Signal Korea's wireless backbone capacity is projected to hit its limit after 2029

Summary

The plan warns that power and telecommunications infrastructure must be upgraded in advance to support large-scale data use and AI training. According to projections attributed to the Ministry of Science and ICT, the capacity of Korea's wireless backbone network will reach its limit after 2029. The share of electricity used by AI data centres is also expected to rise sharply. The plan presents charts on backbone traffic and on data-centre power demand based on the draft 12th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand. It treats these projections as signs that infrastructure could become a bottleneck for AI transformation.