en.Wedoany.com Reported - South Korean cloud service provider kt cloud has announced the expansion of its Yeouido data center, a financial-dedicated facility, aimed at building next-generation financial infrastructure adapted to changes in the financial market.
This expansion is a strategic investment focused on addressing the increased infrastructure demand driven by financial market restructuring and the expansion of global investment scale. kt cloud plans to position the center as a financial infrastructure hub connecting financial institutions, exchanges, and global cloud platforms. With the proliferation of multi-trading market systems and the rise in digital transactions, the domestic financial market is undergoing accelerated changes, requiring advanced IT infrastructure capable of connecting multiple trading markets and processing large-scale data in real time. Meanwhile, trends such as global investors entering the domestic market continue to drive demand for infrastructure that supports ultra-low-latency trading environments and stable financial operations.
The Yeouido data center is located in the core area of the domestic capital market, adjacent to the Korea Exchange and major financial institutions. Due to its proximity to the exchange, the data center has a natural advantage in achieving ultra-low-latency trading. Core financial operations such as real-time trading, market data processing, and risk management are highly sensitive to latency, and the data center's location and network connection quality directly impact the competitiveness and service quality of financial services. Leveraging its experience in operating core systems in the financial sector, kt cloud has stably operated this data center for an extended period. Currently, several major securities firms have deployed their core systems here.
With this expansion, kt cloud plans to further enhance the competitiveness of the financial-dedicated data center. The project is expected to be completed by June 2027, adding approximately two floors of capacity. In the future, the company will also expand its infrastructure footprint within the Yeouido area in phases. Based on the location's proximity to the exchange, kt cloud will upgrade its proximity hosting services to help financial institutions efficiently build ultra-low-latency trading environments. In terms of connectivity and security, kt cloud will leverage products such as cross-connect, One DC network, HCX, and the DDoS defense service Clean Zone, and plans to expand financial-dedicated services like Time as a Service in the future.
Kim Bong-kyun, CEO of kt cloud, stated that as the financial market structure evolves, the importance of financial infrastructure supporting ultra-low-latency trading and stable connectivity is increasingly prominent. The company plans to transform the Yeouido data center into a representative domestic financial infrastructure hub, aiding financial institutions in digital transformation and connecting to global markets. Additionally, in June of this year, kt cloud completed the construction of a public cloud based on the next-generation cloud platform "kt cloud PLATFORM" and has begun providing cloud services to public institutions.
