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NHN plans 100MW of AI data-center capacity by end of 2027
South Korean technology company NHN plans 100MW of AI data-center capacity by end-2027.
The expansion will include sites in the Seoul area and new data centers planned in Jangseong, South Jeolla Province, and Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province.
NHN says facilities it has secured in Seoul and Incheon will be equipped with more than 1,700 Nvidia B300 graphics processing units, with operations starting in stages from January 2027.
The plan follows strong growth in NHN's cloud business, which helped lift its third-quarter technology revenue by 53.6% from a year earlier.
NHN's operating profit for the quarter rose 112.7% to 58.8 billion won, while total revenue increased 21.2% to 758.3 billion won.
The new capacity is intended to support growing demand for AI computing, and NHN says its data centers will use liquid-cooling systems that can accommodate Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin accelerators.
NHN plans to operate a total of 100 megawatts of AI data-center capacity by the end of 2027.
The plan includes data centers in Seoul and Incheon and new facilities in Jeonnam and North Gyeongsang provinces.
NHN said it would install more than 1,700 Nvidia B300 GPUs at leased data centers in Seoul and Incheon, with operations starting in stages from January 2027.
The company reported third-quarter operating profit of 58.8 billion won, up 112.7% from a year earlier.
NHN said its cloud business helped drive growth, with technology-sector revenue rising 53.6% year on year.
- Who
- NHN, a South Korean company.
- What
- It plans to operate 100MW of AI data-center capacity, including capacity already secured.
- When
- By the end of 2027. Operations at leased sites are to start in stages from January 2027.
- Where
- Seoul and Incheon, with planned new data centers in Jangseong, Jeonnam, and Pohang, North Gyeongsang.
- Why
- NHN cited growth in its cloud business as it expands AI data-center infrastructure.
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NHN plans to begin operating the leased data centers in Seoul and Incheon in stages.
NHN plans to operate a total of 100MW of AI data-center capacity.
NHN plans to use 15% of the previous fiscal year's consolidated EBITDA for cash dividends and share buybacks and cancellations.
- Planned AI data-center capacity
- 100MW by the end of 2027
- Leased sites
- Seoul's Gasan Digital Complex and Incheon's Gajwa-dong
- Planned GPU installations
- More than 1,700 Nvidia B300 GPUs
- New data-center projects
- Two in Jangseong, Jeonnam, and one in Pohang, North Gyeongsang
- Third-quarter operating profit
- 58.8 billion won, up 112.7% year on year
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