Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Varun Kashyap & Sridevi Reddy
Co-Founders, Zithara.ai
Transforming Indian Offline Retail and Customer Engagement Using AI


Singtel today launched an initiative to advance AI development in Singapore and the region, partnering with global and local ecosystem partners across AI, renewable energy, sustainable technologies, and talent development. This initiative was unveiled at the launch of Singtel’s new data center brand, Nxera (pronounced “nex-zeh-ra”).
Also Read: Singtel Secures SGD 535 Million Green Loan to Support Data Centre Operations
The development comes as the Singaporean telecommunications company scales its regional data center business, having gained a foothold in new markets beyond Singapore, such as Indonesia and Thailand, where it is reportedly building a new generation of green, sustainable, and hyper-connected AI-ready data centers.
Key Partnerships
As part of this initiative, Singtel has signed four sets of Memoranda of Understanding (MOU): with NVIDIA to make AI adoption more accessible in Singapore and across the region; tapping the renewable energy expertise of Gulf Energy, Medco Power, Sembcorp, and TNB Renewables to accelerate Nxera’s journey towards net-zero emissions; establishing a co-innovation platform with technology partners to improve power and water efficiency and operational resilience; and creating a Regional Sustainable Data Centre Academy with five institutes of higher learning.
Also Read: Singtel Announces Consolidation, Forms Digital InfraCo to Drive Growth in Digital Infrastructure
Nxera and Singtel’s Digital InfraCo unit said, “The launch of the Nxera data center brand is a key milestone for our data center business as we look to expand our footprint in the region beyond 200 MW over the next three years.”
“Given our aim to achieve operational net-zero emissions for our data center business by 2028, these partnerships are critical to laying the groundwork for turning digitalisation into a driver for decarbonisation,” Singtel added.
AI development
Singtel’s key initiatives include supporting national and regional AI development, for which Singtel’s Digital InfraCo unit and NVIDIA will collaborate on opportunities to support Singapore’s updated National AI Strategy 2.0 to drive innovation and create new value through AI.