Ooredoo invests $800m in Indonesian AI neocloud platform Zankore
Ooredoo Group said it will invest about $800m in Zankore, an Indonesian AI neocloud platform, where it will hold a 49% stake as lead investor and founding shareholder. Zankore is backed by Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Nvidia and Nokia, targeting 1GW of Nvidia DSX AI Factory capacity. Ooredoo expects up to about $600m cumulative EBITDA over five years and ~200MW AI capacity by H1 2027.
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The 30-second read
Why it matters
The disclosed $800m investment, 49% stake, and capacity/EBITDA targets create a new growth narrative for Ooredoo’s digital-infrastructure earnings mix, while also signaling continued Nvidia demand for AI factory deployments in Southeast Asia.
Market read
Traders may reprice Ooredoo’s growth profile toward AI compute infrastructure and monitor Nvidia’s AI infrastructure demand signals in emerging markets.
What to watch
Execution risk is high: regulatory approvals, power availability, GPU supply constraints, and whether Zankore reaches the stated 200MW by H1 2027.
Background
Ooredoo is a telecom operator building digital infrastructure assets and is now adding AI compute via a new Indonesian platform, Zankore, with major technology partners.
Ticker impact
Zankore’s platform is built with Nvidia’s GB300 NVL72 and DSX MaxLPS technology, aiming for 1GW of Nvidia DSX AI Factory capacity.
Likely modest incremental positive read-through for AI infrastructure demand, not a standalone earnings catalyst.
The article ties Nvidia hardware/software to the project but does not quantify Nvidia revenue, margins, or timing beyond platform capacity targets.
Market effects
Telecom operators expanding into AI compute neocloud platforms could intensify competition for data-center power, GPU supply, and regional cloud partnerships.
Southeast Asia is framed as a high-growth AI workload market, potentially attracting more infrastructure capital and partnerships.
Reinforces ongoing global shift of AI demand into enterprise and infrastructure buildouts, not just model training.
Counterpoint
The projected $600m cumulative EBITDA over five years may be optimistic versus real capex, power costs, and utilization ramp in Indonesia.
Key entities
- companyOoredoo Group
Lead investor and founding shareholder in Zankore with a planned $800m investment and 49% stake.
- companyZankore
Indonesia-based AI neocloud platform intended to scale to 1GW Nvidia DSX AI Factory capacity.
- companyNvidia
Provides GB300 NVL72 and DSX MaxLPS technology for the Zankore platform.
- companyIndosat Ooredoo Hutchison
Collaborator on Zankore’s development.
- companyNokia
Collaborator on Zankore’s development.
