LG CNS launches modular AI data center deployable in six months

SEOUL, March 05 (AJP) - LG CNS unveiled a container-based AI data center called "AI Box" that can be built in about six months, aiming to capture growing demand for rapid AI infrastructure deployment.

The modular system shown Thursday houses up to 576 graphics processing units in a single container with 1.2 megawatts of server power capacity.

Traditional data centers typically require about two years to construct, making the shortened timeline a potential advantage for enterprise customers seeking quick expansion of AI computing capabilities.

The company said the standardized design allows customers to start with a single container and scale up to hyperscale capacity by combining dozens of units.

AI Box integrates technologies from multiple LG Group affiliates, including cooling distribution units and air conditioning systems from LG Electronics and battery systems for uninterruptible power supplies from LG Energy Solution.

"AI Box, which provides integrated AI servers, power, cooling and operations, will lead a new paradigm in the data center business," said Cho Heon-hyeock, Datacenter Business Unit Vice President at LG CNS. "We will expand the business to global markets including Southeast Asia and North America based on successful cases in the domestic market."

The company plans to deploy its first AI Box at its Busan Global Cloud Data Center site and eventually build a campus of about 50 units on the 27,179-square-meter property to serve domestic AI infrastructure demand.

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