Overview
- Firmus announced a multi‑year deal to supply computing capacity from two Malaysian data centres to OpenAI, making OpenAI an anchor customer for the sites.
- The company said the agreement lifts its total contracted capacity across customers to more than 900 megawatts, expanding its Asia‑Pacific footprint to a fourth country.
- Firmus plans large‑scale deployment of Nvidia’s next‑generation Vera Rubin accelerators in the new facilities and reported pairing those chips with its HyperCube liquid‑cooling system to manage power density.
- The firm was valued above $10.5 billion in its last fundraising and counts investors such as Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone funds and Coatue, which supports its push toward a likely IPO.
- Malaysia’s rapid data‑centre growth has raised local concerns over electricity and water use, which could shape permitting, operating costs and community impacts as Firmus brings hyperscale compute online.