Hyunjoon Cho: "Data Center Business Is Hyosung's New Growth Engine... Will Transform the Global Paradigm Beyond Korea"

Opening of 'STT Seoul 1,' a 30 MW Hyperscale AI Data Center
Chairman Cho Issues Special Directive: "Mobilize All Core Competencies for AI Data Center"

"We will nurture the data center business as Hyosung's new growth engine and transform the paradigm of the global artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem, reaching beyond Korea."

Hyunjoon Cho, Chairman of Hyosung Group, made this statement at the opening ceremony of the hyperscale data center 'STT Seoul 1,' held in Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, on the 16th.

On the 16th, at the opening ceremony of the Hyosung-STT GDC AI data center 'STT Seoul 1' held in Gasan-dong, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyunjoon gave a congratulatory speech. Hyosung

At the opening ceremony, Chairman Cho emphasized, "I have long been convinced that data would become the 'crude oil of the 21st century.' Anticipating an era in which AI competitiveness is synonymous with national competitiveness, we took the initiative to establish a data center here in Gasan—a metropolitan area with a population of 20 million—that will serve as the heart of AI."

The STT Seoul 1 data center was established through a joint venture between Hyosung, leveraging its power solutions, and ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), a data center operator based in Asia and Europe. As a hyperscale data center with a capacity of 30 MW, it is designed to support diverse cloud and AI infrastructure demands.

The greatest advantage of STT Seoul 1 lies in its ability to provide a large-scale capacity of 30 MW in Seoul, where securing power is particularly challenging. The 30 MW capacity is equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of about 13,000 households. Its location in the heart of Seoul further differentiates it, as recent trends in energy regulations and power grid constraints have led large data centers to disperse to the outskirts or regions outside the capital area. Located in the Gasan Digital Complex, STT Seoul 1 is close to major business hubs such as Gangnam and Yeouido, minimizing data transmission latency.

Security and stability have also been enhanced. The facility acquired the Uptime Institute's 'Tier III Certification of Design Documents (TCDD),' ensuring that servers remain operational even during maintenance or failure scenarios, thereby guaranteeing high levels of service continuity and operational stability.

Chairman Cho stated, "STT Seoul 1 is the result of the synergy between STT GDC's expertise and Hyosung's power solutions capabilities. It will serve as a core infrastructure supporting the growth of Korea's AI industry and become a new milestone for future competitiveness."

Recently, as AI-based services proliferate and global data demand increases, Chairman Cho issued a special directive to concentrate the group’s core competencies on the AI data center business, recognizing the growing importance of high-performance data center infrastructure.

Hyosung will build a differentiated AI data center business model based on synergies among its affiliates. Hyosung Heavy Industries will ensure both operational stability and power efficiency for the AI data center, utilizing its ultra-high voltage transformers, circuit breakers, and energy efficiency technologies. In addition, leveraging accumulated expertise in construction such as liquefied gas plants and hydrogen charging stations, the company will systematically secure specialized technologies and construction know-how tailored for AI data centers. Hyosung ITX will apply its existing IT business expertise—including cloud, content delivery network (CDN), and digital transformation (DX) solutions—across the entire AI data center operation. By establishing traffic optimization and security management systems, the company aims to raise the technical reliability and stability of its AI data centers.

Chairman Cho emphasized, "Hyosung is a company equipped with world-class level technology in power equipment, construction capabilities, and nearly 30 years of accumulated IT operational experience. The AI data center business is the culmination of Hyosung’s core competencies and should be developed as a key pillar for the group's future growth."

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