Magna AI, Global Telecommunications and Zchwantech Announce Strategic Collaboration to Accelerate Sovereign AI Infrastructure Across Southeast Asia
02 June 2026, Riyadh, KSA:Magna AI, Inc., the global integrated‑value‑chain sovereign AI transformation leader established through a partnership between Trend Micro and Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company (WDH), in strategic collaboration with NVIDIA, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) withGlobal Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysian infrastructure technology company, and Zchwantech Cybersecurity Sdn. Bhd., a trusted Malaysian provider of security assurance and cyber resilience solutions, at Computex 2026 in Taiwan.
Magna AI, Zchwantech, and Global Telecom sign an MoU agreement at Computex 2026
The MoU establishes a strategic collaboration framework to explore the development of sovereign-ready AI infrastructure, AI data centers, secure AI platforms, sovereign AI factory capabilities, and AI transformation services across Southeast Asia, with an initial focus on Malaysia and Thailand.
Southeast Asia is emerging as one of the world’s most dynamic digital infrastructure markets, driven by rapid AI adoption, cloud expansion and growing demand for secure, scalable and locally governed compute environments. According to industry reports, the region’s upcoming data center capacity is nearly four times its current operational capacity, with Malaysia alone holding over 6 GW in the pipeline and Thailand following at approximately 3.5 GW, positioning Southeast Asia at the forefront of the global hyperscale growth cycle.
Against this backdrop, the collaboration brings together Magna AI’s end-to-end AI transformation and AI factory capabilities, Global Telecommunications’ infrastructure, connectivity, power and data center development expertise via their affiliate company Global Data Centre which holds more than 1GW secured powered land across Southeast Asia, and Zchwantech’s cybersecurity and cyber resilience capabilities. Together, the parties aim to support governments, enterprises and regulated industries in building the infrastructure foundation required for secure, sovereign and production-scale AI adoption.
“Southeast Asia is entering a defining phase in its AI transformation journey, where the ability to scale AI securely, responsibly and sovereignly will determine long-term digital competitiveness,” said Dr. Moataz BinAli, Chief Executive Officer, Magna AI. “This collaboration brings together infrastructure, intelligence, and security in a unified model to support national-scale AI adoption, from AI data centers and sovereign AI factories to secure platforms and industry applications. Together with Global Telecommunications and Zchwantech, we are helping architect the foundations for a trusted, sovereign, and future-ready AI ecosystem across the region.”
Under the MoU, the parties will explore the planning, design and advancement of AI data centers and sovereign AI factory frameworks, including compute, storage, networking, data pipelines, model pipelines, AI operations, secure AI lifecycle management and compliant AI environments aligned with local data residency, cybersecurity and regulatory requirements.
The collaboration will also examine commercial and financing structures to support bankable AI infrastructure developments, including potential public-private partnership models, government-backed investment structures, ecosystem investment frameworks and shared AI factory access models for governments, enterprises, startups and academia.
Sylvester Wong, Executive Director, Global Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd,said “AI infrastructure requires more than compute alone. It depends on reliable connectivity, power, data center readiness and strong local execution. Through this collaboration with Magna AI and Zchwantech, we aim to support the development of scalable digital infrastructure that can serve the evolving needs of governments, enterprises and AI ecosystems across Southeast Asia.”
As AI becomes embedded in critical infrastructure and enterprise operations, the threat landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with AI-powered cyberattacks growing in scale. In this environment, security and regulatory compliance are no longer considerations to be addressed after deployment but must be engineered into the foundation of every AI environment. As part of this collaboration, the parties will also explore secure AI operations, AI model security, data protection, workload isolation, threat analytics and AI-driven security capabilities designed to support trusted AI deployment across public and private sector environment
Wayne Wang, Chief Executive Officer, Zchwantech Cybersecurity Sdn. Bhd., said, “Cybersecurity can no longer be treated as an afterthought in AI deployment. It must be engineered into the foundation of every AI environment. Our collaboration with Magna AI and Global Telecommunications strengthens our ability to support secure AI operations, cyber resilience and trusted digital transformation across Malaysia and the wider Southeast Asia region.”
Dr. Michael Hsia, CEO of WiAdvance Technology said, “Southeast Asia is rapidly emerging as a key region for sovereign AI and digital infrastructure development. As a trusted AI service provider, WiAdvance is committed to supporting ecosystem collaborations that enable secure, scalable and sovereign-ready AI infrastructure and services for governments and enterprises across the region.”
The MoU builds on the earlier collaboration between Magna AI and Zchwantech focused on advancing Malaysia’s sovereign AI infrastructure and secure AI ecosystem. The expanded framework reflects a broader regional ambition to support AI data center development, sovereign AI factory capabilities, secure AI platforms, capacity building and go-to-market initiatives across Southeast Asia.
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About Magna AI
Magna AI is a global AI transformation company operating across the full integrated value chain, architecting the future of sovereign intelligence. Through a unified operating model spanning strategy, engineering, integration, and operations, Magna AI designs and delivers secure AI infrastructure, applications, and services that enable measurable, scalable, and long-term transformation. Powered by strategic industry collaborations and next generation technologies from NVIDIA, Wistron Digital Technology Holding Company (WDH), and Trend Micro, Magna AI helps enterprises and governments evolve into intelligent, adaptive, and future ready organizations.
www.magnaai.com
About Zchwantech Sdn. Bhd.
Zchwantech is a modern technology solutions provider focused on enabling digital transformation across cloud, AI, and cybersecurity domains. With operations in Malaysia and Vietnam, Zchwantech serves enterprises and governments through agile software development, intelligent platforms, and secure, scalable infrastructure solutions. For more information, visit www.zchwantech.com.
About Global Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd.
Global Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysia-based digital infrastructure services provider operating across multiple high-growth verticals, including cloud services and AI ecosystems, data centres, satellite communications, blockchain, submarine cable and connectivity, and power generation. Its affiliate, Global Data Centre, serves as the backbone of the AI infrastructure economy with over 1 GW of powered land across Johor (200 MW), Sarawak (600 MW), Batam (200 MW), and other strategic locations.
About WiAdvance
WiAdvance Technology, a subsidiary of Wistron Corporation, is an innovative cloud services company headquartered in Taiwan. Based on Cloud, Data and AI technology, WiAdvance provides cloud-based service and vertical solutions which suit various industries and operational scenarios, enabling the customers to boost the business in today’s ever-changing world. Learn more at https://www.wiadvance.com/en/