ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), one of the world’s fastest-growing data centre providers, is announcing its data centres across Southeast Asia (are now AI-ready. STT GDC is the first international operator with a data centre footprint across all six major economies within Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
The company boasts more than 500MW of data centre capacity, both operational and under construction, with part of this capacity designed to cater to AI clusters and general-purpose computing workloads. AI clusters are already operational in STT GDC’s data centres in Singapore and Thailand, with additional clusters expected to be operational in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia within the next two years.
These AI clusters provide flexible and cost-effective access to hyperscale accelerated computing clusters powered by the latest graphics processing unit (GPU) technologies.
They are ideal for rapidly deploying AI model training and inference workloads across various industries, serving enterprise, government, and cloud service providers.
STT GDC’s data centres in Southeast Asia are designed to support the latest GPU chips, including NVIDIA’s Blackwell products, featuring advanced cooling solutions like liquid immersion cooling and direct-to-chip cooling technologies.
These innovations result from trials started in 2022 and collaborations with leading industry players on various cooling technologies.
Currently, STT GDC supports GPU workloads through its customers who are NVIDIA Cloud Service Providers at its Thailand campus and is in discussions with others regarding their AI requirements across its Southeast Asian data centre campuses.
“STT GDC is at the forefront of supporting businesses’ journeys from the digital era to the intelligent era across SEA and globally, driven by accelerated computing as a key driver of AI innovation.
“We are committed to meeting the needs of our customers where they are, and starting with SEA, we will continue to leverage our expertise in delivering agile digital infrastructure to support accelerated computing workloads such as AI and beyond, while ensuring our data centres are built to meet the highest sustainability standards, aligning with STT GDC’s goal of carbon neutrality by 2030,” said Lionel Yeo, CEO – Southeast Asia, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres.
The digital economy is a major growth driver for SEA, with digital economy growth outpacing gross domestic product (GDP) growth across the region. Technologies such as AI are crucial for this continued growth, requiring sufficient AI-readiness to enable all markets across Southeast Asia to capitalize on economic opportunities.
The region is witnessing a rise in data centre investments to meet the escalating demand for AI infrastructure and services, highlighted by STT GDC’s recent expansions in Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
This strengthens STT GDC’s position as a leading provider of data centre solutions in the region, presenting a generational opportunity to redefine the infrastructure that will drive future growth while satisfying sustainability goals and positioning the company at the forefront of the future of digital infrastructure.
