Australia positions itself as an Asia-Pacific AI compute hub
NEXTDC's new partnership with OpenAI signals a dramatic expansion of AI infrastructure capacity in the region. The vision: a GPU-rich, hyperscale campus capable of training and large-scale inference for next-generation models.
Why this partnership is a big deal
- It gives OpenAI a deeper foothold in APAC while relieving pressure on U.S.-bound compute constraints.
- NEXTDC gains a global marquee partner, drastically strengthening its competitive stance in the data-center race.
What comes next
If realized, the project could shift regional compute gravity, attracting enterprises looking for low-latency, high-bandwidth AI workloads and fostering a new developer ecosystem around locally provisioned modelloads.