SB Telecom Singapore – a subsidiary of SoftBank – SC Capital Partners' data center arm SC Zeus, and Malaysian IT consultant Robust HPC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build data centers in Southeast Asia.

SB Telecom will be responsible for data hall fit-out, ICT infrastructure integration, deployment support, and connectivity; SC Zeus will be the preferred partner to source land, design, build, and operate the data center infrastructure, and Robust HPC will manage the procurement and setup of GPU clusters.

These data centers will focus on Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam – all of which are growing data center markets in the region. SB Telecom said that the trio had plans to expand to the wider Southeast Asian region, but the amount, size, and construction timeline of these data centers were not provided.

An MoU is a preliminary, non-binding agreement.

Japanese investment company SoftBank is a prominent investor in all aspects of the AI boom. It is one of the backers behind Stargate, the data center construction project spearheaded by OpenAI and Oracle, has announced its own GPU cloud business in Japan, launched its own battery storage business, explored the possibility of taking its US-based power subsidiary public, considered the formation of a robotics unit focused on data center construction, and more.

SC Zeus was launched by APAC real estate firm SC Capital Partners back in 2021. The company says that it has data center locations in Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, and Taiwan.

Founded in 2010, Robust HPC is an IT consulting firm led by Tecsun and Ensun Yeep. The company says that it has 60MW in authorized power supply permits, with 3MW commencing operation last year.