Aolani and NVIDIA Partner to Expand AI Factory Infrastructure Across Southeast Asia, Signaling New Era for Global AI Compute

Aolani, a Singapore-founded AI cloud company, has signed a strategic compute collaboration with NVIDIA to expand AI factory infrastructure across Southeast Asia. The agreement, announced via Media OutReach Newswire, marks the first collaboration of its scale for a Southeast Asian-founded company, significantly elevating the region's profile in the global AI ecosystem. By combining Aolani's capabilities with NVIDIA's technology, the partnership aims to unlock financing that will accelerate and democratize access to AI compute for global AI natives, sovereigns, local enterprises, and SMEs.

This collaboration brings Aolani's total AI factory capacity to more than 100 megawatts (MW). 22,000 GPUs are expected to be deployed across two AI factories in Malaysia and the Philippines in early 2027, bringing Aolani's total deployment to over 48,000 GPUs. As an NVIDIA Cloud Partner since 2023, Aolani will deploy NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs, a leading AI system designed to help organizations build and scale advanced AI workloads. The company will deliver NVIDIA-powered cloud services to AI-native companies, enterprises, startups, developers, and institutions across Southeast Asia.

A revenue-sharing and credit-support model will align infrastructure deployment with customer demand, helping broaden access to large-scale accelerated computing while giving Aolani a capital-efficient path to scale its AI factories across the region. This approach could serve as a blueprint for other emerging markets seeking to build AI infrastructure without massive upfront capital expenditures.

Southeast Asia is one of the most robust AI markets in the world, with AI adoption rates among companies demonstrating stronger momentum than the global average. More than US$50 billion has been invested by global hyperscalers in AI-ready data centers and cloud infrastructure, driven by the region's emerging position as a global arena for cloud and AI innovation. While Malaysia has established itself as one of Asia's premier AI factory hubs, the Philippines represents a high-potential emerging market for AI infrastructure. Aolani's deployment in the Philippines is expected to be among the first large-scale AI infrastructure platforms in the country, broadening access to advanced AI compute and supporting the buildout of essential AI infrastructure in Asia.

Nicholas Chia, Chief Executive Officer at Aolani, said: "This collaboration with NVIDIA marks a defining moment in Aolani's mission to deliver world-class AI compute at the speed that matches the pace of AI development, and on infrastructure that is compliant, accountable, and trusted to perform. Southeast Asia is rapidly emerging as a key global node for the next wave of global AI buildout, and we are well-positioned to lead this. We are excited to work with new partners and customers to build the Southeast Asian AI ecosystem and cement the region's central role in the global AI landscape."

The implications of this announcement extend beyond Southeast Asia. For Texas businesses and industries, the collaboration highlights the growing importance of AI infrastructure as a competitive differentiator. Texas has emerged as a major hub for AI and data center investment, and the Aolani-NVIDIA model could inspire similar partnerships in the state. As AI adoption accelerates globally, access to scalable, cost-effective compute will be critical for startups, enterprises, and researchers. The revenue-sharing model may also attract interest from Texas-based companies looking to finance AI infrastructure projects without bearing the full capital burden. Furthermore, the deployment of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs signals a new generation of AI capabilities that could benefit Texas industries ranging from energy to healthcare. For more information, visit Aolani or www.aolani.com.