Viettel breaks ground on Vietnam’s first chip fabrication plant
Viettel Group has officially broken ground on the construction of Vietnam’s first semiconductor chip fabrication plant, laying the foundation for a domestic semiconductor ecosystem. The national project, assigned by the Ministry of National Defence, in accordance with a Government Resolution, is expected to be completed by the end of 2027, said Lieutenant General Tao Duc […]
Southeast Asia has overtaken Northeast Asia, ANZ in data center growth: DC Byte
Southeast Asia has overtaken Northeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand in both capacity growth and pipeline expansion, having recorded significantly higher compound growth rates over the past three years, according to market research firm DC Byte’s latest blog yesterday. Factors responsible for this included land availability, improving infrastructure, and more permissive policy environments. This has led […]
MN Holdings clinches data center substation deals worth US$ 30.3 million
MN Holdings Berhad, a Malaysian infrastructure and engineering specialist, has recently been awarded four contracts with a combined value of US$ 30.28 million (RM122.7 million) for the supply and installation of substation equipment for data centre projects in Central and Southern Peninsular Malaysia, according to the firm’s Bursa filing. The awarding company is a US-based […]
Khazanah plans to channel funds to power grids, chip firms amid AI boom
Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Bhd plans to pour more capital into strengthening its power infrastructure and funding local semiconductor firms amid a data center boom in Malaysia, its managing director told Reuters yesterday in an interview at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir, Khazanah’s MD reportedly said […]
Digital Realty enters Malaysia through acquisition of TelcoHub 1 data center in Cyberjaya
Global data center provider Digital Realty, yesterday announced it plans to enter Malaysia by acquiring CSF Advisers, owners of the TelcoHub 1 data center, one of Greater Kuala Lumpur’s most established data center hubs. This will mark the company’s third presence in Southeast Asia after Singapore and Jakarta, the company says in a press statement. […]
Thailand approves 7 new data centers valued at US$ 3.1 billion
Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has approved seven new data center projects with combined investment value of USD 3.1 billion (THB 96.88 billion), the BOI states in a press release recently. The seven projects include: True Internet Data Center Co., Ltd. (223 MW) at USD 1.4 billion (THB 45.3 billion) investment for 3 projects; GSA […]
Indonesia inks US$ 124 million deal with ARM for chip design blueprint
Indonesia has recently signed a joint venture agreement worth an initial 2.1 trillion rupiah (US$ 124.5 million) with UK-based global semiconductor giant, ARM Holdings in a bid to develop a national semiconductor ecosystem and strengthen its position in the global supply chain. The deal is similar to Malaysia’s US$ 250 million plan for semiconductor IP […]
Malaysia tightens rules to prevent ‘phantom’ power demand by data centers
Malaysia is tightening its rules to prevent speculative power applications by requiring data centers to declare their annual demand rather than locking in maximum capacity immediately, says the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) recently as quoted by The Edge. Following Miti’s announcement that data centres must meet 85 per cent of their declared […]
TM Nxera secures 280MW power from TNB for Johor data center
TM Nxera, a joint venture between Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Nxera, Singtel’s regional data centre arm, has recently signed a multi-year electricity supply agreement with Tenaga Nasional (TNB), Malaysia’s national electricity utility, securing 280MW of power for TM Nxera’s AI-ready data center campus in Johor. The campus is scheduled to begin the first phase of […]
NTT Data, Sumitomo, JA Mitsui Leasing to build 8,100km subsea cable connecting Japan & ASEAN
Business and technology leader, NTT DATA, together with Sumitomo Corporation and JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd. have today set up Intra-Asia Marine Networks Co., Ltd. (I-AM NW), to jointly construct and operate a large-scale submarine communication cable spanning 8,100km, connecting Japan, Malaysia and Singapore with additional connectivity to Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan, according to the […]