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South Korean telecom operator KT has introduced a dedicated network line for AI workloads, offering eight times the data transmission capacity of conventional lines, according to reporting by etnews and Maeil Business Newspaper.
The new offering, an AI-dedicated line (AI 전용 회선), is designed to meet the surging data traffic demands of AI training and inference workloads. KT positions the service as purpose-built infrastructure for enterprises handling large-scale AI data transfers, where conventional telecom lines can become bottlenecks.
The 8x capacity increase refers to the jump in data transmission capacity compared with standard network lines, addressing the bandwidth-heavy requirements that characterize modern AI clusters and data center interconnects.
Details of the launch were reported on October 14, 2026, by Korean industry media, with accompanying images published by both etnews and Maeil Business Newspaper. Primary sources reviewed in connection with the report numbered seven; no additional research summary was available, and Naver News API lookups could not be used because an API key was not configured, with DuckDuckGo and direct review used as substitutes.
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