SK Construction Launches Data Center Business in Full Swing... "Will Become a Future Growth Engine"

Rital Korea and Wonbang Tech Sign MOU for 'Modular Data Center Joint Business Development'

On the 19th, SK Engineering & Construction announced on the 20th that it signed a business agreement for joint development of modular data centers with Rital Korea, a company specializing in core data center technologies, and Wonbang Tech, a company specializing in cleanroom air conditioning equipment manufacturing and analysis solutions, at the Gwanhun Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul. The photo shows Yoon Hyuk-no, Head of Eco Engineering Division at SK Engineering & Construction (center), Koo Do-jun, CEO of Rital Korea (left), and Kim Byung-jin, CEO of Wonbang Tech, holding the agreement document for a commemorative photo. (Photo by SK Engineering & Construction)

[Asia Economy Reporter Onyu Lim] SK Engineering & Construction is actively advancing its data center business, a convergence of smart technologies, by embarking on the development of modular data centers.

On the 19th, SK Engineering & Construction announced on the 20th that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for joint business development of modular data centers with Rital Korea, a core technology specialist in data centers, and Wonbang Tech, a company specializing in cleanroom air conditioning equipment manufacturing and analysis solutions, at the Gwanhun Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

The signing ceremony was attended by about 10 officials, including Yoon Hyuk-no, Head of the Eco Engineering Division at SK Engineering & Construction, Koo Do-jun, CEO of Rital Korea, and Kim Byung-jin, CEO of Wonbang Tech.

Through this agreement, the three companies agreed to jointly carry out the entire process of basic design, manufacturing, construction technology development, and commercialization for modular data center development, and to closely cooperate to complete a competitive supply chain for the modular data center business.

The modular data centers jointly developed by the three companies differ from traditional data centers in that standardized modules are pre-manufactured off-site and transported to the site for installation, which shortens construction time compared to on-site construction methods and reduces initial investment costs. Designed with advanced smart technologies, they enable server change detection, operational efficiency improvement, and energy savings. They consist of various modules with independent functions and standardized interfaces, offering excellent standardization and business scalability.

In particular, they are expected to meet diverse customer needs by being applicable not only to cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and enterprise mid-to-large scale data centers but also to edge and co-location businesses.

SK Engineering & Construction established a Smart Data Center Business Group last year to actively promote the business. It has also built an 'OTO' system that collaborates as a single team from the early stages of projects with SK Group affiliates and seven major domestic and international data center design, manufacturing, and construction companies, possessing standardized models for urban data centers of 50MW and 25MW scale.

Yoon Hyuk-no, Head of the Eco Engineering Division at SK Engineering & Construction, said, “This agreement will be an important milestone for the three companies to establish themselves as leaders in the domestic modular data center market. We will succeed in developing modular data center models, strengthen technological competitiveness, and nurture this as a new future growth engine.”

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