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Singtel and Hitachi, Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on next-generation data centers and GPU Cloud in Japan and potentially the wider Asia Pacific region under the lead of Singtel's Digital InfraCo unit. The strategic partnership will combine Singtel’s data center and connectivity expertise and technology platforms with Hitachi’s capabilities that enable end-to-end data center integration, including green power solutions, cooling systems, storage infrastructure, and data management. Together, the companies intend to more sustainably enhance data center performance and capabilities, thereby helping to accelerate AI adoption and digital transformation of enterprises.
The agreement expands on a partnership announced by the companies in June 2024 to trial and integrate Singtel’s Paragon, an all-in-one orchestration platform for 5G, edge computing and cloud, with Hitachi’s AI applications for Hitachi’s manufacturing operations as well as enterprise customers. Through Singtel’s Paragon platform and Hitachi’s AI expertise, both companies aim to help address the complexities faced by customers when deploying AI capabilities.
AI-driven data center expansion is a major opportunity for Hitachi’s Social Innovation business expansion and its group businesses, such as Hitachi Digital Services, Hitachi Energy, and others as the expansion calls for the integration of areas where Hitachi has expertise, such as information technology, operational technology, and products and solutions for both.
The key areas covered by the MOU are:
Explore next-generation data center collaboration in Japan and Asia Pacific to address AI demand: Nxera and Hitachi will explore opportunities to develop data centers across Japan and the rest of the Asia Pacific region. With the continued growth in cloud and AI momentum, it is important to operate smart and environmentally sustainable data centers through high efficiency, high quality data center management. Such an initiative would draw on Nxera’s expertise in data center design, building, and operation along with Hitachi’s expertise in the production and delivery of data-center-focused equipment, next-generation energy solutions, and advanced IT systems management that help to ensure stable operations within data center environments.
Nxera is developing a platform of more sustainable, hyper-connected AI-ready data centers in the region with a total capacity of more than 200MW in addition to 62MW of existing capacity in Singapore.
Combine Singtel's GPU platform with Hitachi's AI expertise to develop enterprise applications: Hitachi will explore using Singtel’s GPUaaS for its internal AI applications and workloads. This effort would allow Hitachi to verify complementary Singtel-based benefits that can help to enhance Hitachi’s high-performance machine learning, generative AI, and other digital technologies and solutions. Subsequently, it would provide an opportunity for both companies to define more power-efficient methodologies that could advance an enterprise’s sustainability goals.
Based on the results of Hitachi’s internal GPUaaS verification, the companies may also explore the co-creation of enterprise-grade applications that combines Hitachi's expertise, including its generative AI technologies and platform, with Singtel's GPU cloud and Paragon platform. The aim is to further reduce customer development and deployment times as well as management and deployment overhead for AI applications.