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Blaize wins US $ 120 million deal to deploy hybrid AI infrastructure across Asia
deployment across Asia through scalable infrastructure, powering Smart Cities, industrial automation and intelligent public services.
The agreement carries a minimum value of US $ 120 million in revenue over the initial 18-month term and will initially focus on opportunities to deploy Blaize’ s hybrid AI solutions for Smart City applications. Blaize and Starshine will also accelerate software development to expand into additional industries. Deployments will target key countries including India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and China – with use cases aligned to their AI infrastructure priorities.
“ This is the beginning of real-world AI infrastructure at scale,” said Dinakar Munagala, co-founder and CEO, Blaize.“ Asia represents a US $ 112B opportunity for next generation intelligent systems and inference is leading the charge.”
Blaize is to deploy its hybrid AI platform across Asia in collaboration with Starshine, a provider of AI infrastructure solutions, with the initial phase beginning in fiscal Q3 2025 and continuing through 2026.
As countries across APAC invest in AI infrastructure, scalable hybrid systems are emerging as the new standard. The collaboration between Blaize and Starshine will work to efficiently drive real-world hybrid AI
The hybrid AI platform rollout will target high-growth sectors including Smart City surveillance, retail and security, smart industry and scalable AI for resource optimisation across APAC agriculture.
“ Hybrid AI is no longer an experiment; it’ s infrastructure,” said Teng Ma, Chairman, Starshine.“ This partnership gives us the technology and capability to meet surging demand across Asia for real-time, localised intelligence.”
Nokia and Surge boost affordable broadband in Indonesia with new subsea network
PT Solusi Sinergi Digital Tbk( Surge), a leading digital infrastructure provider in Indonesia, has deployed Nokia’ s subsea optical solution to connect Jakarta and Singapore.
This new subsea network will boost regional data center interconnectivity and support Surge’ s mission to expand affordable broadband access to underserved communities across Indonesia.
The new high-capacity subsea connection is part of Surge’ s broader infrastructure expansion to extend fibre-based broadband to 40 million households. It will enable Surge’ s affordable Internet initiatives, bringing reliable connectivity to the communities that need it most.
Powered by Nokia’ s 1830 Photonic Service Switch( PSS), the network will deliver an initial capacity of 20.8 terabits, allowing
Surge to offer ultra-high-speed services of up to 800GE for Tier-1 and Tier-2 enterprise customers. Nokia’ s subsea solution also enables Surge to deliver scalable, space and power-efficient transmission, supporting Surge’ s growth plans while maintaining operational efficiency.
“ This strategic deployment underscores our commitment to digital equity and building a more connected inclusive future,” said
Shannedy Ong, Director, PT Solusi Sinergi Digital Tbk.
“ Connecting up to 40 million people with affordable broadband access is a huge honour and responsibility. With Surge we are building a high-performance network and providing solutions that will unlock new opportunities for growth across Indonesia,” said James Watt, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Optical Networks, Nokia.
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