SK Telecom announced on the 13th that it opened the Gasan AI Data Center (AIDC) on Dec. 30 and launched the AI cloud service 'SKT GPUaaS (GPU-as-a-Service).' In line with its 'AI infrastructure super highway' strategy, SK Telecom is establishing the 'AI DC division' in its year-end organizational restructuring and is intensifying its AI infrastructure business.
The Gasan AIDC offers a power density of 44 kW per rack, one of the highest levels in the country, and provides an optimized environment for operating high-density GPU servers. GPUaaS is a subscription-based AI cloud service prepared in collaboration with Lambda in the United States and has attracted the first Lambda region in the Asia-Pacific region. This service is based on the NVIDIA H100 GPU and supports stable AI training and inference, allowing corporations to select the number of GPUs and duration according to their needs.
GPUaaS is compatible with public clouds and can efficiently manage GPU resources through the 'AI Cloud Manager.' Prices are flexible based on the contract duration and the number of GPUs, and a promotion offering a 20% discount on subscription prices is also being conducted until the end of February.
SK Telecom received significant interest from over 100 corporations and research institutions even before the launch, and plans to introduce the latest GPU, the H200, first in the country in the first quarter of this year to further enhance the AI technology development environment. Kim Myung-kook, head of the GPUaaS division, noted, 'This launch is the first example of SKT's AI data center business reaching out to customers, and it will contribute to enhancing national AI competitiveness.'