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The new partnership will see Singtel’s GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) service launched in Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia
Earlier this year, Singtel announced a new partnership with NVIDIA focussed on developing AI infrastructure services, all of which will be hosted by Singtel’s regional data centre business, Nxera.
At the time, the CEO of Nxera and Singtel’s Digital InfraCo Bill Chang described the deal as “democratising access for enterprises, startups, government agencies and research organisations to leverage the power of AI sustainably within our purpose-built AI data centres”.
In short, it would allow for GPUs hosted within Nxera to be offered to customers on an as-a-service basis – GPUaaS.
Now, six months later, a new partnership with Bridge Alliance will see these GPUaaS offerings rolled out in southeast Asia. These services will initially be offered to customers via AIS in Thailand, Maxis in Malaysia, and Telkomsel in Indonesia, all of which are members of the Bridge Alliance.
“We are very heartened to see such a strong interest from AIS, Maxis, and Telkomsel to partner with us in our GPUaaS offerings. Our collaboration with Bridge Alliance and telcos in the region will help democratize and accelerate the use of AI by enterprises across all industries, giving them the tools to achieve greater productivity and business value with our next-generation digital infrastructure and solutions,” said Chang. “This reinforces our goal of being a catalyst for innovation and supporting the digital transformation of Southeast Asia’s digital economies.”
Singtel’s commercial GPUaaS offerings are expected to launch in these three markets – and Singtel’s home market of Singapore – in mid-2025.
This focus on AI infrastructure has been a major part of Singtel’s strategic plan in recent years, with the company scaling its regional data centre presence. This includes the creation of a new AI data centre, DC Tuas, in Singapore, set to be the largest data centre in the country.
Construction on DC Tuas began in August 2023 and will begin commercial operations in 2025, when it will play a key role in supporting the company’s GPUaaS ambitions.
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