Big Data
Singapore data center annual investment to reach $19.2 billion in 2050 – PwC
PwC has forecasted annual data center investment in Singapore to reach $19.2 billion in 2050, in real 2025 prices， up from approximately $7 billion in 2026.
Hong Kong-based events firm BUUU to buy 60% of data-center maker Brightray, move to Singapore
Nasdaq-listed BUUU Group, a Hong Kong-based events and stage-production company, will buy a 60 percent stake in Brightray Science, a maker of prefabricated modular data centers, and will relocate its headquarters to Singapore.
AI to push Asia-Pacific data center capacity from 32 to 57 GW by 2030: JLL
Artificial intelligence (AI) and data-center expansion can double Asia-Pacific data-center capacity by 2030, from 32 GW to 57 GW, and can pressure power grids worldwide, in a "generational shift" in electricity demand.
Australia’s Firmus, OpenAI to team up on Malaysia expansion of AI data centers
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus and OpenAI will cooperate to expand AI data center capacity into Malaysia, a new market for the Australian infrastructure company, under a multi-year partnership to develop two sites there.
Data center growth in emerging markets hinges on opportunities and risk – S&P
Emerging markets could be the next major driver of growth for the data center industry, with a development pipeline that is almost two times larger than current global operating capacity, S&P Globa Ratings said in a report on last Friday.
Hitachi Vantara reports 32 percent APAC revenue growth
Hitachi Vantara said Asia-Pacific revenue rose 32 percent in its first fiscal quarter, led by a 61 percent increase in regional storage revenue.
Data centers can catalyze infrastructure upgrades: APDCA
The Asia-Pacific Data Center Association (APDCA) has launched a new white paper titled Data centers as catalysts for infrastructure modernization in APAC, highlighting how data centers are helping to strengthen the energy and water systems needed to support Asia-Pacific’s future development.
Singapore’s Bitdeer buys 200 acres in Texas for $100M for AI data-center expansion
Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-headquartered technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, has bought about 200 acres of undeveloped land in Milam County, Texas, for $100 million in cash, to expand its planned AI and high-performance-computing data-center operations.
KKR-Singtel consortium completes takeover of Singapore’s STT GDC at $10.9B
A consortium, led by U.S.-based investment firm KKR with Singapore's Singtel, has completed its acquisition of Singapore's STT GDC, taking full ownership of the data-center operator, STT GDC said in a statement on Wednesday.
Singapore’s Keppel DC REIT acquires two hyperscale colocation data centers in Tokyo for $1.19B
Keppel DC REIT and Keppel Ltd. (Keppel) have indirectly entered into agreements with unrelated third-party sellers, to collectively acquire 90 percent effective interests in Tokyo Data Center 4 and Tokyo Data Center 5, two freehold, hyperscale fully-fitted (colocation) data centers located in Inzai City, Greater Tokyo, Japan, for JPY 190 billion ($1.19…
