Big Data

Singapore’s STT GDC secures $1.37B green financing for Johor data center campus

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), a Singapore-based data center operator, has secured a green financing facility of up to $1.37 billion to fund the development of STT Johor, its data center campus in Johor, Malaysia.

Vietnam, Australia sign 5-year digital economy pact covering AI, semiconductors, data flows

Vietnam and Australia will further collaborate in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, cross-border data flows, and undersea cable connectivity.

GIC, Anthropic, Macquarie team up to develop data center infrastructure in US

Singapore investment firm GIC, Anthropic, Macquarie Asset Management have on Tuesday announced a strategic partnership to establish Theseus Infrastructure, a new platform to develop, operate and lease data center infrastructure at scale to Anthropic under long-term agreements.

CoreWeave expands cloud AI platform to Indonesia, marking first move into Asia-Pacific region

US's artificial intelligence firm CoreWeave, Inc. announced Tuesday its expansion into Indonesia, the company's first data center presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Singapore’s Bitdeer signs $4.7B Norway data center deal with AI infrastructure startup Volta

Singapore-headquartered Bitdeer Technologies has signed a 16-year colocation lease and services agreement with Volta Tydal AS, a subsidiary of AI infrastructure platform Volta, to deliver 121 IT megawatts at its Tydal campus in Norway.

Japan’s SoftBank telecom unit, Singapore’s SC ZEUS, Malaysia’s Robust HPC sign AI data center pact for Southeast Asia

SB Telecom Singapore, a subsidiary of Japan's SoftBank, Singapore's SC ZEUS Data Centers, and Malaysia's Robust HPC Group will collaborate to develop AI data center infrastructure across Southeast Asia, with initial deployments focused on Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Malaysia only Asian market with 100% AI investment commitment: Alibaba Cloud

Malaysia is the only market among eight surveyed in Asia where 100 percent of respondents plan to increase AI investment, according to a survey of 1,000 IT decision-makers commissioned by China's Alibaba Cloud and conducted by NielsenIQ.

China’s Huawei launches 4 AI data center power & cooling solutions in Malaysia

China's technology giant Huawei has launched four AI data center infrastructure solutions in Malaysia targeting power supply, power protection, energy storage, and cooling.

Australia’s AirTrunk secures $2.33B green financing for Johor Bahru data center, largest in Malaysia

Australia's AirTrunk has secured $2.325 billion in green project financing under its Green Financing Framework to support the development of its JHB2 hyperscale data center campus in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Singapore to retain top Southeast Asia data center status despite capacity constraints – BMI

Singapore is expected to retain its position as Southeast Asia's premier data center hub despite mounting power and land constraints, but stricter sustainability requirements will continue to limit new capacity and push more investment into neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said in its recent report.