Published: 28 October 2026

The co-located events run at the Shangri-La Singapore under the theme “Building Networks for AI Demand”, with a pre-event day of summits on 1 December followed by the main programme of panels, keynotes and roundtables on 2 and 3 December. Carriers, hyperscalers, data centre operators, investors and regulators will share the programme, which spans the ITW and Datacloud stages alongside a finance and investment summit and a dedicated energy track.

Key points

• Power availability was named the number-one constraint on large-scale builds at ITW Asia 2025 .

• - Developing Singapore’s AI ecosystem and the infrastructure behind it 2 December, 09:30-10:30, Datacloud Stage, Tower Ballroom The joint ITW and Datacloud opening keynote brings government and industry onto one stage.

• - Prasanna Kumar returns after a fireside chat at ITW Asia 2025 in which he set out how Singtel aims to serve sovereign, enterprise and regional AI demand.

• - Singtel’s data centre arm Nxera has since opened its 58MW DC Tuas facility , lifting its Singapore capacity to 120MW.

• - 2 December, 11:15-12:00, ITW Stage, Island Ballroom The first ITW keynote panel examines how cross-border interconnection is moving to the centre of network strategy as traffic becomes more complex and latency-sensitive.

• Background and analysis. Southeast Asia has emerged as one of the most contested arenas for AI infrastructure. Singapore in particular has become the region's de facto hub for cloud regions, chip design houses and data centre investment, while newer markets are jockeying to host the next wave of capacity. Developments in the region are increasingly watched globally as a bellwether for how AI buildout proceeds in emerging economies.

• Our take. This is a story worth tracking not for the headline deal itself, but for what it signals about how the AI stack is being assembled: more specialised silicon, more regional capacity, and more emphasis on speed of delivery. Each shift creates openings for challengers — and risks for incumbents.

• Source: Capacity, "ITW Asia 2026: 8 sessions to watch in Singapore", 27 October 2026. https://capacityglobal.com/news/itw-asia-2026-8-sessions-to-watch-in-singapore/