosystem, technology leadership and policy support make it an ideal market for AI-era investment.”

DigitalBridge manages approximately US $ 108 billion in digital infrastructure assets globally and has built a comprehensive platform spanning data centers, fiber, towers and edge infrastructure. The collaboration with KT expands the firm’ s regional presence following the recent close of DigitalBridge Partners III( DBP III), which secured US $ 11.7 billion in total commitments including US $ 4.5 billion in LP co investment commitments. Developed markets in Asia, including South Korea, will be a key focus for deployment under this fund.

According to Woojin Jung, Head of Strategy and Business Consulting Group, KT, the company is reviewing multiple options to secure resilient and efficient AI data center capacity as AI adoption accelerates – noting that KT, together with DigitalBridge, will pursue domestic and global AI data center opportunities to provide tailored and valueadded solutions for its customers. p

The engagement with KT reinforces DigitalBridge’ s momentum in expanding next-generation digital infrastructure. Across its global data center portfolio, the firm continues to deploy capital to support the growing need for high density and sustainable facilities that enable AI workloads. This collaboration brings that strategy further into Asia at a time when regional demand for AI-ready capacity is accelerating. It also supports the wider global emphasis on cooperation in

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