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AI infra brief: From NVIDIA, Cisco, Equinix and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector

NVIDIA, xAI join BlackRock and Microsoft’s $30 billion AI infrastructure fund

NVIDIA and Elon Musk’s xAI are joining BlackRock and Microsoft in the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP), a $30 billion initiative aimed at expanding AI infrastructure. Originally announced in September, the effort includes Global Infrastructure Partners and MGX, with new collaborations from GE Vernova and NextEra Energy to enhance energy solutions for AI data centers.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announces AI breakthroughs at GTC 2025

In his GTC keynote, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang introduced new AI products and partnerships, reinforcing NVIDIA’s leadership in AI inference, reasoning, agents and robotics. These innovations drive faster and more efficient AI applications, shaping the future of AI infrastructure.

Hyve Solutions showcases AI infrastructure at NVIDIA GTC 2025

Hyve Solutions unveiled its latest AI infrastructure portfolio, designed for scalable AI deployments across data centers, hybrid cloud and edge environments. As an Elite NVIDIA Partner, Hyve offers custom AI hardware, GPU-optimized architectures and liquid cooling solutions, with global deployment capabilities to accelerate enterprise AI adoption. The company is also expanding liquid-cooled AI testing at its Mississippi facility this summer.

Cisco and NVIDIA introduce secure AI factory

Cisco and NVIDIA announced the launch of the Cisco Secure AI Factory, integrating security across compute, networking and workloads to protect AI infrastructure from evolving threats. This initiative provides flexible deployment models while embedding zero-trust security, workload protection and AI model safeguards.

Crusoe expands AI data center in Texas to 1.2GW

Crusoe is scaling its AI data center in Abilene, Texas, increasing capacity to 1.2GW with six additional buildings by mid-2026. The facility, designed to host 50,000 NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 GPUs per building, supports large-scale AI training and inference workloads while leveraging grid-integrated energy solutions. The expansion is expected to drive billions in economic impact and create thousands of jobs.

Equinix issues first green bonds in Singapore for AI sustainability

Equinix raised S$500 million ($375 million) in green bonds to fund sustainable AI data centers. The proceeds will support energy-efficient infrastructure, renewable energy adoption and carbon reduction initiatives, in line with Singapore’s National AI Strategy and Green Plan 2030. Equinix has so far issued $7.3 billion in green bonds globally to advance AI sustainability.

6 top AI data centers in Asia

In another article, RCR Wireless News highlighted some of the region’s top AI data centers as Asia as the region emerges as a global hub for high-performance AI data centers.

Why these announcements matter?

The AI infrastructure sector continues to evolve rapidly, with major investments and innovations shaping its future. NVIDIA and xAI’s entry into the $30 billion AI Infrastructure Partnership highlights growing demand for AI compute and energy solutions. Crusoe’s Texas expansion underscores the need for large-scale AI training capacity, while Equinix’s green bonds reflect the push for sustainable AI data centers. All these developments show an industry-wide shift toward more powerful, secure and energy efficient AI infrastructure, critical for scaling next-generation AI applications.

ABOUT AUTHOR

Juan Pedro Tomás
Juan Pedro Tomás
Juan Pedro covers Global Carriers and Global Enterprise IoT. Prior to RCR, Juan Pedro worked for Business News Americas, covering telecoms and IT news in the Latin American markets. He also worked for Telecompaper as their Regional Editor for Latin America and Asia/Pacific. Juan Pedro has also contributed to Latin Trade magazine as the publication's correspondent in Argentina and with political risk consultancy firm Exclusive Analysis, writing reports and providing political and economic information from certain Latin American markets. He has a degree in International Relations and a master in Journalism and is married with two kids.