Chinese AI Firm INF Tech Leverages Indonesian Cloud Facility for Nvidia Blackwell Chips
A Shanghai-based AI company, INF Tech, is operating 2,300 Nvidia Blackwell chips housed in an Indonesian data center, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The chips were purchased by Indonesian telecom provider Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison for approximately $100 million from Aivres, a Silicon Valley server-building firm partially owned by blacklisted Chinese tech company Inspur.
The arrangement exploits legal loopholes, as U.S. export controls prevent Nvidia from selling directly to Inspur but permit sales to Aivres, its American subsidiary. The Blackwell chips now power INF Tech's operations from a discreet Jakarta facility, demonstrating how global tech firms navigate geopolitical trade restrictions.