Gorilla Technology Secures $1.4 Billion AI Data Center Deal in Southeast Asia

Key Takeaways

Gorilla Technology Group Inc., a London-headquartered provider of security and network intelligence solutions, announced $1.4 billion three-year contract with Singapore-based infrastructure platform Freyr to develop AI-powered data centers across Southeast Asia.

The agreement positions Gorilla as the lead provider of AI infrastructure, service-level operations, and end-to-end data center intelligence across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, with Freyr serving as its regional expansion partner.

$300 million initial phase launches this year

Construction will begin with a $300 million initial phase launching in the fourth quarter of 2025. Site selection and systems integration for the initial phase are already underway, with AI services expected to go live in early 2026.

The companies are currently finalizing detailed Statements of Work, Service Level Agreements, and GPU infrastructure deployment schedules.

Gorilla will utilize local co-location facilities to deploy its proprietary AI stack, including GPU-as-a-Service infrastructure.

Regional market opportunity drives expansion

The partnership aims to capitalize on Southeast Asia's rapidly expanding data center sector. The Southeast Asian data center market is projected to exceed $12 billion to $15 billion. The companies are already targeting additional data center opportunities worth $2.5 billion in the coming years.

Freyr Technology AI, a NVIDIA Preferred Partner, offers bare-metal leasing, turnkey GPU clusters, fast hardware delivery, and deployment services across the Asia-Pacific region. The contract includes an initial three-year term with optional two-year extensions.

Industry Leaders Express Confidence in Partnership

Jay Chandan, Chairman and CEO of Gorilla Technology Group, emphasized the company's regional expertise and validation from major clients.

"We have been building in AI for more than 17 years, and we understand this region better than most. To have secured a customer of this calibre, a multi-billion-dollar telco with unmatched scale and reputation, is a powerful validation of Gorilla's capability.

Being trusted by such an institution from the outset speaks volumes about the strength of our platform and execution model," Chandan stated in the company's press release.

He added, "Together with Freyr, we are deploying at scale, not talking about it. Phase One alone is $300 million and it is only the start of a much larger expansion."

Cary Liu, CEO of Freyr, highlighted the strategic importance of developing sovereign infrastructure in the region.

"This partnership is based on a simple and collective belief that Southeast Asia deserves sovereign, intelligent, high-performance infrastructure," Liu said.

"This is not just a US$1.4 billion contract; it is the beginning of a broader expansion strategy. Together, Freyr and Gorilla are already targeting new data centre opportunities worth at least US$ 2.5 billion over the next couple of years."

Company background and recent developments

Gorilla Technology provides solutions across Security Intelligence, Network Intelligence, Business Intelligence, and IoT technology, serving government, manufacturing, telecommunications, retail, transportation, healthcare, and education sectors using AI and deep learning technologies.

In July 2025, Gorilla raised $104.99 million through a follow-on equity offering to support large-scale project requirements. Following the September announcement, the company's stock rose 18.5 percent.

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