Nvidia will spend US$200 million to build an artificial intelligence center in Indonesia to promote development in Southeast Asia | Wilnesh News

Nvidia As the U.S. tech darling continues its push into Southeast Asia, it is planning to build a $200 million artificial intelligence center in Indonesia in partnership with local telecom giant Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison.

according to Indonesian Minister of Communications and Information TechnologyBudi Arie Setiadi said the new facility will be located in the city of Surakarta, Central Java, and will strengthen local telecommunications infrastructure, human resources and digital talent.

Indosat did not respond to a request for comment, while Nvidia declined to comment for this story.

last month, indian satellite announced The company is ready to integrate Nvidia’s next-generation chip architecture, Blackwell, into its infrastructure “with the goal of propelling Indonesia into a new era of sovereign artificial intelligence and technological advancement.”

Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison After Qatar’s Ooredoo merged with Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison in 2022, it became Indonesia’s second largest mobile telecommunications company.

NVIDIA’s growing presence in Indonesia represents a broader push into Southeast Asia this year as the growing digital economy surges demand for data in the region.

In January, Singapore telecom operators singtel declare Partnership with Nvidia Deploying artificial intelligence capabilities across its data centers across Southeast Asia.

singtel March says The program will provide businesses in the region with Nvidia’s cutting-edge artificial intelligence computing capabilities this year without requiring customers to invest in and manage their own expensive data center infrastructure.

Southeast Asia has proven to be a major source of revenue for Nvidia.an america SEC Filings Last year’s data showed that about 15%, or $2.7 billion, of the company’s revenue in the quarter ended in October came from Singapore.

In the quarter’s sales rankings, Singapore trailed the United States (34.77% of Nvidia’s revenue), Taiwan (23.91%), and China and Hong Kong (22.24%).

Revenue from the small country rose 404.1% in the quarter from $562 million a year earlier, outpacing Nvidia’s overall revenue growth and making it the company’s fourth-largest market.

According to Nvidia’s latest blowout quarterly earnings report, data center revenue accounted for the majority of its revenue, generating $18.4 billion driven by the global artificial intelligence boom.

— CNBC’s Sheila Jiang contributed to this report.