Big Data

Thailand’s data center sector is set to sustain strong medium-term growth, driven by a rapidly expanding pipeline of hyperscale investments and supportive government policies, even as execution risks around power supply, grid readiness and costs begin to emerge, BMI Country Risk & Industry Research said Monday.

True Internet Data Center, or True IDC, the largest data center and cloud service provider in Thailand under the Charoen Pokphand Group, has announced a continuous investment of over 6 billion baht ($182.11 million) and held a groundbreaking ceremony for its 7th data center in Northern Bangkok.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched its first Local Zone in Vietnam, located in Hanoi, bringing AWS-managed cloud infrastructure to organizations across healthcare, finance, gaming, and other sectors operating in the country.

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC), a global data center provider, announced Tuesday the opening of STT Seoul 1, its first data center in South Korea.

London and Singapore based-Galaxy Data Center announced Tuesday that it has secured $250 million in an initial strategic financing round from a renowned international investment institution.

Finland's tech giant Nokia was selected by Thailand's telecommunications giant Symphony Communication to upgrade the Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand subsea cable system, replacing legacy equipment with Nokia's Submarine Line Terminal Equipment.

ESR, an Asia‑Pacific focused real asset owner and manager, acting as sub‑investment advisor to the $1 billion China‑ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund II (CAF II), announced Monday a strategic investment by CAF II into Racks Central, a Singapore‑headquartered data center platform with a growing regional footprint.

Taiwan's Foxconn and France's Schneider Electric will co-develop integrated solutions for AI data centers, combining Foxconn's expertise in advanced compute platforms and AI rack integration with Schneider Electric's power systems, cooling, and energy management capabilities.

Silicon Valley-based BizLink Holding is set to acquire Interplex Datacom, a Singapore-headquartered division of Ennovi held by Blackstone, in an all-cash transaction valued at $850 million plus up to $50 million in contingent consideration,

Vietnam's technology giant FPT Corporation and global chipmaker NVIDIA have released the Nemotron-Personas-Vietnam dataset, an open-source synthetic dataset designed to help developers build AI systems