Samsung Electronics and other Samsung affiliates will invest $1 billion in a U.S. infrastructure company that integrates the construction of AI (artificial intelligence) data centers with power and telecommunications networks.
On the 29th, Samsung Electronics announced that it has decided to invest a total of $1 billion (approximately 1.36 trillion won) in "Helix Digital Infrastructure" (hereinafter Helix), an AI infrastructure company established by global investment firm KKR, alongside Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life Insurance, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. The investment structure involves Samsung Electronics contributing $500 million, with the remaining five affiliates investing a combined $500 million.
Helix, which announced its launch in June, is a company that provides integrated services ranging from the development and operation of large-scale data centers to power generation, transmission and distribution, and optical communication network infrastructure. Through this, it supports major cloud service providers in rapidly securing the necessary infrastructure in response to increasing AI demand.
Helix is led by Adam Selipsky, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Amazon Web Services (AWS). The management team consists of experts in data centers and power sectors, and the company can also leverage the capabilities of approximately 170 infrastructure specialists from KKR.
Samsung affiliates participated as founding investors in Helix alongside KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), NVIDIA, and U.S. utility company BEASTra, among others.
A Samsung official stated, "Based on its capabilities across all areas of AI infrastructure, Samsung is playing a central role in building global AI infrastructure," adding, "Building on this foundation, we plan to expand future collaboration opportunities with Helix."
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