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# Aolani and NVIDIA set out Malaysia and Philippines AI-factory deployment path
- URL: https://www.southeastasiaconnect.com/aolani-and-nvidia-set-out-malaysia-and-philippines-ai-factory-deployment-path/
- Published: 2026-09-23T10:31:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T13:19:02.000Z
- Author: Lars Voedisch

[Aolani](https://www.aolani.com/?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com) says it has signed a strategic compute collaboration with NVIDIA, with a prospective deployment path spanning Malaysia and the Philippines.

According to Aolani, 22,000 GPUs are expected to be deployed across two AI factories in the two markets in early 2027\. The company describes the deployment as part of a wider plan to expand AI-compute infrastructure in Southeast Asia. The release frames the arrangement as a future deployment path, rather than an announcement that the sites are already in service.

The distinction matters because AI-factory announcements can cover several separate stages: securing compute, agreeing a deployment plan, preparing power and data-centre capacity, installing equipment, then opening capacity to customers. Aolani's statement addresses the proposed compute deployment. It does not say that the facilities are operating, that the GPUs are installed or that workloads have begun.

Malaysia and the Philippines are both named in the proposed rollout. That gives the announcement a regional footprint, but it does not provide a market-by-market allocation of GPUs, facility locations, timetable milestones, pricing or service availability. The release also does not identify customers or confirm financing outcomes.

For regional businesses, the significance is the stated intention to add more AI-compute capacity across two markets. If the deployment proceeds as described, it could add another supplier path for organisations that need regional infrastructure rather than capacity located farther away. Actual availability, service scope, power readiness and customer access will require later confirmation as deployment progresses.

[Source: Aolani newsroom release.](https://www.aolani.com/newsroom/aolani-nvidia-ai-factory-infrastructure-southeast-asia?ref=southeastasiaconnect.com)