DigitalBridge entered a strategic partnership with KT Corporation to build Next Generation AI Data Centers in Korea. The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on advanced AI and cloud infrastructure. The agreement signifies DigitalBridge’s first collaboration with a major Korean telecommunications provider. This step of the two companies has been planned to solidify South Korea as a regional hub for Next Generation AI Data Centers.
As agreed upon in the new contract, DigitalBridge and KT will look into creating large-scale AI facilities. These plans involve AI factory type centers with power consumption at the gigawatt level. The project may necessitate a multi-billion-dollar investment and may lead to a long term infrastructure development. Consequently, Korea will be able to dominate AI in Asia via Next Generation AI Data Centers. CEO of DigitalBridge, Marc Ganzi, underlined the importance of Korea in the worldwide digital environment. He pointed out that the explosive growth of generative AI and cloud demand is what makes Korea the epicenter of AI infrastructure expansion.
He went on to say that the country’s cutting edge connectivity, its strong tech capabilities, and the backing of the government in the form of policy make it an ideal place for undertaking large scale AI investment. At the moment, DigitalBridge oversees approximately $108 billion worth of digital infrastructure assets all over the world. The company has created a large investment portfolio that includes towers, fiber, edge networks, and hyperscale data centers. As a complement to DigitalBridge’s ongoing growth, which is after the closing of DigitalBridge Partners III, the partnership with KT is.
DigitalBridge’s third value add fund attracted $11.7 billion worth of commitments, including $4.5 billion of LP co investments. The fund is focusing mainly on the deployment market in Asia, particularly South Korea.
Rising Digital Infrastructure Investments Across Regions
DigitalBridge keeps increasing the scale of its portfolio of digital infrastructure across different continents. Portfolio companies in North America are planning to spend more than $40 billion on essential AI and cloud infrastructure in the coming years. These initiatives comprise hyperscale campuses in Wisconsin and Texas in partnership with major technology firms. In the Asia Pacific region, DigitalBridge portfolio companies raised $1.6 billion to support their expansion. One of the examples of the use of this capital is a hyperscale campus that has a capacity of more than 300MW in Johor, Malaysia, which helped to increase the region’s capacity to more than 1GW.
Global demand for high density and energy efficient digital infrastructure that is required to power AI adoption is what these investments represent. The agreement with KT is a continuation of this local success story in Asia. It also facilitates worldwide conversations about the shared AI infrastructure need. At APEC 2025 Summit, among other things, these topics were discussed. The leaders recognized that fast tracking digital transformation by deepening cooperation and building resilient technology ecosystems was the way forward.
KT is always finding new ways to strengthen its position in the Korean digital infrastructure market. The enterprise is using its nationwide network and long-established data center capabilities to expand AI-ready facilities. KT is developing high-performance GPU clusters, energy-efficient architecture, and global technology collaborations to strengthen Korea’s AI ecosystem.
Woojin Jung, Head of Strategy and Business Consulting Group at KT, said the company is exploring several options to secure dependable and scalable AI capacity. He added that KT and DigitalBridge will pursue AI data center opportunities domestically and internationally to deliver more tailored and value-added solutions for enterprise customers.
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