LG Uplus targets $3.2 bil. in AI data center orders by 2030

LG Uplus unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI) data center infrastructure strategy at its facility under construction in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, targeting 5 trillion won ($3.2 billion) in cumulative orders by 2030 as it pushes to scale its AI infrastructure business. The company said Friday it aims to establish a new standard for AI infrastructure by leveraging groupwide One LG synergies and showcasing the global competitiveness of its in-house technologies. As AI workloads shift from model training to inference, data centers are contending with rising power demands, more variable workloads and intensifying thermal constraints. To address these challenges, LG Uplus introduced its “ACE on Trust” strategy for the Paju AI data center, which is set to span roughly 150,000 square meters. The initiative centers on agility, capacity and efficiency built on a foundation of operational reliability, aimed at defining a new standard for AI infrastructure. For agility, the company will adopt a prefabricated modular data center construction method to accelerate deployment timelines. The appr