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Editorial illustration of engineers reviewing modular power and cooling infrastructure at a planned AI data centre in Gunsan, South Korea

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

SGC, Vertiv design power systems for Gunsan AI centre

SGC and Vertiv are designing power and cooling for the first 60MW of a Gunsan AI data centre that could expand to 300MW.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of HyperAccel's Bertha AI inference accelerator entering production through SEMIFIVE using Samsung Foundry's 4nm process

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

SEMIFIVE begins production of HyperAccel AI chip

HyperAccel's Bertha inference accelerator has entered mass production on Samsung's 4nm process, but shipment volumes and repeat orders remain undisclosed.

Sep 9, 2026
An elongated photomask moves from a blue inspection station through a sealed load port toward an amber exposure chamber.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

Samsung’s High-NA Deadline Runs Through a Larger Mask

Samsung has put 2028 on the calendar for High-NA EUV in future DRAM mass production. The harder part of the announcement is not the date or even the scanner: it is the attempt to make a 6x12-inch photomask, and everything that must handle and qualify it, into an industrial…

Sep 9, 2026
Separate teal and ochre antenna-like fixtures and equipment boxes share one wooden mast and ivory foundation above a miniature landscape.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

PNG's tower pact makes access a two-way bargain

Digicel PNG and Vodafone PNG will be able to seek space on each other's suitable towers. The next test is how a reciprocal framework becomes a working second network at a particular site.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of a proposed thermal satellite constellation monitoring Kazakhstan for water use, agriculture and land temperature

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

Hydrosat, Kazakhstan explore thermal satellite constellation

The proposed constellation could give Kazakhstan more control over thermal observations, while Hydrosat would retain its underlying technology and software.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of DNB telecom infrastructure in Kuala Lumpur with Maxis and CelcomDigi representing the financial impact expected in 2027

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Malaysia telcos enter first full DNB year in 2027

MBSB expects service revenue growth and cost savings to help Maxis and CelcomDigi absorb the first full-year financial effect of DNB.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of Pekat electrical-protection work at a Johor data-centre construction site, covering installation, testing and commissioning

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Pekat discloses RM57m Johor data-centre contracts

Three electrical-protection packages take Pekat's work through installation, testing and commissioning, with completion targets extending into 2027.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of Telkom Indonesia's InfraNexia wholesale fibre business and its target to increase external customers' revenue share

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

Telkom targets more external sales for InfraNexia

Telkom wants outside customers to provide a larger share of InfraNexia's revenue as it separates the fibre business and expands wholesale sales.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of two planned Firmus AI factories in Malaysia supporting dedicated computing capacity for OpenAI

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Firmus signs OpenAI deal for two Malaysian AI factories

OpenAI will take dedicated compute from two planned Malaysian sites as Firmus expands its regional AI infrastructure.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of NexAI's acquisition of stakes in Nextier Askara Center and Nextier GenAi Center in Indonesia

Asia-Pacific Datacenter

NexAI completes two Nextier data-centre acquisitions

NexAI has completed two Nextier stake acquisitions, while separate financing plans will determine how much capital is available for further development.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of engineers beside a 275kV electrical station serving a data centre in Selangor, Malaysia

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

CBH wins RM88m Selangor data-centre power contract

CBH Engineering will design and build a 275kV consumer landing station for a Selangor data centre under an RM88.05 million contract.

Sep 9, 2026
Teal flywheels and ivory shafts rest in protective trays beside a terracotta machine frame awaiting further assembly.

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends

Gorilla's Yotta deliveries do not settle the cash clock

Equipment is moving into an Indian AI infrastructure programme. The commercially important interval is the one between paying for capacity, putting it to work and collecting from customers.

Sep 9, 2026
Separate university workspaces share connections beyond a blank accord folio, with an antenna model at the edge.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

SOI Asia Signs a Wider Mission in Bandung as Work Spreads Across Campuses

The 2026 declaration puts social resilience alongside academic networking. The collaboration’s earlier equipment retirement offers a practical test of what can endure.

Sep 9, 2026
A vermilion drawer is repositioned at the upper level of one blue cabinet, above a smaller nested rack with an empty slot.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Telkom brings Digiserve closer without buying a new business

The proposed share transfer changes where an existing subsidiary reports. Growth will have to come from customers, not a shorter ownership chain.

Sep 8, 2026
An ivory modular factory on a terracotta base faces an empty site foundation and a matching module in a protective cradle, with blank customer folders in front.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Firmus wins OpenAI as its factory model reaches Malaysia

A named anchor customer gives Firmus's regional build-out a clearer buyer. Turning a repeatable factory design into accepted compute at two overseas sites is the next commercial test.

Sep 8, 2026
A red handheld radio stands beside a sensor enclosure, solar panel and tools, with green hills beyond a workshop window.

Asia-Pacific Institutional Trends

The Backup Warning Still Needs Someone on the Radio

Walailak University's latest expansion plans pair offline warnings with a new repair and training centre. The crucial connection is between the administrator who receives an alert and the community that must hear it.

Sep 8, 2026
Three translucent evidence layers overlap beneath a magnifier beside a separate brass switch with a clear protective cover.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

TM's CYDEC shifts the security pitch from alerts to context

Telekom Malaysia's new Cyber Fusion announcement promises a joined-up incident picture. The buying question is how far that picture reaches, and who can act on it.

Sep 8, 2026
An intact ivory ribbon connects two rack-like blocks in a fixed channel, while a separate brass switching junction rests on a terracotta tile.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

Spark's faster data-centre links leave recovery a separate choice

Auckland's new dedicated interconnect service separates optical capacity from optical restoration. Buyers need to decide where continuity will be provided, not infer it from the headline speed.

Sep 8, 2026
Engineers' hands review a blank planning sheet beside movable computing, power and cooling equipment in an invented tropical research bay.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

EdgeConneX steps in before the data-centre design is fixed

A multi-year commitment to a Singapore research platform gives EdgeConneX a role in shaping shared experiments. That is a different asset from another block of data-centre capacity.

Sep 8, 2026
An unbranded compact computing cabinet waits on a trolley beside site plans, installation tools and coiled cables as two people prepare the handoff.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

FEMTO’s local AI has a preferred route to market

The computing may stay inside a customer’s building. Getting it there involves a venture, a preferred commercial partner and an investment plan still to be executed.

Sep 8, 2026