On Thursday, Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:DLR) said it is targeting nearly 7 billion Singapore dollars (about $5.5 billion) in total investment in Singapore, including more than 4.3 billion Singapore dollars for new data center developments, as it expands its Asia-Pacific artificial intelligence infrastructure footprint.

“Singapore is emerging as a critical hub for AI inference in Asia Pacific,” said Serene Nah, managing director and head of Asia Pacific at Digital Realty, citing demand for secure, low-latency infrastructure close to data and users.

The company has nearly doubled its Singapore workforce to more than 300 employees over the past three years and expects to reach 400 by 2030. Nearly 90% of its local staff are Singapore nationals.

Digital Realty operates a 24/7 Global Command Center in Singapore and plans to launch a Digital Realty Innovation Lab at its Loyang facility in the second half of 2026 to support AI and hybrid cloud testing.

The investment also includes collaborations on early-stage quantum data center initiatives. The company said Singapore’s connectivity, governance and proximity to users position it as a key hub for latency-sensitive AI inference workloads.

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