SoftBank Bets on Green Future with Japan’s Largest AI Data Center in Hokkaido
Facility highlights how sustainability is now a competitive differentiator in the Asia-Pacific’s AI infrastructure race.... Read More
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Equinix Scales Fast in Southeast Asia Through Strategic Acquisitions and Partnerships
Global-local alliances help Equinix scale faster across AI growth corridors.... Read More
AirTrunk and Yondr Set New Standard for AI-Ready Data Centers in Asia-Pacific
Yondr and AirTrunk fast-track facilities to meet surging demand for AI compute, signaling a shift from legacy builds to purpose-engineered campuses.... Read More
Power Crunch Looms Over Asia-Pacific’s $4.7B Data Center Boom: Urgent Need for Grid Innovation
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AI’s voracious energy demands outpace infrastructure upgrades, putting billions in investment at risk.... Read More
Yondr Group Leads Asia’s Record $4.7B Data Center Surge with $900M AI-Ready Campus in Malaysia
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As AI workloads surge, operators like Yondr lead a regional rush to build future-ready infrastructure, with costs of delay mounting for laggards.... Read More
Sizzling Valuations No Bar for Deals as AI Boom Beckons
Investors remain undeterred by sky-high valuations as they pour into Asia-Pacific data centers, drawn by surging demand for artificial intelligence services. Industry insiders say rich price tags reflect the sector’s nascent growth outlook, even as concerns over infrastructure shortfalls linger.... Read More
Microsoft’s $2.9 Billion Boost to Japan’s AI & Cloud Infrastructure
Microsoft Corp. on March 27 announced it will boost its Japanese cloud network as part of a $2.9 billion investment unveiled last April to enhance AI and cloud services by 2025. The company plans to deploy Azure High Performance Computing with NVIDIA GPUs beginning in mid-April, bringing advanced AI processing closer to Japanese enterprises.... Read More
Google Awards Gamuda a Second Contract for Their $2 Billion Data Center in Malaysia
Google has awarded its local contractor Gamuda a second major assignment in Malaysia, inking a MYR 1 billion (about USD 236 million) contract to develop a hyperscale data center in Port Dickson, the companies said in a joint filing.... Read More
Philippines Poised to Emerge as Southeast Asia’s Data Center Powerhouse
The Philippines is fast becoming a cornerstone of Southeast Asia’s digital infrastructure build-out, driven by aggressive government incentives, a young tech-savvy workforce, and rising demand for cloud and artificial intelligence services. Analysts at Mordor Intelligence project the country’s data center capacity will expand at a 14 percent annual clip to reach 954 megawatts by 2029.... Read More
Taiwan’s Foxconn Says AI Data Center with NVIDIA to Have 100 MW of Power
Taiwan’s Foxconn said on May 20 that its planned artificial intelligence data center with Nvidia will be developed in phases and ultimately draw 100 megawatts of power.... Read More
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Beyond the Grid: How a 500 MW Deal in Malaysia Signals Asia’s New Energy Playbook 
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