Singapore – Singtel’s Digital InfraCo has launched a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Applied AI in partnership with NVIDIA, as part of efforts to strengthen a secure and locally anchored AI ecosystem in Singapore.
The initiative brings together advanced computing infrastructure, model developers, application providers and technical specialists to address practical industry challenges while supporting workforce capability development.
The centre is intended to help enterprises and public sector organisations accelerate AI trials, lower experimentation costs and transition projects from proof of concept to full deployment. Its introduction aligns with Singapore’s Budget 2026 priorities, which position AI as a strategic driver of national competitiveness and sectoral transformation.
“By combining NVIDIA AI infrastructure with Singtel’s sovereign AI cloud, we are enabling a secure and collaborative space where organisations and government agencies can progress from trials to scaled deployments with confidence,” Ronnie Vasishta, senior vice president of telecommunications at NVIDIA, stated.
“This initiative will empower businesses and public agencies to unlock new opportunities with AI, strengthen local talent, and drive impactful innovation.”
Many organisations continue to face difficulties scaling AI beyond pilot phases due to infrastructure complexity, skills shortages and rapidly evolving technologies, alongside rising demand for high-performance computing. The CoE provides a structured environment for designing, validating and operationalising AI solutions more efficiently.
The programme builds on Singtel’s sovereign AI cloud platform, RE:AI, which enables organisations to deploy AI systems while retaining control over data residency, usage and compliance requirements. Combined with NVIDIA’s AI platforms and reference architectures, the centre offers a secure setting for experimentation and scaled implementation.
“Nxera has been developing the next generation of industry-leading and sustainable, AI-ready data centres in Singapore and the region,” Bill Chang, CEO of Singtel’s Digital InfraCo unit, commented.
“Together with RE:AI, our high-performance sovereign AI cloud and our extensive network infrastructure, we are supporting the AI transformation for enterprises and industries at speed and scale.
Alongside launching the CoE, Singtel and NVIDIA plan to focus on preparing Nxera data centres to support next-generation NVIDIA graphics processing units for large-scale AI models, fostering an ecosystem of model developers and solution providers, and strengthening edge AI capabilities through low-latency networks.
