APAC Data Centre Market: Q1 2026 Developments and What Comes Next
WEBINAR | 13 MAY 2026 | 4 PM SGT | FREE TO ATTEND
DC Byte’s APAC research team breaks down where capacity is being built, where hyperscale and AI demand is pushing infrastructure to its limits and which markets are emerging as the next growth corridors live, with Q&A. Covering market highlights in APAC.
About This Webinar
The APAC data centre market is moving faster than most forecasts predicted. Hyperscale expansion, AI infrastructure demand and tightening power constraints are reshaping where capital flows and where supply can actually be built.
In this session, DC Byte’s regional analysts give you a direct read on what’s happening on the ground with not just commentary, but data-backed intelligence drawn from our live tracking of capacity pipelines, leasing activity and infrastructure development across the region.
We’ll cover:
- Where new data centre capacity is actually being built in APAC right now
- How hyperscale and AI workloads are driving, and disrupting, infrastructure investment
- Which markets are hitting power and supply bottlenecks and what that means for growth
Why Attend
Data, Not Headlines
DC Byte tracks capacity pipelines, leasing activity and infrastructure development across APAC in real time. You’ll leave with a sharper view of where new supply is emerging and where it isn’t.
A Forward Look, Not a Recap
Our analysts go beyond Q1 data to tell you what hyperscale demand, power constraints and investment flows mean for the next 6–12 months across the region.
Ask Directly
This is a live, interactive session. Bring your questions, our regional research team will answer them in real time.
Webinar Agenda
• Key developments across APAC in the past quarter
• Major capacity announcements and pipeline shifts
• Emerging markets and infrastructure hotspots
• Hyperscale demand trends
• Power availability and development constraints
• Investor activity and expansion strategies
• What to expect in the next 6–12 months
• Where growth is accelerating
• Key risks and opportunities ahead
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Meet Your Speakers
James Murphy, Managing Director at DC Byte
James Murphy is the Managing Director of DC Byte’s APAC business, leading the regional team responsible for tracking capacity development, leasing activity and infrastructure investment across one of the world’s fastest-growing data centre markets. In this role, James oversees DC Byte’s on-the-ground research programme in the region, having personally conducted site visits at over 500 facilities across APAC.
With a career spanning data centre intelligence, corporate development and operator strategy, James brings deep market knowledge built through direct engagement with operators, hyperscalers and the investment community. Prior to DC Byte, he held a corporate development role at SpaceDC, giving him firsthand exposure to the hyperscale and capital markets shaping the region. A regular on the industry speaking circuit, James has delivered thought leadership for Capacity Media, Data Centre World and W Media, and his commentary is frequently cited in trade publications across the sector.
Jingwen Ong, Research Manager at DC Byte
Jingwen Ong leads DC Byte’s APAC research team, with specialist coverage of the South Korean and Japanese data centre markets. In this role, she delivers analyst briefings, market studies and consultancy work that inform strategic decisions for some of the world’s largest operators, investors and infrastructure funds. Her research has directly shaped multi-million dollar investment decisions, including supporting Mapletree Industrial Trust’s strategic entry into the Osaka market.
With a background spanning market research and public sector analysis, Jingwen brings a rigorous, data-led approach to understanding how hyperscale demand, power constraints and capital flows are reshaping infrastructure development across APAC. A recognised voice at industry events, she has moderated panels, delivered keynotes and spoken at closed-door investor sessions for multinational investment banks across the region. Fluent in both Korean and Japanese, Jingwen brings a rare on-the-ground perspective to two of APAC’s most complex and high-growth data centre markets.
Scott Bales. Chief Customer Officer, Data Centres
Scott Bales is the Chief Customer Officer at ESR, Asia-Pacific’s largest real asset manager powered by New Economy infrastructure. In this role, Scott champions the voice of customers and partners, ensuring their needs are central to ESR’s investment and development decisions across the region. With over two decades of leadership experience spanning digital infrastructure, financial services, and technology innovation, Scott has built a career at the intersection of customer advocacy and strategic growth. He is recognized as a thought leader in the data centre and digital transformation space, with a track record of driving customer-centric strategies that deliver sustainable value. Passionate about collaboration and innovation, Scott brings a global perspective shaped by his work across APAC, Europe, and North America. His vision is to strengthen the region’s digital ecosystem by aligning investor priorities with the evolving requirements of enterprises and end-users.
Who This Webinar is For
• Data centre operators
• Infrastructure investors
• Developers and real estate stakeholders
• Technology companies and hyperscalers
• Data centre suppliers and ecosystem partners
Submit Your Questions
This session is interactive.
You can ask questions live or submit them in advance.
Market Intelligence
This webinar is part of DC Byte’sRegional Market Intelligence Series, providing regular insights into the global digital infrastructure landscape.
About DC Byte
DC Byte provides market intelligence used by operators, investors, hyperscalers and infrastructure partners across the global data centre industry. Our platform tracks the APAC data centre market in real time, giving organisations clear visibility into capacity growth, hyperscale expansion and digital infrastructure investment trends across Singapore, Australia, India and key Southeast Asian markets.
Our analysts monitor data centre capacity pipelines, AI-driven demand and power availability constraints to help industry stakeholders understand where new developments are emerging and which markets are attracting the most investment.
The DC Byte platform tracks:
• 135+ global data centre markets
• 400+ GW of IT capacity
• 8,000+ data centre assets worldwide
These insights help organisations understand how hyperscale demand, AI infrastructure growth and regulatory pressures are reshaping the APAC digital infrastructure landscape.
