Headline: SK Telecom and AWS Invest 7 Trillion Won to Build Korea’s Largest AI Data Center
【Tech Industry News】On June 23, 2025, SK Telecom, a leading South Korean telecom operator, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a joint plan to establish the country’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Ulsan. The total investment is estimated at 7 trillion won (approximately USD 5.1 billion), including USD 4 billion from AWS. The initiative, attended and endorsed by President Lee Jae-myung, highlights the project’s strategic significance for South Korea’s digital future.
The new AI data center will be located in the Ulsan Onsan National Industrial Complex. Its initial capacity is designed at 100 megawatts, equipped with around 60,000 GPUs. The long-term plan envisions an expansion to 1,000 megawatts, positioning it as one of the largest AI computing hubs in the Asia-Pacific region. The facility is expected to be fully operational by 2029.
President Lee emphasized during the launch ceremony: “This AI infrastructure will serve as the ‘expressway to the AI era,’ just as the Gyeongbu Expressway once paved the way for Korea’s industrialization.” He also pledged to introduce tax and regulatory incentives to encourage private investment in AI and data center industries, accelerating the nation’s digital transformation.
Industry experts note that as demand for AI computing power surges globally, metrics such as GPU capacity and energy supply have become vital competitiveness indicators. The SK Telecom–AWS partnership effectively establishes a new supercomputing hub in Korea, strengthening the country’s role in the global AI supply chain while reinforcing AWS’s footprint in Asia-Pacific.
Meanwhile, optimism surrounding government support boosted local AI-related stocks. SK Hynix rose over 3%, Kakao surged 11%, and LG CNS jumped 9%, driving the KOSPI index above the 3,000-point threshold for the first time in three and a half years. This investment is expected to mark a turning point in Asia’s AI race.

【科技产业快讯】2025年6月23日,韩国电信巨头SK电讯与亚马逊旗下云计算服务AWS宣布,在韩国蔚山启动全国规模最大的人工智能(AI)数据中心建设,总投资额高达7万亿韩元(约合51亿美元),其中包括AWS出资的40亿美元。该项目不仅是企业层面的合作,更是韩国国家战略的重要组成部分,总统李在明亲临启动仪式,凸显其战略地位。

根据规划,该数据中心选址于蔚山尾浦国家产业园区,初期设计容量约100兆瓦,将安装多达6万块GPU服务器,未来可扩展至1,000兆瓦级别,具备成为亚洲最大AI算力枢纽的潜力。预计项目将在2029年全面投入运营。

李在明总统在致辞中表示:“这项AI基础设施建设,将如同当年京釜高速公路带动工业化一样,为韩国打开通向AI时代的‘高速公路’。” 他承诺,政府将在税收和监管方面给予支持,吸引更多企业投入AI和数据中心产业,推动韩国数字经济全面升级。

分析人士指出,随着AI大模型对算力需求激增,电力与GPU规模已成为衡量产业竞争力的关键指标。此次SK电讯与AWS的合作,意味着韩国将在全球AI产业链中占据更加重要的地位,也为AWS在亚太市场的扩张提供了坚实支点。

值得注意的是,当天受政策利好带动,韩国AI相关股票普遍上涨:SK海力士涨超3%,Kakao大涨11%,LG CNS上涨9%,推动韩国综合股价指数(KOSPI)时隔三年半再次突破3000点大关。这一项目无疑将成为亚洲AI竞争格局中的重要里程碑。

 

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