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APAC Data Centre Weekly

Weekly news from across Asia Pacific’s data centre industry. Published every Monday.

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Sydney Cloud & Datacenter Convention16 Sept 2026 – 17 Sept · Sydney, AustraliaAPAC Finance Forum 202623 Sept 2026 · SingaporeFinanceData Centre World Asia 202629 Sept 2026 – 1 Oct · SingaporeDCD>Connect | India 202613 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct · Mumbai, IndiaMalaysia Cloud & Datacenter Convention22 Oct 2026 · MalaysiaNew Zealand Cloud & Datacenter Convention5 Nov 2026 · New ZealandData Center Asia — Kuala Lumpur10 Nov 2026 – 11 Nov · Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaJapan Cloud & Datacenter Convention13 Nov 2026 · JapanThailand Cloud & Datacenter Convention26 Nov 2026 · ThailandMumbai Cloud & Datacenter Convention & Awards27 Nov 2026 – 28 Nov · Mumbai, IndiaDatacloud Asia + ITW Asia 20262 Dec 2026 – 3 Dec · SingaporeFinanceData Center Investment Summit SEA2 Dec 2026 – 3 Dec · SingaporeFinanceAPAC Data Centre Summit | Datacloud Asia 202629 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept · SingaporeData Center Investment Summit Asia 202629 Sept 2026 · SingaporeData Center Investment Summit Southeast Asia 202629 Sept 2026 · SingaporeData Innovation Summit APAC 20271 Mar 2027 · Asia Pacific (Location TBD)Datacloud Asia 20262 Dec 2026 – 3 Dec · SingaporeDatacentre & Cloud Infrastructure Expo 20274 May 2027 – 5 May · Malaysia

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2026 Asian Games19 Sept 2026 – 4 Oct · Aichi-Nagoya, JapanFormula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 20269 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct · Marina Bay, Singapore

Today

15 September 2026

1Construction worker dies after being hit by crane lorry at data center site in Rayong, ThailandDCDSEA2DayOne breaks ground on data center in Tokyo, JapanDCDNORTH ASIA3Fujitsu announces Monaka CPU and server will be available from NovemberDCDNORTH ASIA

This Week

Top stories from the past 7 days

1This builder plans to import 10,000 homes a yearFinancial Review - PropertyNORTH ASIA2Gulf, Singtel Strengthen Thailand-Singapore Subsea Cable ConnectivityTelecom Review AsiaSEA3DOCOMO, PLDT Boost Solar Efficiency at Green Base StationsTelecom Review AsiaSEA

Weekly Archive

WEEK 37 · SEPTEMBER 2026

Thailand's suspension of 49 under-construction data centres after a diesel spill at DAMAC Digital Thailand's Bangkok …

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WEEK 36 · SEPTEMBER 2026

This week brought key developments across the APAC data centre landscape.

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WEEK 35 · AUGUST 2026

Vietnam's international bandwidth just took a 30% hit as four of its eight subsea cables fault simultaneously — a sta…

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WEEK 34 · AUGUST 2026

Malaysia's Johor corridor is the week's real story: DayOne dropped US$152.8M on Sepang land while YTL Power and JLand…

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WEEK 33 · AUGUST 2026

This week brought key developments across the APAC data centre landscape.

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WEEK 32 · AUGUST 2026

Echo subsea cable’s Singapore landing redefines trans-Pacific resilience while $2.9B Firmus funding and CoreWeave’s I…

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WEEK 31 · AUGUST 2026

This week brought key developments across the APAC data centre landscape.

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WEEK 30 · JULY 2026

This week brought key developments across the APAC data centre landscape.

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WEEK 29 · JULY 2026

This week brought key developments across the APAC data centre landscape.

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WEEK 28 · JULY 2026

Malaysia’s data center boom is now a GDP lifeline, while Singapore and Japan brace for identity-driven regulatory cra…

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WEEK 27 · JULY 2026

AI infrastructure is now a geopolitical race, with SEA and North Asia sprinting ahead at $152M and $576B investments …

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WEEK 26 · JUNE 2026

APAC is no longer a spillover market—it’s the primary battleground for $160B in hyperscaler AI infrastructure investm…

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WEEK 25 · JUNE 2026

APAC’s data centre market is projected to hit $255.49B by 2031, but power bottlenecks and hyperscaler dominance are r…

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WEEK 24 · JUNE 2026

APAC’s data center boom is accelerating, with $255B investments by 2031 and power demand set to triple by 2030—driven…

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WEEK 23 · JUNE 2026

APAC's data centre boom is reshaping connectivity, power and AI — Malaysia, Australia and India lead.

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WEEK 22 · MAY 2026

India's data centre capacity could triple by 2028, with power access and financing deciding who scales.

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WEEK 21 · MAY 2026

Alibaba's $69B AI infrastructure bet supercharges APAC's data centre race; China now holds 53% of power.

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WEEK 20 · MAY 2026

Thailand's 2GW renewable-power pilot signals a shift in APAC's AI-driven data centre race.

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WEEK 19 · MAY 2026

PDG raises $856m for Jakarta and Vantage $1.6bn for Johor as Asia's AI race fuels billion-dollar bets.

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WEEK 18 · MAY 2026

Microsoft's A$25B Australian AI bet shows capital racing to secure APAC's digital backbone.

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WEEK 16 · APRIL 2026

APAC's data centre boom hits US$772B as hyperscalers and sovereign AI drive record demand.

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WEEK 15 · APRIL 2026

Hyperscale operators now hold nearly half of global data centre capacity, heading past two-thirds by 2031.

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