软银据报计划在马来西亚投资500亿美元，聚焦AI与数据中心
SoftBank reportedly plans $50 billion tech investment in aspiring 'AI nation' Malaysia
据彭博报道，马来西亚总理安瓦尔表示，软银集团计划在马来西亚投资500亿美元，重点投向人工智能、新技术和数据中心，选址包括砂拉越古晋和马来半岛。马来西亚正争取到2030年成为AI国家，今年早些时候推出了国家AI行动计划。此前Google宣布2024年投资20亿美元建设该国首个数据中心和云区域，AWS计划到2038年投资62亿美元，微软也宣布了22亿美元的云与AI基础设施投资。
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SoftBank Group plans to make $50 billion of investments in Malaysia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said, according to a Bloomberg report.
Anwar said Saturday that Son had identified locations in Kuching, Sarawak, and peninsular Malaysia for the planned investments following a video conference between the two earlier in the week, the report said.
The country's prime minister said the planned investments would focus on artificial intelligence, new technologies and data centers, according to the report.
The planned investment comes as Malaysia seeks to become an "AI nation" by 2030, with the government launching a national AI action plan earlier this year to strengthen the country's AI capabilities and infrastructure.
Earlier this month, SoftBank signed a framework agreement with Singapore-based Grab and Malaysia's Petroleum Sarawak Berhad to explore AI and digital infrastructure development in Sarawak, including AI computing services and advanced technologies.
SoftBank is not alone in pursuing technology investments in Malaysia. Google announced a $2 billion investment in 2024 to build its first data center and cloud region in the country, while Amazon Web Services said it planned to invest $6.2 billion through 2038. Microsoft also announced a $2.2 billion investment in cloud and AI infrastructure and other digital initiatives.
The country recorded 385.7 billion ringgit ($94 billion) in data center-related investments between 2021 and the first half of 2026, according to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority.
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