Equinix and Cisco Partner to Deliver Secure, Sovereign AI Infrastructure in Singapore

Equinix, a global digital infrastructure company, has announced a significant expansion of its collaboration with Cisco, focusing on accelerating artificial intelligence innovation within Singapore. This partnership is designed to provide businesses with secure and sovereign access to advanced AI capabilities. A core component of this initiative is the deployment of the Cisco Secure AI Factory, which integrates NVIDIA technology, directly into Equinix's Singapore data centers. The collaboration aims to establish a robust and secure foundation for organizations looking to launch and scale their AI projects. Many enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region currently grapple with substantial hurdles, including outdated infrastructure, latency issues, complexities around data sovereignty, and disjointed AI infrastructure. According to the 2025 Cisco AI Readiness Index, a significant 83% of Singaporean organizations intend to deploy AI agents, yet only a mere 10% report having fully flexible and instantly scalable networks to support such deployments. To bridge this critical gap, Equinix and Cisco are offering a comprehensive, end-to-end architecture. This solution is engineered to facilitate the scaling of AI workloads while rigorously upholding data governance and sovereignty standards. The partnership also leverages Equinix's extensive interconnected ecosystem, enabling organizations to engage with over 2,000 technology companies to test configurations, understand connectivity requirements, and assess how AI deployments can be supported across various environments, including data centers, cloud, and edge locations. Furthermore, the Cisco Secure AI Factory is designed to extend AI capabilities to the edge, benefiting sectors such as retail, healthcare, and manufacturing through Cisco Unified Edge, an AI-ready edge infrastructure solution. This strategic move aligns with Singapore's National AI Missions, providing the essential secure and edge-ready infrastructure needed to drive AI transformation across vital economic sectors and establish the foundational infrastructure for the nation's AI-driven economy.