Southeast Asia Data Center News

Singapore government and Facebook back $S17m project for sustainable tropical data centers

It has been announced that social media giant Facebook and the Singapore government are joining forces to fund a $17 million (S$23m) project to address the need to boost the number of sustainable data centers built in tropical climates. The programme is also being funded by Singapore's Nationa...

June 16, 2021

Singapore

Digital Edge Expands into Indonesia with Strategic Investment in PT IndoInternet Tbk

The partnership takes Digital Edge’s regional footprint to seven data centers across three countries Singapore – June 15, 2021 – Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Digital Edge”) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Digital Edge (Hong Kong) Ltd., has acquired a control...

June 15, 2021

Digital Edge: EDGE1

DCI Indonesia launches new data center in Cibitung

DCI Indonesia has announced the launch of its JK5 data center building, located in Cibitung, West Java. This addition brings the company’s total to four, and with a capacity of 15MW, the new building takes its total capacity to 37MW. Indonesia’s digital economy is expected to reach a market v...

June 01, 2021

DCI Indonesia: H1-JK5

Philippines on the road to become an APAC data center hub

The Philippines (PH), recognized as one of the world's emerging data center markets, is pinned to become Asia's next data center hub. While other hubs in Southeast Asia, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, have taken a hit due to geopolitical risks and governmental restrictions, PH's impressive d...

May 31, 2021

Philippines

STT GDC launches 72MW data center joint venture with Triputra and Temasek Holdings in Indonesia

ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC), a Singapore-based center service provider, has announced a partnership with an Indonesian firm, Triputra Group, and an investment company, Temasek Holdings, to launch a new data center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Construction of the first phase of the 72...

May 28, 2021

STT Jakarta 1

Big Data Exchange completes 2MW expansion of Singapore facility, plans further 8MW upgrade

Big Data Exchange has completed an upgrade to its SIN1 data center Facility in Paya Lebar, Singapore. The Company also plans to increase capacity before the year runs out. The completed upgrade sees the Company add 2MW capacity to the SIN1 facility. Big Data Exchange will also add four more f...

May 24, 2021

BDx Singapore SIN1

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres to Expand Its Flagship Defu Campus

Singapore, 8 April 2021 – ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) today announced the construction of STT Defu 3, its newest data centre facility in Singapore to date, the group’s eighth local facility and the latest addition to their flagship Defu data centre campus. STT Defu 3 will boast...

April 08, 2021

STT Singapore 3

Bridge Data Centres Expands Footprint in Malaysia With Third Data Centre

Bridge Data Centres has announced that the company is adding its third facility in Malaysia. The address is unknown, but the company states it till be in the Bukit Jalil region of Kuala Lumpur. The facility will be 16-megawatts and scheduled to be ready for service in Q2 2022. Bridge Press ...

February 03, 2021

Bridge Data Centres MY03

AirTrunk launches Singapore and Hong Kong Facilities

On the same day, AirTrunk launched into two new markets, Singapore and Hong Kong. The Macquarie-owned AirTrunk is known for building large data centres in Australia and the new sites are no exception. Singapore SGP1 is a 6o megawatt and 20,000 square metres of floor space. The facility is in...

December 10, 2020

AirTrunk Singapore SGP1

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) Awarded LEED Gold Certification for STT Bangkok 1

BANGKOK, /PRNewswire/ -- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Thailand) or "STT GDC Thailand", a leading data centre service provider, today announced that it has been awarded the LEED® Gold v.4 certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its STT Bangkok 1 data centre that will...

October 07, 2020

STT Bangkok 1

DCI Indonesia has opened JK3 in Jakarta

DCI Indonesia has announced that they have completed the company's third data center on the campus in Cibitung in West Java, Indonesia. The JK3 facility has seven floors with four data hall floors with the remaining floors for M&E equipment. Constructed in collaboration with Equinix, JK3 h...

June 22, 2020

DCI Indonesia: H1-JK3

Digital Realty launches SIN12, a new 50 MW data centre in Singapore

Digital Realty has launched a new 50 MW data centre in Singapore. The new facility, Digital Loyang II (SIN12), is partially pre-leased to a major Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation, a global digital banking, fintech and sustainability company, and a leading gl...

April 10, 2020

Digital Realty Singapore Loyang 2

Big Data Exchange (BDx) Acquires Telstra Data Center in Singapore

Big Data Exchange just got bigger. The carrier neutral, content-exchange company announced the completion of sale on a data center located in Paya Lebar, Singapore formerly owned by Telstra."Expanding into Singapore was our first choice outside of the greater China area and a strategic one on ...

April 09, 2020

BDx Singapore SIN1

Equinix opens its 4th facility in Singapore

Equinix invested an initial $74M into SG4, the company’s fourth International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Singapore. The first phase of the SG4 IBX has more than 45,400 SF of colocation space, with plans for 132,180 SF of colocation space at full build-out. Equinix Press Release: ...

March 24, 2020

Equinix Singapore SG4

Iron Mountain formerly launches Singapore facility

Iron Mountain held a launch event this week for SIN-1 in Singapore, the facility it acquired from Credit Suisse in 2017. The data center is the company's first facility in Asia.Iron Mountain Press Release

September 25, 2019

Iron Mountain Singapore SIN-1

Keppel DC REIT acquires two data centers and raises equiity (PR)

Keppel DC REIT announces two data centre acquisitions in Singapore and launches equity fund raising DPU-accretive acquisitions will strengthen Keppel DC REIT's portfolio and increase assets under management significantly by 30.7% to $2.58 billion Proposed acquisitions will be funded by a comb...

September 16, 2019

1-Net North Data Centre

NTT Starts Construction on one of the Largest Data Centers in Indonesia (PR)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT Group (TOKYO: 9432), announced today it would develop a new data center campus at Bekasi, Indonesia. The new campus will be known as “Indonesia Jakarta 3...

June 27, 2019

NTT Jakarta 3 (JK3)

AirTrunk Closes $332 million in funding to build Singapore data centre

AirTrunk has announces that it has received US$332 million (S$450 million) debt financing from three global financial institutions; Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Natixis. Additional equity capital was also raised from its founder and CEO, Robin Khuda, and shareholders, Goldman Sachs and TP...

April 10, 2019

AirTrunk Singapore SGP1

Global Switch Launches Woodlands Site in Singapore

Global Switch formerly launched their Woodlands site. A couple quick facts: The site was built in partnership with China Telecom Global and Daily-Tech. The facility cost $280 million ($205 million USD) The facility has seven floors. (only 5 data center floors) 25,000 square meters (270,000 sq...

March 07, 2019

Global Switch Singapore Woodlands

Amazon plans to invest $951m in Indonesia over 10 years

American tech giant Amazon is planning a 14 trillion-rupiah (SS1.3 billion) foray into Indonesia, in another major investment in the South-east Asian digital economy. The plan was conveyed to Indonesian President Joko Widodo by Amazon Vice-President Werner Vogels during their meeting in Jakarta o...

September 25, 2018

Indonesia

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