Global company Nvidia has announced a major package of artificial intelligence and supercomputing deals across Southeast Asia, including an agreement with Singaporean cloud computing company Aolani to deploy 22,000 Blackwell Ultra processors in Malaysia and the Philippines, alongside the first-ever regional adoption of the Vera Rubin platform.
Article index:
- Nvidia AI Day events in Singapore
- Aolani partnership and deployment of 22,000 processors under 100-megawatt infrastructure
- Sea Limited group and the first adoption of the Vera Rubin platform in ASEAN
- Shopee financial applications and the Compass commercial model
- Spread of local Nemotron models and applications in Thailand and Vietnam
- Public safety and security research in Singapore
- Frequently asked questions
Nvidia AI Day events in Singapore
During the Nvidia AI Day Singapore conference held at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Nvidia, a global leader in AI accelerators, unveiled a major wave of strategic deals and agreements spanning ASEAN countries.
Announced in the presence of a large gathering of technology leaders, ministers, and decision-makers on September 21 and 22, these expansionary partnerships aim to strengthen Nvidia’s presence in fast-growing Asian markets by deploying supercomputing factories, developing local language models, and enabling government bodies and major enterprises to accelerate the adoption of advanced technologies.
Aolani partnership and deployment of 22,000 processors under 100-megawatt infrastructure
Leading the announcements was a major deal struck by Nvidia with Aolani, an emerging Singapore-founded cloud computing company, to deploy 22,000 advanced Blackwell Ultra processors across new AI factory locations in Malaysia and the Philippines by early 2027.
This deal raises Aolani’s combined operating capacity in the region to more than 48,000 Nvidia processors and an energy infrastructure exceeding 100 megawatts. The partnership relies on a revenue-sharing and credit-support model to expand access to computing capabilities for startups, enterprises, and sovereign clients in Asia at competitive prices.
Sea Limited group and the first adoption of the Vera Rubin platform in ASEAN
The regional conference witnessed a prominent historical milestone as Singaporean giant Sea Limited became the first commercial enterprise in Southeast Asia to adopt Nvidia’s next-generation supercomputing platform, Vera Rubin, to accelerate its expansionary digital operations.
The tech giant plans to deploy this advanced computing platform to scale AI applications across all its operational arms, which include the leading e-commerce platform Shopee, the digital financial services sector Money, and the renowned electronic gaming sector Garena, to raise processing efficiency and manage millions of simultaneous operations.
Shopee financial applications and the Compass commercial model
The Shopee e-commerce platform relies on an advanced internal AI model developed under the name Compass, which runs entirely on Nvidia servers and hardware to manage critical store operations, including the advanced search engine, personalized product recommendations for shoppers, and automated customer service routing.
The model also plays a crucial role in the financial security system through real-time monitoring of fraudulent activities and securing electronic payment gateways. Upgrading to modern Nvidia platforms enables the model to double response times and reduce the group’s cloud operating costs in Southeast Asian markets.
Spread of local Nemotron models and applications in Thailand and Vietnam
Nvidia expanded the adoption of its open-source Nemotron model family to develop localized AI tools, integrating the AI ecosystem in Singapore with the Sea-Lion family dedicated to Southeast Asian languages.
In Vietnam, Viettel AI secured first place in model evaluation benchmarks after fine-tuning the Nemotron-3 Super model for the Vietnamese language, while AI App Technology in Thailand adapted the Nemotron-3 Nano model to power the Open Thai 2.0 Legal open legal system, which runs the ‘Thanu’ legal advisory chatbot serving 43,000 active users.
Public safety and security research in Singapore
Nvidia’s strategic partnerships extended to government security sectors, as the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX) under Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs initiated extensive specialized research using Nemotron models to develop public safety and community protection applications.
The research focuses on harnessing AI for complex reasoning and multimodal data analysis, enabling rapid response to emergency incidents, analysis of video streams and surveillance, and securing vital facilities in Singapore, highlighting the role of advanced technology in safeguarding modern communities.
Frequently asked questions
Question: What is Nvidia’s largest computing deal in Southeast Asia?
Answer: The deal to deploy 22,000 Blackwell Ultra processors with Aolani in Malaysia and the Philippines with a 100-megawatt capacity.
Question: Which company is the first in ASEAN to adopt Nvidia’s new Vera Rubin platform?
Answer: Singapore’s Sea Limited group to power Shopee, Money, and Garena platforms through the computing ecosystem.
Question: How did Thailand and Vietnam utilize Nvidia’s open Nemotron models?
Answer: Vietnam used them to upgrade the Vietnamese language, and Thailand used them to build a legal advisory chatbot serving 43,000 users.
