JSE-listed Altron has successfully deployed an operational AI factory, delivering comprehensive AI infrastructure, tools, training and support, while maintaining data sovereignty and regulatory compliance.

Powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure, including NVIDIA accelerated computing and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, the platform is currently live with five launch customers, including Dataviue, Lelapa AI and MathU.

“Our launch customers enable our goal for this platform to become a launchpad to support their vision and speed up AI development and the delivery of services to the market, solving challenges in ways only South African companies can,” said Altron Group CTO Dr Bongani Andy Mabaso.

Teraco channel and public sector head Di Buijs explained that the AI factory and its deployment is hosted within an NVIDIA AI-ready data centre at Teraco, complementing Teraco’s existing partnership and the current solutions they deliver to their customers.

An enabler for businesses seeking to harness AI capabilities, Altron's AI factory also ensures sensitive information remains within South African jurisdiction and protected by local laws, addressing critical data sovereignty concerns for enterprises navigating global AI adoption through comprehensive infrastructure and services.

It empowers industries such as banking, financial services and the public sector to unlock the full potential of AI while ensuring secure, local data compliance.

“This platform offers cutting-edge AI capabilities while ensuring our clients' data remains protected under South African regulations – eliminating compliance concerns that arise with offshore solutions,” added Dataviue MD Pieta Heyns.

Further, with enterprise-grade NVIDIA accelerated computing infrastructure alongside AI-as-a-Service offerings at competitive pricing, Altron’s approach offers dedicated capacity, enabling businesses to scale efficiently whether they are building proprietary models or consuming AI services.

This combination positions the platform as a complete AI ecosystem for South African enterprises and presents a compelling solution and a well-timed opportunity for South African businesses facing increasing pressure to innovate while protecting their digital assets and managing their technology investments.

“We are accessing the same AI infrastructure that global giants use, and AI models that align with our market reality. This enables us to iterate faster and scale our personalised education platform with confidence,” said MathU founder W A Burger.

Lelapa AI CRO Mbali Ndandani added that Altron's AI Factory provides the company access to existing AI models and enterprise-grade infrastructure to develop solutions for underrepresented African languages, giving enterprises the opportunity to consume its AI services without building their own infrastructure.

“Our AI Factory gives businesses immediate access to enterprise AI infrastructure combined with the expertise to use it effectively. Instead of months of buildout, offshore dependencies or expertise gaps, our customers get the platform, the expertise and the support to make AI actually work for their business. The foundation is ready. That is transformative,” explained Altron Digital Business data and AI executive Mike Wright.

“We are not choosing between global technology excellence and local context; we are combining both. Working with our technology launch partners, we have created an ecosystem where South African businesses can build cutting-edge AI solutions and enterprises can consume world-class AI services at competitive pricing, while maintaining local control,” added Mabaso.

This landmark initiative is built in partnership with ASUS and HPE.

ASUS serves as the dedicated hardware partner, delivering the high-performance computing infrastructure and HPE provides the marketplace software enabling the platform's AI services.