KT launches 'AI dedicated line' for data center interconnect, raising maximum bandwidth from 100Gbps to 800Gbps (report)
Announced October 14, 2026
Verified (fact)
KT launched an 'AI dedicated line' supporting up to 800Gbps of bandwidth for large data transfers between AI data centers (AIDCs). It expanded dedicated line bandwidth, previously up to about 100Gbps, to 400Gbps and 800Gbps. The goal is to link AI data centers and GPU infrastructure spread across the country with ultra-high speed and ultra-low latency.
Needs fact-check (claim)
KT says the service transfers the large volumes of data needed for AI training and inference in real time.
Why it matters (interpretation)
As demand grows in Korea to pool distributed GPU resources, telecom companies have started offering inter-data center networking as a separate AI product.
Confidence medium · official source pending
Sources
- Press KT, 최대 800Gbps 대역폭 지원 초고속·초저지연 'AI 전용회선' 선봬 AI Times (Korea)
- Press KT, AI 전용회선 출시…데이터센터 연결 대역폭 최대 800Gbps로 확대 AI News Korea
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