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Firmus Partners with Meta to Supply GPU Computing Power via Southeast Asia Data Centers

By: IDCNOVARegion: Southeast Asia
Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus announced on September 28, 2026, a partnership with Meta Platforms to provide GPU computing power through its data center facilities in Southeast Asia, marking a significant expansion of the two companies' existing collaboration and underscoring the growing demand for specialized AI infrastructure across the region.

The agreement is built on Meta's previous deployment of NVIDIA B300 NVL72 systems at Firmus's Melbourne data center, which stands as the largest Blackwell Ultra system deployment in the Southern Hemisphere. The new partnership will leverage NVIDIA's full-stack DSX platform to enhance Meta's AI research and model development initiatives, extending the relationship from Australia into Southeast Asian markets.

The collaboration highlights the critical role that advanced GPU computing infrastructure plays in supporting large-scale AI development. As companies like Meta continue to invest heavily in AI research and development, access to high-density, high-performance computing capacity has become a strategic priority. Firmus, as an AI infrastructure specialist, is positioning itself as a key enabler of this demand by offering data center facilities purpose-built for GPU-intensive workloads.

The partnership also reflects broader industry momentum toward deploying next-generation AI hardware in regions beyond traditional North American and European hubs. Southeast Asia has emerged as an increasingly attractive destination for AI infrastructure investment, driven by growing digital economies, supportive government policies, and proximity to major Asian markets.

For Meta, the arrangement provides additional computing capacity to support its expanding AI ambitions, including large language model training and inference workloads. For Firmus, the deal reinforces its standing as a partner of choice for hyperscale AI deployments in the Asia-Pacific region and signals further growth opportunities across Southeast Asia's emerging data center landscape.