Alibaba Cloud expands European cloud regions and announces Qwen AI roadmap
Alibaba Cloud is adding cloud regions in Türkiye, Finland, and the Netherlands while increasing capacity in Malaysia, Germany, the UAE, France, and Hong Kong. By 2032, the company aims for a total global data center capacity exceeding 20GW, following a $52 billion commitment to cloud and AI infrastructure over three years. The expansion was announced at the 2026 Apsara Conference and will…
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- Alibaba Cloud adds cloud regions in Türkiye, Finland, and Netherlands to boost localized AI services
- Company aims for **20GW** global data center capacity by 2032 after **$52 billion** cloud/AI investment
- New **Qwen 4.5** and **Qwen 5** models planned, with **Qwen 5** targeting **5–10 trillion parameters**
The company also introduced Smart Studio, a platform for building Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) platforms, and Smart Fusion, an engine for optimizing multi-model workloads. Alibaba Cloud claims Smart Fusion can cut token spending by half. Additionally, the firm teased upcoming models—Qwen 4 (in training), Qwen 4.5, and Qwen 5—with the latter projected to scale to 5 to 10 trillion parameters. A new AI chip, the Zhenwu V900, is set for mass production in Q1 2027, offering three times the performance of its predecessor, the Zhenwu M890, with 216GB of memory and 1,200GB/s inter-chip bandwidth.
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Alibaba Cloud eyes European gains in global infrastructure build-out – and teases a roadmap for future Qwen AI models
itpro.com · 24 September 2026
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