2025 saw the undersea cable industry reach a critical turning point. With unprecedented private funding, soaring AI-driven data needs, and rising security requirements, global connectivity expanded at breakneck speed.

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) is committing USD 700 million to establish a 48 MW data center in Incheon. This move marks the first phase of a targeted 500 MW AI and cloud buildout across South Korea.

A newly revealed supply chain analysis highlights how OpenAI and Nvidia’s ambitious AI project depends on labor availability and overseas manufacturing of critical components. At the heart of this challenge are data centers and power plants, which will require heavy investment and global partnerships to become fully operational.

President Biden has signed an executive order aimed at expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States, marking a significant step in the nation’s technological advancement.