w.media HPC Live Webinar 2026: Deep-diving into the next wave of AI and HPC
w.media conducted HPC Live Webinar 2026 recently where several industry leaders discussed key engineering and infrastructure issues shaping the next wave of AI and HPC development. These themes will influence the foundation of our upcoming High Performance Computing Southeast Asia Summit on June 24th, co-located with the SIJORI CDC event on June 25th. The HPC summit will […]
Korea’s SK Group to build AI data center in Vietnam
Korea-based conglomerate SK Group yesterday signed Memorandums of Understanding with Vietnamese agencies to advance Vietnam’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry through its full stack AI offering, according to the firm’s press statement today. SK Group’s SK Telecom and SK Innovation have separately inked MOUs with Vietnam’s Nghe An Province and the National Innovation Center (NIC) respectively […]
Indonet on track with digital infrastructure expansion in Indonesia
PT Indointernet Tbk (Indonet), an Indonesia-based digital infrastructure provider, is on track to continue its digital infrastructure expansion strategy notably the development of a 500 MW hyperscale data center campus in GIIC industrial estate, following a stellar 2025 showing, the company says in a press statement recently. The company chalked up a 48 per cent […]
Bain Capital seeks to sell Bridge Data Centres at US$ 5 billion valuation: Report
US investment firm Bain Capital is looking to sell 40 per cent or more of its stake in Bridge Data Centres (BDC) which would value the firm at US$ 5 billion, Reuters reports yesterday quoting two sources with knowledge of the matter. Bain Capital has hired American top banks, Citigroup and JPMorgan to conduct the […]
Keppel to build third AI data center in mid-2026
Global asset manager and operator, Keppel Ltd. (Keppel) will begin construction of Keppel DC SGP 9 in mid-2026, the latest of three buildings in its AI-ready hyperscale data centre campus at Genting Lane, Singapore, according to the firm’s voluntary business update for 1Q 2026 released yesterday. In addition to Keppel, two data center private funds, […]
Digital Realty to launch interconnection solution in Indonesia in 2H 2026
Global data center platform Digital Realty aims to launch its ServiceFabric, an interconnection solution, at its Indonesian data centers in 2H 2026, the firm’s press release states today. ServiceFabric is a platform that enables seamless connectivity, data exchange, and workload deployment across the global ecosystem. Digital Realty’s 50/50 joint venture with Bersama Digital Infrastructure Asia […]
[EXCLUSIVE] Johor set to host Southeast Asia’s first AI factory campus
Malaysia’s transformation into an AI nation gets a shot in the arm as the country is set to host Southeast Asia’s largest AI data center campus in Johor by the end of this year. Currently being built by Singapore-based data center platform, Racks Central, the 510 MW campus boasts 100 per cent high-end GPU offerings […]
Empyrion Digital invests US$ 860 million to scale in Singapore
Singapore-based digital infrastructure platform Empyrion Digital aims to invest over S$1.1 billion (US$ 860 million) to scale its data center capabilities including a proposed new facility in Singapore, the firm said in a press statement today. Backed by Seraya Partners’ ecosystem, and collaborating with sister companies including G&B Infratech for green energy, and SPTel and […]
Singapore proposes new AI testing standard
Singapore has proposed a new international standard, ISO/IEC 42119-8, a first in the world, to standardise the testing methodology for Generative AI systems, to ensure the trustworthiness of AI systems, a joint statement by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) said yesterday. The proposal will be discussed at the 17th ISO/IEC JTC […]
DayOne inks Indonesia’s largest power deal for its Batam data center
Singapore-based digital infrastructure platform DayOne last week signed Indonesia’s largest Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with PT PLN Batam for about 511 MVA, equivalent to 450 MW, to power its second hyperscale data center in Batam, the firm announced in a press statement. The signing ceremony included Memoranda of Understanding on connectivity and electrical infrastructure services […]