Min Hyungbae Announces Plan to Build 'AI Data Expressway' Connecting Busan and Gwangju

Proposal for a National Industrial Optical Cable Network Connecting Busan, Yeosu, Haenam, and Gwangju

Min Hyungbae, a National Assembly member of the Democratic Party of Korea (representing Gwangsan-gu Eul, Gwangju), has announced a plan to build the 'AI Data Expressway' connecting Busan and Gwangju.

On March 10, Assemblyman Min stated in a press release that he aims to establish an industrial optical cable (dark fiber) as a national backbone network to create an ultra-high-speed data network linking Busan, Yeosu, Haenam, and Gwangju.

A concept map for the 'AI Data Highway' (industrial optical cable national backbone network) connecting Busan, Yeosu, Haenam, and Gwangju, proposed by Min Hyungbae, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea. Provided by the office of Min Hyungbae.

The 'AI Data Expressway' proposed by Assemblyman Min is a dedicated data network based on industrial optical cables, starting from the international submarine cable hub in Gijang, Busan, and constructed along the southern coastal industrial belt.

The plan involves installing industrial optical cables from Gijang, Busan to the Yeosu National Industrial Complex to create a direct data corridor connected to the international submarine cable hub, and linking the Haenam Solaseado Data Center Cluster with the Gwangju AI Data Center into a single data network.

Assemblyman Min explained that, through this, it would be possible to integrate Gwangju's artificial intelligence (AI) technology into the manufacturing processes of the heavy and chemical industries in the Yeosu National Industrial Complex, driving innovation in manufacturing and laying the foundation for attracting large-scale data centers.

Assemblyman Min stated, "Despite the strengths of Jeonnam and Gwangju, such as abundant renewable energy and AI convergence clusters, there have been limitations in attracting companies due to a lack of industrial optical cable infrastructure. If the AI Data Expressway is built, the region can grow into an advanced industrial hub capable of attracting global AI and cloud companies."

This plan is presented as part of a strategy to foster Jeonnam and Gwangju as leading centers of new industries in the southern region, alongside Assemblyman Min's previously announced pledge for 'the 100-won era' of industrial electricity rates.

Assemblyman Min declared, "By building both the 'Energy Expressway' based on a distributed RE100 power grid and the ultra-high-speed data infrastructure of the 'AI Data Expressway,' we will transform Jeonnam and Gwangju into global advanced industrial hubs. We intend to redraw the industrial map based on energy and data infrastructure."

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