Samsung C&T, CMC ink MOU to build US$1 billion data center in Ho Chi Minh City
Samsung C&T and Vietnam’s CMC Corporation have on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a hyperscale data center project in Ho Chi Minh City (CMC Hyperscale DC) with a total investment of about USD 1 billion, according to a press release by CMC. The project, to be located at Ho Chi Minh […]
Thailand approves US$770 million to drive AI adoption
Thailand National AI Board recently approved a government investment of 25 billion baht (US$770 million) for the National Artificial Intelligence Development Framework for fiscal years 2026-2027 in an effort to drive artificial intelligence adoption in the country, according to local reports. During a meeting of the National AI Committee, chaired by Prasert Chantarawongthong, Deputy Prime […]
Korea-based LG CNS inks deals to build AI data centers in Vietnam, Indonesia; plans to enter Singapore, Malaysia
South Korean IT service firm, LG CNS Co. will partner with VNPT, Vietnam’s state-run telecom giant Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group, to develop a hyperscale artificial intelligence data center in Vietnam, following its US$ 72 million contract to build an AI data center in Indonesia last week, the company announced on Tuesday, according to reports. […]
AEMO puts data centres under the forecasting microscope
Australia’s energy market operator (AEMO) is, for the first time, breaking out data centres as a distinct category in its national electricity demand forecasts – a shift that could have real implications for how operators plan, expand and position themselves in the years ahead. The move signals that data centre electricity demand is no longer […]
Redesigning the data center for the AI era
Sometimes change happens so rapidly that it’s difficult to keep up, we must make concessions or face tough obstacles. GPUs set the pace, as AI began to take over the world, but data centers struggled – some couldn’t meet time-to-market demands, while others paid a high price. A stark disparity in the construction of AI […]
ST Telemedia is mulling sale of its stake in GDS data center operator: Reports
Singapore-based ST Telemedia which owns one of Asia’s largest data centre operators, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), is considering selling its entire stake in its China-based data center operator GDS Holdings Ltd., according to Bloomberg News quoting from sources familiar with the matter. ST Telemedia, which is backed by Temasek Holdings Pte, Singapore’s […]