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Oracle signs five-year data center lease deal with Tencent

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Oracle reportedly made a five-year deal with Tencent to lease data centers in Southeast Asia. The agreement is estimated to be worth about $7 billion and covers approximately 100,000 advanced AI chips unavailable in China. The deal requires about 30% upfront payment.

From tomshardware.com

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The lease occurs as compute rental prices continue to climb, according to James Mitchell during Tencent’s August 12 earnings call. The estimated chip-hour price for the deal is significantly lower than current contracts for Nvidia’s H100 and B200 processors, indicating a major transaction in the AI compute market.

From tomshardware.com

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  • Financial TimesReported the details of the lease agreement
  • James MitchellCommented on rising compute rental prices during Tencent's earnings call

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  1. Oracle terminated a $7B chip-leasing deal with Tencent.1 source
  2. Oracle leased data centers to Tencent.1 source

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