Asia Pacific
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As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates globally, the demand for robust infrastructure has reached unprecedented levels. At ITW Asia’s keynote panel, “Scaling Infrastructure for AI Across Asia,” industry leaders delved into the unique challenges and opportunities associated with AI-driven growth across the region. -
Singtel’s regional data centre arm, Nxera DCT has secured a S$643 million (USD$476 million) to construct a new 58MW data centre in Singapore.
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The University of Sydney received a landmark $100 million donation from the family foundation of AirTrunk founder Robin Khuda to support girls from Western Sydney in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers.
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India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRAI) has announced a major overhaul of the country’s telecom numbering system to tackle resource shortages, improve number portability, and reduce spam calls.
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DeepSeek burst onto the scene last week and upended the long-dominant big boys of AI with its smaller, more efficient approach to language model design.
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In the global push to bridge digital divide, NGSO (Non-Geostationary Orbit) and LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite constellations have emerged as pivotal technologies.
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OpenAI has teamed up with SoftBank to launch SB OpenAI Japan, a joint venture developing AI tools and models specifically for Japanese businesses.
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DeepSeek took the world by storm this week. However, new research reveals the Chinese AI model has serious ethical and security flaws, including being 11 times more likely to generate harmful output than OpenAI’s o1.
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President Trump has unveiled plans to introduce hefty tariffs on semiconductors made in Taiwan to encourage chip manufacturers to bring production to the US.
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The Asia-Pacific region is at the epicentre of the global connectivity revolution. Yet, it faces unique challenges due to frequent natural disasters, geopolitical complexities, and infrastructure vulnerabilities.
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Japan's telecom companies have completed training projects to jointly use refuelling stations in the event of a large-scale disaster.
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Technology leaders have responded with admiration and intrigue following DeepSeek’s launch of its flagship language model, R1.
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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has surged in popularity, climbing to the top of Apple’s App Store in the UK, US, and China, posing a significant challenge to Silicon Valley’s dominance.
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Pro-Assad forces sabotaged fibre links in Syria as the former regime's supporters look to target critical infrastructure following December's sudden collapse of the Assad regime.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NEC Corporation recorded a significant data transmission milestone, achieving speeds of 1.8 Gigabit per second (Gbps) using optical inter-satellite communication.
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Reliance, the Mukesh Ambani-owned conglomerate, wants to build the largest data centre in the world, with plans to construct a multi-gigawatt-scale site in Jamnagar.
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StarHub, one of Singapore’s largest telecom operators, has teamed up with Nokia to boost 5G and 4G application development for enterprise verticals, including banking, finance, ports, online streaming, and the public sector.
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At ITW Asia 2024, the Investment Keynote Panel: Drivers and Detractors in Digital Infrastructure explored the opportunities and challenges associated with investing in digital infrastructure across the Asia-Pacific region.
Forthcoming events
Datacloud Asia 2025 co-located with ITW Asia
3 DECEMBER - 4 DECEMBER 2025 Singapore, Singapore
