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By: NewsRamp Editorial Staff
September 21, 2026
Aolani Inks Strategic NVIDIA Compute Deal, Boosting SE Asia AI
TLDR
- Aolani partners with NVIDIA to deploy 22,000 GPUs, gaining a first-mover advantage in Southeast Asia's AI compute market.
- Aolani's revenue-sharing and credit-support model aligns GPU deployment with demand, enabling capital-efficient scaling of AI factories in Malaysia and the Philippines.
- Aolani's collaboration with NVIDIA democratizes AI compute access for Southeast Asian enterprises and SMEs, fostering inclusive innovation and regional growth.
- Aolani will deploy NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs across two AI factories, bringing its total capacity to over 100 megawatts by early 2027.
Impact - Why it Matters
This collaboration signals Southeast Asia's emergence as a critical global AI hub, with Aolani becoming the first Southeast Asian-founded company to secure such a strategic compute partnership with NVIDIA. The deployment of over 48,000 GPUs across Malaysia and the Philippines will democratize access to advanced AI infrastructure for local enterprises, SMEs, and developers, helping them compete globally. The Philippines, in particular, gains its first large-scale AI factory, which could catalyze innovation and economic growth. With over US$50 billion already invested in the region's AI-ready data centers, this deal reinforces Southeast Asia's role in the global AI supply chain and sets a precedent for capital-efficient, demand-aligned infrastructure expansion. As AI adoption accelerates, this partnership ensures that the region's AI natives and institutions can build and scale advanced workloads without being left behind.
Summary
Singapore-founded AI cloud provider Aolani has signed a strategic compute collaboration with NVIDIA, marking a first-of-its-kind partnership for a Southeast Asian-founded company. Announced via Media OutReach Newswire, the deal will significantly boost Southeast Asia's profile in the global AI ecosystem by combining Aolani's capabilities with NVIDIA's technology to unlock financing that accelerates and democratizes access to AI compute for global AI natives, sovereigns, and local enterprises and SMEs.
The collaboration brings Aolani's total AI factory capacity to over 100 megawatts, with 22,000 GPUs expected to be deployed across two AI factories in Malaysia and the Philippines in early 2027. This will raise Aolani's total deployment to more than 48,000 GPUs. As an NVIDIA Cloud Partner since 2023, Aolani will deploy NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs to 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, providing a capital-efficient path to scale.
Nicholas Chia, CEO of Aolani, called the collaboration a defining moment in the company's mission to deliver world-class AI compute at the speed of AI development, on compliant, accountable, and trusted infrastructure. Southeast Asia is one of the world's most robust AI markets, with over US$50 billion invested by global hyperscalers in AI-ready data centers and cloud infrastructure. While Malaysia is already a premier AI factory hub, 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 essential AI infrastructure buildout in Asia. For more information, visit www.aolani.com and follow @AolaniCloud on LinkedIn.
Source Statement
This curated news summary relied on content distributed by Media Outreach. Read the original source here, Aolani Inks Strategic NVIDIA Compute Deal, Boosting SE Asia AI
