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Implications, context, and why it matters.

LG Uplus targets $1.4 billion in enterprise AI revenue by 2028

• The Paju AI Data Center supports a plan to reach $1.4 billion (KRW 2 trillion) in business-to-business (B2B) enterprise AI revenue by 2028 1.
• The site costs 615.6 billion won ($441.7 million) and should hold more than 100,000 servers when finished in 2027 2.
• LG Uplus expects Paju-related revenue to start four to five years after the center opens 3.
• The buildout also backs work on an in-house small language model, ixi-GEN, plus partnerships on custom AI chips 1.

“ONE LG” groups affiliates into a single AI data center offering

• LG Uplus links with LG Electronics, LG Energy Solution, and LG CNS through the “ONE LG” effort.
• Under the “One LG Solution” framework, LG can pair cooling technology from LG Electronics with uninterruptible power supply (UPS) battery technology from LG Energy Solution, plus data center design, build, and operations from LG CNS (LG Group’s IT services arm) 4.
• The group markets a full set of AI data center components to global operators, covering cooling, energy, and operations 4.
• Working with one group can reduce integration work and improve resilience, though outcomes vary by deployment.