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Korea opens first 400 Gbps research data circuit to the United States

As of September 2026: Leading KREONET's international expansion

Until this week, moving 100 terabytes of research data from South Korea to the United States took about two hours and 13 minutes. Starting September 16, the same transfer takes about 33 minutes.

Updated Sep 16

Notable Quotes

"This international circuit build-out goes beyond simply scaling up network capacity — it represents an upgrade of the country's research infrastructure to a world-class level."

from Korea opens first 400 Gbps research data circuit to the United States · Updated Sep 16

"Since research networks are core infrastructure for the future, essential to securing AI sovereignty and data sovereignty, we will continue to upgrade the Korea-Europe route going forward."

from Korea opens first 400 Gbps research data circuit to the United States · Updated Sep 16