South Korean technology giant Naver successfully launched the first phase of its Sejong data center, Gak Sejong, in late 2023. Dubbed the "Cloud Ring," the massive facility spans 290,000 square meters (3.1 million square feet). At full capacity, it is designed to house 600,000 servers, significantly bolstering Naver’s infrastructure for AI and cloud services. The company’s initial investment for this landmark project reached approximately $500 million.
The development journey began in 2019 with initial planning, followed by an official announcement in 2020 and the start of construction in 2021. While the original completion target was set for late 2022, the project's first phase opened in 2023. This initial phase represents about one-third of the planned ring-shaped complex, with Naver planning to complete the phase-two and phase-three expansions in 2028 and 2029, respectively.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 4.47 miles | OKESTRO: Sejong |
The recently founded cloud company, Okestro, is investing 700 billion won ($477.9 million) to transform the vacant Sejong Finance Center II into a new data center.
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| 10.52 miles | LG CNS Daejeon | |
| 10.53 miles | KT Cheongju IDC |
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NAVER Corp. is a global ICT company, providing South Korea’s number one search portal "NAVER" and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide services, including LINE messenger, SNOW camera app, digital comics platform NAVER WEBTOON, group social media platform, NAVER BAND, and metaverse platform ZEPETO.
The sustained research and development of AI, robotics, mobility, and other future technology trends are propelling NAVER forward, in pursuit of the transformation and innovation of technology platforms, while it also remains devoted to a paradigm of shared growth, joining hands with users from the global community as well as a vast number of partnerships.
In 2018, NAVER was ranked as the 9th most innovative company by Forbes and top 6th Future 50 company by Fortune magazine.
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