DigitalBridge signed a memorandum of understanding with KT Corporation to pursue large-scale AI data center developments in Korea, marking its first formal collaboration with a major Korean telecom operator. The companies will evaluate AI-factory–style facilities that could reach gigawatt-scale power footprints and require multi-billion-dollar investments, aligning with Korea’s rise as a regional AI infrastructure hub and DigitalBridge’s strategy following the close of its $11.7 billion DBP III fund.
The partnership builds on DigitalBridge’s aggressive global expansion across hyperscale and AI-class infrastructure. The firm reports that North American portfolio companies are now investing more than $40 billion in new AI and cloud data center builds, including multi-GW campuses in Wisconsin and Texas. In Asia-Pacific, DigitalBridge-backed platforms have raised $1.6 billion to expand their regional footprint, including a 300 MW+ hyperscale campus in Johor, Malaysia, contributing to more than 1 GW of deployed or in-development capacity across Australia, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
KT brings nationwide fiber reach, an established data-center footprint, and active initiatives in high-density GPU clusters and energy-efficient designs. KT’s leadership notes that the company is evaluating multiple pathways to increase AI-specialized capacity and, together with DigitalBridge, will examine both domestic and international opportunities to meet enterprise and government demand for next-generation AI compute.
• DigitalBridge and KT will evaluate gigawatt-scale AI data center facilities
• Partnership aligns with DigitalBridge’s $11.7 billion DBP III fund strategy
• DigitalBridge portfolio investing more than $40 billion in North American AI builds
• APAC portfolio backed by $1.6 billion for >1 GW of capacity across the region
• KT focusing on high-performance GPU clusters and energy-efficient designs
“Our collaboration with KT reflects our continued commitment to developing and operating next-generation digital infrastructure globally,” said Marc Ganzi, CEO of DigitalBridge.
🌐 Analysis
This agreement caps a year of rapid growth for DigitalBridge, which has announced major investments across North America, Europe, and APAC in 2025. The firm has expanded its hyperscale data-center platform with multi-billion-dollar builds in Texas and Wisconsin; acquired or recapitalized regional platforms in Malaysia, Japan, and Australia; and advanced a pipeline of high-density campuses intended for AI workloads. DigitalBridge also closed DBP III—one of the largest digital-infrastructure funds to date—giving it significant dry powder for AI-era facilities.
The KT partnership extends this momentum into South Korea, which is positioning itself as an AI powerhouse, with strong government incentives, robust fiber infrastructure, and rising demand from local hyperscalers and semiconductor manufacturers. With competitors such as Equinix, Digital Realty, STT GDC, and GDS also accelerating AI-grade builds across Asia, DigitalBridge’s alignment with a Tier-1 Korean telecom operator strengthens its position in one of the region’s fastest-growing markets.
| DigitalBridge: Major Initiatives and Portfolio-Company Projects (Verified 2025) | |
|---|---|
| KT Partnership (South Korea) | DigitalBridge and KT signed an MOU in Nov 2025 to explore next-generation AI data centers in Korea. Early-stage collaboration; no site selections or commitments finalized. This is a **strategic evaluation**, not a confirmed build. |
| DBP III Fund Deployment | DigitalBridge Partners III closed at $11.7B (plus $4.5B co-invest). Actively deploying into data centers, towers, fiber, small cells, and edge platforms globally. **Represents investment strategy**, not direct DigitalBridge-branded projects. |
| Wisconsin Hyperscale Campus (U.S.) | A large AI/hyperscale data-center development by a **DigitalBridge portfolio company** (not DigitalBridge itself). Early construction activities and power procurement continue. Publicly confirmed as part of DigitalBridge’s U.S. hyperscale investment footprint; not cancelled. |
| Texas Hyperscale Campus (U.S.) | Another major build by a **DigitalBridge-backed platform**. Multi-phase development, aligned with hyperscaler demand for AI workloads. Progress varies by phase; project remains active with no announced delays. |
| APAC Regional Expansion (Portfolio Companies) | DigitalBridge portfolio companies (including Vantage, others) raised ~$1.6B to expand across Australia, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Activities include new campuses, expansions, and land/power acquisitions. **Multiple developers involved; DigitalBridge is the investor, not the builder.** |
| Johor Hyperscale Campus (Malaysia) | A >300MW hyperscale project led by a **DigitalBridge-backed data center operator**. Construction ongoing; first delivery targeted for 2026. Campus status verified active; timelines depend on utility coordination. |
| DataBank Expansion (North America) | DataBank, majority-owned by DigitalBridge, continues expanding in Dallas, Atlanta, NYC, and other U.S. markets. Includes new builds and modernization for AI-readiness. All announced projects remain active; no cancellations noted. |
| Vantage Data Centers (Global) | Vantage, heavily backed by DigitalBridge, has active builds in: • Berlin (Germany) • Montreal (Canada) • Northern Virginia (U.S.) • Johannesburg (South Africa) Projects remain active, though some timelines pace with local utility availability. **DigitalBridge is an investor, not the direct project operator.** |
| Scala Data Centers (Latin America) | Scala, owned by DigitalBridge, continues large-scale expansions across Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia. Multiple 100MW+ campuses remain under construction. No cancellations reported; continued strong hyperscaler demand. |
| Zenlayer Edge Cloud & Interconnect | DigitalBridge maintains an investment in Zenlayer, which is expanding edge nodes across APAC, LATAM, and the Middle East. Current strategy leans toward interconnect services and software-defined edge. All expansion activity remains active; no cancellations noted. |
| European Digital Infrastructure Platforms | DigitalBridge invests in multiple European platforms across towers, fiber, and data centers (UK, France, Germany, Nordics). 2024–2025 expansions remain active, including AI-ready modernizations. These are **portfolio-company initiatives**, not direct DigitalBridge builds. |
DigitalBridge operates across several layers of the digital-infrastructure ecosystem, and the table reflects these distinctions to avoid implying that every project is a direct DigitalBridge build. In some cases, DigitalBridge acts directly, such as forming strategic partnerships or signing MOUs (e.g., KT in Korea). In others, activity occurs through DigitalBridge Partners III, the firm’s investment fund, which deploys capital into multiple asset classes but does not itself operate facilities. Most large data-center developments are executed by portfolio companies in which DigitalBridge is a major investor—such as Vantage, Scala, DataBank, and others—meaning DigitalBridge provides capital, strategy, and platform support, while the operating company develops and runs the facility. This structure enables DigitalBridge to scale globally without directly managing every project, while maintaining influence across a diverse portfolio of data center, tower, fiber, and edge platforms.
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