Ooredoo invests $800 million in Zankore, new AI infrastructure platform in Indonesia with Indosat, Nokia, and Nvidia

Aug 6, 2026

Qatar's Ooredoo Group is investing $800 million to launch Zankore, a dedicated AI compute and neocloud platform in Indonesia, securing a 49% lead stake. Developed alongside Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Nokia, and Nvidia, the platform targets a long-term capacity of 1 gigawatt of Nvidia DSX AI Factory capacity. Zankore plans to deliver an initial 200 megawatts in the first half of 2027 using Nvidia GB300 NVL72 processors and Nokia's AI-native networking, positioning the partners to capture Southeast Asia's booming demand for AI infrastructure.

Zankore AI platform launch

▪Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, Ooredoo Group, Nokia, and Nvidia launched Zankore, a dedicated AI compute and neocloud platform in Indonesia, on August 6, 2026.
▪The Zankore platform is structured as a separately governed entity with its own chief executive officer, Ulf Ewaldsson, and a board composed of shareholder representatives and independent directors.

Ooredoo $800 million investment

▪Ooredoo Group projects its $800 million investment in Zankore will contribute approximately $600 million in cumulative EBITDA to the group over the first five years.
▪Ooredoo Group is committing approximately $800 million to support the launch and initial development of the Zankore AI platform.

Ooredoo 49% ownership stake

▪The Qatari government is the majority owner of Ooredoo Group, which operates across nine markets in the MENA region and Southeast Asia.
▪Ooredoo Group secured a 49 percent founding shareholder and lead investor stake in the Zankore AI platform.

Southeast Asia AI infrastructure demand

▪Zankore will initially deploy its services in Indonesia before expanding across other Southeast Asian countries to capture regional digital economy growth.
▪Southeast Asia's data center capacity demand is projected to grow approximately 3.5 times by 2030, driven predominantly by artificial intelligence workloads.

Nokia technology provider role

▪Nokia's collaboration on Zankore is intended to support the integration of intelligent network capabilities, including AI Grid and AI-RAN, into the platform.
▪Nokia will provide AI-native networking technologies to establish the secure connectivity fabric underpinning the Zankore AI infrastructure platform.

Nvidia DSX AI Factory capacity

▪Zankore will integrate Nvidia DSX MaxLPS technology, which dynamically optimizes power across the GPU fleet to enable up to 40 percent more compute within the same power budget.
▪The Zankore platform targets a long-term deployment of 1 gigawatt of Nvidia DSX AI Factory capacity.
▪Zankore is scheduled to deliver approximately 200 megawatts of AI capacity in the first half of 2027, powered by Nvidia GB300 NVL72 processors.