Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) and GMI Cloud, an United States-based artificial intelligence (AI)-native GPU cloud platform, have announced a strategic collaboration to expand GPU capacity by combining both companies’ GPU resources and infrastructure, democratizing the availability of high-powered computing for enterprises.

This collaboration extends Singtel and GMI Cloud’s reach into previously untapped markets, enabling customers of both companies to gain access to GPUs across a wider footprint for their workloads, Singtel said in a statement on Tuesday.

“We’ve been developing next-generation digital infrastructure and partnerships to support the growing demand for scalable, efficient and cost-effective solutions across industries for compute-intensive workloads,

“Collaborating with GMI Cloud expands capacity and availability zones in Asia Pacific, complementing our own GPUaaS points of presence. This will give enterprises the flexibility and scalability they need as they harness supercomputing power to accelerate innovation,” said Bill Chang, Chief Executive Officer of Singtel’s Digital InfraCo and Nxera.

Alex Yeh, Chief Executive Officer of GMI Cloud, commented that the firm’s collaboration with Singtel marks a significant milestone in democratizing AI infrastructure across Asia Pacific.

According to him, GMI Cloud’s expertise in providing scalable, telecom-optimized GPU solutions complements Singtel’s robust network perfectly.

“Our flexible deployment models and experience with high-volume, low-latency workloads position us uniquely to support the telecommunications industry’s AI initiatives,

“Together, we’re creating an ecosystem that will accelerate AI adoption, enabling telecom providers and enterprises to enhance their services and drive innovation in the region,” he added.

This collaboration follows Singtel’s partnership with GPU cloud platforms Vultr in the US and Nscale in Europe to provide customers with greater geographic flexibility and robust infrastructure support wherever they need.

Singtel also recently announced a strategic partnership with Bridge Alliance, a leading mobile alliance of 35 member operators worldwide, that will bring its GPUaaS offerings to enterprises across the Southeast Asia region.

It is noted that GMI Cloud’s cutting-edge GPU platform, known for its high-performance and cost-effective solutions, will be integrated with Singtel’s Paragon orchestration platform to leverage Singtel’s NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU capacity in Singapore.

Singtel plans to launch its GPU-as-a-Service later this year and is expanding its network of Nxera data centers across Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.

These state-of-the-art facilities featuring advanced NVIDIA GPUs are designed to manage the most demanding AI workloads efficiently and sustainably.

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