Singtel has unveiled a new initiative aimed at propelling AI development in Singapore and the broader region. In a strategic move, the company is partnering with both global and local ecosystem collaborators across AI, renewable energy, sustainable technologies, and talent development. This aligns with Singtel's concurrent expansion of its regional data center business beyond Singapore, to new markets like Indonesia and Thailand where a new generation of green, sustainable and hyper-connected AI-ready data centers are in the pipeline.
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Following allegations of data leaks affecting 750 million telecom users, India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is urging service providers to conduct a security audit of their systems.
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MIC Encourages Vietnam Telcos to Focus on Digital Apps for Future Growth
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Malaysia's Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI) announced that it has formed a strategic partnership with the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of Investment to develop data centers in Malaysia.
Thailand's Top Data Center Providers Unite to Form Major Southeast Asia Data Center Hub
Thailand's five major data center service providers have formed a strategic alliance with the goal of transforming the country into a major data center hub for Southeast Asia. Representatives from the local units of AIMS Data Centre, Evolution DC, NTT Global Data Centers, STT GDC, and Telehouse signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the Thailand Data Centre Council (TDCC).
AWS Invests Further in Japan's Growing AI Market
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