Comin Asia and Nokia have formed a partnership to develop AI-ready data centre infrastructure across Southeast Asia, combining Comin Asia’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) capabilities with Nokia’s data centre networking and automation technologies. The partnership aims to address growing demand for secure, sovereign and scalable AI infrastructure, particularly in emerging markets such as Cambodia and Laos, where favourable power availability and regulatory conditions support new digital infrastructure investments.
The collaboration will focus on modular, edge-ready and in-building data centre deployments that enable governments and enterprises to process data locally while maintaining data sovereignty and operational resilience. Comin Asia will serve as the regional systems integrator and project delivery partner, while Nokia will provide the technology backbone, including high-performance data centre networking, secure connectivity, automation platforms and AI workload orchestration. The deployments will also incorporate edge computing frameworks and energy-efficient infrastructure optimisation to support AI applications at scale.
Initial feasibility studies and deployment activities are underway in Cambodia and Laos, with plans to expand into other Southeast Asian markets as infrastructure and regulatory conditions mature. The partnership will support enterprise AI deployments, government digital infrastructure programmes, and applications across sectors including telecommunications, energy, finance and the public sector. By prioritising modular infrastructure and execution in underserved markets, the initiative aims to strengthen regional digital infrastructure and support Southeast Asia’s growing demand for sovereign AI capabilities.