{
  "id": 6251677,
  "title": "Nvidia-backed Firmus signs deal with OpenAI for Malaysia data centre capacity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/nvidia-backed-firmus-signs-deal-with-openai-for-malaysia-data-centre-6251677",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-08T06:26:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438454/nvidia-backed-firmus-signs-deal-with-openai-for-malaysia-data-centre-capacity"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian firm Firmus has inked a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to provide computing power from two data centers in Malaysia, positioning OpenAI as a key customer amid rising demand for infrastructure to run sophisticated AI models. The partnership precedes Firmus' anticipated initial public offering this year, which could be one of Australia's largest in recent times. The AI infrastructure company was valued at over $10.5 billion during its last fundraising round, backed by Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone funds, and Coatue Management. The collaboration with OpenAI expanded Firmus' contracted capacity to over 900 megawatts (MW) across its customer base. Nvidia projects a 70% sales growth for next year, indicating a sustained boom in AI spending. Firmus' portfolio includes two operational AI data centers in Australia and Singapore, with five more under development across the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement emphasizes the intensifying competition among US and Chinese AI entities for power and data center resources to fuel advanced models. OpenAI recently introduced Astra, claiming it as its most powerful model yet. Malaysia has emerged as Southeast Asia's fastest-growing data center market, but the swift expansion has raised concerns about electricity and water consumption. Firmus will deploy Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin processors across Asia-Pacific, with the inclusion of Malaysia broadening its presence in the region. Firmus refrained from disclosing the contract value, while OpenAI has yet to respond to a Reuters inquiry for comment.",
  "summary": "Australia’s Firmus said on Tuesday it had signed a multi-year deal with OpenAI to supply computing capacity from two Malaysian data centres, making the ChatGPT maker an anchor customer as demand surges for infrastructure to run advanced AI models. Here are the details: The deal comes ahead of Firmus’ rumoured initial public offering this year, which could be one of Australia’s largest in recent…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}