Groq and Equinix to establish 4.5MW facility in Sydney

AI company Groq has expanded its global AI infrastructure footprint to the Asia-Pacific region through its deployment in Equinix’s International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Sydney.

Following launches in the US and EMEA, the collaboration aims to bring Groq’s LPU Inference Engine closer to enterprises and government agencies in Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

Under this partnership, Groq and Equinix will establish a 4.5MW Groq facility in Sydney, claiming to offer up to 5x faster and lower cost compute power than traditional GPUs and hyperscaler clouds.

Leveraging Equinix Fabric, a software-defined interconnection service, its intended that organisations in Asia-Pacific will benefit from secure, low-latency, high-speed interconnectivity, ensuring access to GroqCloud for production AI workloads.

Groq technology can be accessed by anyone via GroqCloud, while enterprises and partners can choose between cloud or on-prem AI compute centre deployment.

Scott Albin, GM of APAC for Groq, said Asia-Pacific is a key growth market for Groq, with over half of the company's global developers already using GroqCloud based here.

"Our deployment in Equinix’s Sydney data centre is our first step to bring high-performance, cost-efficient AI inference closer to the region, enabling secure, low-latency access while supporting data sovereignty and privacy," he said.

“We are thrilled Groq selected Equinix Australia to serve organisations in the country and the broader Asia-Pacific region, bringing high-performance AI inference capacity closer to enterprises and governments," Guy Danskine, MD for Equinix Australia, said.

"This collaboration highlights the power of Equinix Fabric in enabling secure, low-latency connectivity for AI workloads, helping organisations accelerate innovation while ensuring compliance with the local data sovereignty and privacy requirements.”