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Nxera CEO Bill Chang told RCR Wireless News that the facility was designed to support a wide range of computing needs, including traditional enterprise applications as well as more demanding AI and high-performance computing deployments
In sum – what to know:
AI demand drives early commitments – More than 90% of DC Tuas capacity was secured before launch, reflecting strong demand for AI-ready infrastructure in Singapore.
Hybrid cooling for AI workloads – The facility combines air cooling and direct-to-chip liquid cooling to support rising power densities from AI and high-performance computing deployments.
High-density AI infrastructure – DC Tuas supports rack densities of up to 200 kW and expands Nxera’s Singapore capacity to 120 MW.
Strong demand for AI-ready infrastructure helped drive early commitments at data center firm Nxera’s new DC Tuas facility in Singapore, with more than 90% of its capacity secured before the site officially opened, Nxera CEO Bill Chang told RCR Wireless News.
Nexera is the regional data center arm of Singtel Group. The new facility represents Nxera’s largest data center in Singapore and expands the company’s local capacity as demand grows for infrastructure capable of supporting artificial intelligence workloads. The site delivers 58 megawatts of AI-ready capacity and increases Nxera’s total data center footprint in the country to 120 MW.
According to Chang, the facility was designed to support a wide range of computing needs, including traditional enterprise applications as well as more demanding AI and high-performance computing deployments.
“DC Tuas is purpose-built to be able to support a broad spectrum of workloads – from conventional enterprise and cloud applications to next-generation AI and high-performance computing,” Chang said.
The eight-storey facility spans approximately 120,000 square feet and was built to accommodate the higher rack densities required by advanced AI infrastructure. As a carrier-neutral, multi-tenant facility, it allows multiple operators and enterprises to deploy computing resources within the same site.
Chang explained that traditional enterprise and cloud applications typically require less power density and can be supported using conventional cooling technologies.
“Traditional enterprise or cloud workloads typically operate at lower power densities and can be supported through air cooling,” he said.
“In contrast, advanced AI workloads require significantly higher power and heat densities, which call for liquid cooling solutions,” Chang said.
To address this shift, DC Tuas was designed with hybrid cooling capabilities that combine air cooling with direct-to-chip liquid cooling. This approach allows operators to run both conventional workloads and more intensive AI systems within the same facility.
“DC Tuas’ hybrid cooling capabilities offer customers the flexibility to deploy today’s workloads while future-proofing their infrastructure as AI requirements continue to evolve,” Chang said.
Nxera says the facility hosts Singapore’s largest deployment of direct-to-chip liquid cooling within a multi-tenant data center. The technology is designed to remove heat more efficiently from high-performance servers while reducing energy and water consumption compared with conventional cooling systems.
Chang said the company expects computing demands to continue increasing as artificial intelligence models become more complex and computationally intensive.
“As AI adoption accelerates and models become more compute-intensive, power density requirements are expected to continue rising,” he said.
In response to this trend, liquid cooling technologies will become increasingly important in supporting large AI clusters.
“Liquid cooling technologies would thus need to be able to manage higher thermal loads more effectively and efficiently,” Chang said.
The DC Tuas facility was designed to accommodate this trajectory, enabling operators to increase rack power densities as AI infrastructure evolves.
“DC Tuas has been built with this trajectory in mind, enabling it to accommodate increasing power densities over time and support customers as their AI infrastructure and needs grow,” Chang said.
Chang added that facilities designed for efficiency and high-density computing are particularly important in Singapore, where space and resources are limited.
The facility also forms part of the broader digital infrastructure platform operated by Nxera’s parent company, Singtel. The site is integrated with a cable landing station that provides direct access to both domestic and international networks, enabling lower latency connectivity and improved network performance for customers operating large-scale computing workloads.
