A strategic partnership is announced between Gcore, a supplier of high-performance, low-latency, global cloud and edge solutions, and NHN Cloud, a division of the South Korean technology and gaming juggernaut NHN Group. Leading providers of both public and private cloud services in South Korea and the Asia Pacific region include NHN Cloud. 

 

According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Gcore will use the NHN Cloud to penetrate the Asia Pacific market by providing businesses in that region with access to its cutting-edge cloud services, including CDN (Content Delivery Network), 5G eSIM, and accelerated AI processing. In return, Gcore will function as a gateway for customers in the Asia Pacific region and be NHN Cloud's strategic partner in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

 

The MOU also creates a structure for the two companies' joint development of novel solutions and collaboration on business initiatives.

 

NHN Cloud runs a number of online businesses, including the South Korean gaming portal Hangame, which has over 37 million gamers, the payment gateway and digital wallet service NHN Payco, and the online marketplace FashionGo.

 

Since almost ten years, Gcore has been creating the most effective and complete edge and cloud services in Europe. Gcore's infrastructure currently consists of 140 points of presence throughout the world and more than 11,000 peering partners.

 

Donghooom Kim, CEO at NHN Cloud, commented: "Gcore's strength in EMEA is a significant benefit for us as we look to support the expansion of our customers across the region. Gcore has a shared desire to drive innovation in the areas of edge and cloud computing, and we are confident that together we can create compelling new propositions that will unlock even more value for our customers."

 

Andre Reitenbach, CEO at Gcore, said: "We at Gcore are immensely proud to embark on this partnership with NHN Cloud, one of Asia Pacific's outstanding technology innovators. Both businesses sharpened their expertise in delivering compelling gaming experiences built on high-performance, low-latency technology infrastructure, and have extended that know-how to businesses across the globe."