Samsung SDS to build AI-ready network for Seoul National University

Samsung SDS won a project to build an AI-ready network for Seoul National University, covering 243 buildings and serving about 50,000 students, faculty, and staff, with speeds up to 800 Gbps. The upgrade aims to support large-scale AI research and education by enabling faster data transfer, enhanced security through logical network segmentation, and automated network management.

Seoul National University is preparing to overhaul its campus network in a project designed to support large-scale artificial intelligence AI research and move the university toward an AI-native campus. Samsung SDS said it won the project to transform the university’s network platform, covering 243 buildings and serving about 50,000 students, faculty members and staff. The new infrastructure will provide network speeds of up to 800 gigabits per second, allowing large volumes of data used in AI research and education to move more quickly across the campus. The project will also introduce logical network segmentation to strengthen security and network automation to improve operational efficiency. For students, the upgraded system is intended to provide more stable connectivity in classrooms, laboratories and libraries while reducing slowdowns and interruptions. Researchers and professors will be able to transfer large AI training and research datasets more reliably over the higher-bandwidth network, the company said. IT staff will also gain automated tools for device authentication and n