Nvidia-backed Firmus signs deal with OpenAI for Malaysia data centre capacity

The deal comes ahead of Firmus’ rumoured initial public offering in 2026, which could be one of Australia’s largest in recent years.

Published Sep 08, 2026, 10:35 AM

Updated Sep 08, 2026, 10:45 AM

Firmus signed a multi-year deal with OpenAI to supply computing capacity from two Malaysian data centres, making OpenAI an anchor customer amid rising AI infrastructure demand.

Firmus, valued above US$10.5 billion and backed by Nvidia and others, now has contracted capacity exceeding 900 megawatts across customers.

Malaysia's fast-growing data centre market supports Firmus' Asia-Pacific expansion with Nvidia’s Vera Rubin processors, despite concerns over resource use in rapid data centre growth.

SYDNEY – Australia’s Firmus said on Sept 8 it had signed a multi-year deal with OpenAI to supply computing capacity from two Malaysian data centres, making the ChatGPT maker an anchor customer as demand surges for infrastructure to run advanced AI models.

The AI infrastructure firm was valued at above US$10.5 billion (S$13.3 billion) in its last fund-raising, backed by Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone funds and Coatue Management.

The deal with OpenAI raised Firmus’ contracted capacity across customers to more than 900 megawatts.

Firmus’ portfolio includes two operational AI data centres in Australia and Singapore, while five are under development across the Asia-Pacific.

The deal highlights the widening race among US and Chinese AI groups to secure power and data centre capacity to power increasingly advanced models. OpenAI last week unveiled Astra , which it said was its most capable model yet.

Malaysia has become South-east Asia’s fastest-growing data centre market , but the rapid build-out has drawn scrutiny over electricity and water use.

Firmus will deploy Nvidia’s next-generation Vera Rubin processors at scale across the Asia-Pacific, with the addition of Malaysia extending its footprint in the region.

Firmus declined to comment on the contract value, while OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. REUTERS

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据传Firmus将于2026年进行首次公开​​募股（IPO），这可能是澳大利亚近年来规模最大的IPO之一。而此次交易正是在此背景下达成的。

发布于 2026 年 9 月 8 日上午 10:35

更新于2026年9月8日上午10:45

Firmus 与 OpenAI 签署了一份多年协议，从马来西亚的两个数据中心提供计算能力，这使得 OpenAI 成为在人工智能基础设施需求不断增长的情况下的龙头客户。

Firmus 的估值超过 105 亿美元，并得到了英伟达和其他公司的支持，目前已与客户签订了超过 900 兆瓦的合同容量。

尽管人们对数据中心快速增长带来的资源消耗表示担忧，但马来西亚快速增长的数据中心市场支持 Firmus 使用英伟达 Vera Rubin 处理器在亚太地区的扩张。

悉尼——澳大利亚公司 Firmus 于 9 月 8 日表示，已与 OpenAI 签署了一项多年协议，将从其位于马来西亚的两个数据中心提供计算能力，这使得 ChatGPT 的制造商 OpenAI 成为其主要客户，因为运行高级 AI 模型的基础设施需求激增。

这家人工智能基础设施公司在最近一次融资中估值超过 105 亿美元（133 亿新元），得到了英伟达、Jane Street、黑石基金和 Coatue Management 的支持。

与 OpenAI 的合作使 Firmus 的客户合同容量增加到 900 兆瓦以上。

Firmus 的产品组合包括位于澳大利亚和新加坡的两个运营中的人工智能数据中心，另有五个正在亚太地区开发建设中。

这项交易凸显了中美人工智能企业之间日益激烈的竞争，双方都在争夺电力和数据中心容量，以支持日益先进的模型。OpenAI 上周发布了 Astra，并称其为迄今为止功能最强大的模型。

马来西亚已成为东南亚增长最快的数据中心市场，但快速的建设也引发了人们对电力和用水问题的关注。

Firmus 将在整个亚太地区大规模部署英伟达的下一代 Vera Rubin 处理器，马来西亚的加入将扩大其在该地区的业务版图。

Firmus拒绝就合同金额置评，而OpenAI尚未回复路透社的置评请求。路透社

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