Equinix has committed more than S$9 million through 2028 to accelerate Singapore’s clean energy transition in alignment with the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and the nation’s ambition to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The […]
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StarHub and NeutraDC partner on quantum-safe Singapore-Indonesia links
StarHub and NeutraDC, the data centre arm of Telkom Indonesia, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deliver quantum-safe, low-latency connectivity between Singapore and Indonesia. The agreement will see StarHub and NeutraDC collaborate on […]
Subzero Engineering opens manufacturing and R&D facility in Vietnam
Subzero Engineering has opened a new manufacturing and research and development facility in Ho Chi Minh City to support the fast-growing Asia-Pacific data centre market and strengthen its global supply chain. The Vietnam site will […]
Qualcomm unveils AI200 and AI250
Qualcomm has unveiled its AI200 and AI250 chips for the AI data centre market, placing it in direct competition with established leaders such as NVIDIA and AMD. The new AI inference accelerators are designed to […]
Ecolab intros direct-to-chip cooling solution for data centres
Ecolab has launched its direct-to-chip liquid cooling monitoring solution at Data Centre World Asia 2025 in Singapore. The new 3D Trasar Technology for Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling continuously tracks vital coolant metrics including pH and flow […]
Delta showcases sustainable data centre solutions at Data Centre World Asia
Delta Electronics is exhibiting a suite of cutting-edge power, cooling and infrastructure solutions designed for AI and high-density computing facilities at Data Centre World Asia 2025 in Singapore. The showcase features a 20-foot containerised AI […]
Equinix opens US$69m AI-ready data centre in Chennai
Equinix has opened its first International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Chennai, India. Located in Siruseri, Tamil Nadu, the CN1 facility sits on nearly six acres of land and will be interconnected with Equinix’s […]
Alibaba Cloud to open 2nd data centre in South Korea
Alibaba Cloud plans to launch its second data centre in South Korea by the end of June 2025. The move is in response to surging demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence services among local […]
Dell reveals software-driven data centre innovations
Dell Technologies has unveiled a suite of software-driven, disaggregated infrastructure solutions designed to meet the evolving demands of modern IT environments. Revealed at Dell Technologies World 2025 in Las Vegas, the new offerings aim to […]
HPE intros private cloud portfolio to accelerate hybrid IT modernisation
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has launched a private cloud portfolio that aims to transform the way enterprises modernise their hybrid IT environments. The new suite is designed to deliver cloud-native agility, robust security and seamless […]
Schneider Electric intros AI-ready data centre solutions
Schneider Electric has announced end-to-end AI-ready data centre solutions to tackle the pressing energy and sustainability challenges posed by the increasing demand for AI systems. Its latest innovations include a new data centre reference design […]
Equinix and NUS to launch sustainable data centre facility in Singapore
Equinix and the Centre for Energy Research & Technology at the National University of Singapore’s College of Design and Engineering plan to establish a co-innovation facility (CIF) in Singapore. Aimed at accelerating the development of […]
Leighton Asia seals data centre deal in Hyderabad
Leighton Asia has been awarded a contract to construct a state-of-the-art data centre in Hyderabad. Commissioned by an unnamed multinational technology corporation, this deal marks the Cimic Group subsidiary’s second engagement with this client. The […]
Proofpoint to establish data centre in Singapore
Proofpoint plans to establish a new data centre in Singapore by 2025 to enhance the city-state’s cybersecurity infrastructure. The new data centre will enable Singapore-based customers to comply with local data residency policies while leveraging […]
Equinix and Southern Cross to connect ANZ with US
Equinix and Southern Cross Cables are collaborating to provide a key US-based interconnectivity access point for the Southern Cross NEXT (SX NEXT) submarine cable system. SX NEXT will leverage Equinix’s next-generation cable landing station (CLS) […]
KKR to take 20% stake in Singtel’s regional data centre business
Global investment firm KKR is taking a 20 percent stake in Singtel’s regional data centre business. This S$1.1 billion investment values Singtel’s overall regional data centre business at S$5.5 billion. KKR also has the option […]
Equinix to open 4th data centre in Mumbai
Equinix has added a fourth International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Mumbai to cater to growing needs of local and overseas businesses in their digital transformation efforts in India. The US$42 million MB4 will […]
Equinix to open first data centre in KL
Equinix plans to open its first data centre in Kuala Lumpur in Q1 2024. The move is driven by strong cloud growth and e-commerce adoption, as well as its continued investment in 5G. According to […]
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure picks NVIDIA BlueField-3
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has chosen NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPU to offer its customers a new way to offload data centre tasks from CPUs. By utilising BlueField-3, OCI is extending its long-established approach of offloading data […]
NVIDIA and Dell partner on data centre solution for zero-trust security
NVIDIA and Dell have unveiled a data centre solution packed with AI training, AI inference, data processing, data science, and zero-trust security capabilities. Optimised for the newly announced VMware vSphere 8 enterprise workload platform, the […]
Equinix expands Singapore data centre to meet rising demand
Equinix has invested US$86 million to expand its SG5 IBX data centre to meet increasing demand for Singapore’s digital infrastructure. As the company’s fifth data centre in Singapore, SG5 IBX is a nine-story facility located […]
NTT Cyberjaya 5 receives Uptime and TIA certifications
NTT’s Cyberjaya 5 (CBJ5) data centre has received three certifications — UPTIME Tier III Certificate of Design Documents and the Tier III Certificate of Constructed Facility, as well as the TIA-942 Rated-3 certification by EPI. […]
Netskope opens data centre in South Korea
Netskope has established a data centre in South Korea to better service its customers in North Asia. Expanding the Netskope NewEdge network to Seoul lets the security cloud provider improve coverage for its services with […]
New Huawei modular data centre packs smarts
Huawei has launched Smart Modular Data Center 5.0, another move towards building smarter and greener data centres. The new data centre uses a 43-inch local touch screen to integrate information communication technology, AI algorithms, intelligent […]
Chindata Group opens hyperscale data centre in Shanxi
Chindata Group has opened Asia’s largest single hyperscale data centre in its Taihang Mountain Energy and Information Technology Industrial Campus in China’s Shanxi province. With a total IT capacity of 50 megawatts, the data centre […]
CPU, GPU, now DPU
NVIDIA has introduced the data processing unit (DPU), a new kind of processor supported by DOCA, a novel data-centre-infrastructure-on-a-chip architecture that enables breakthrough networking, storage and security performance. It features the new NVIDIA BlueField-2 family […]
NTU and Facebook launch programme to develop data centre talents
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Facebook have announced a new programme that offers course on data centre.
NVIDIA adds Cumulus to its network software portfolio
Hot on the heels of its Mellanox purchase, NVIDIA has boosted its networking software capabilities following its acquisition of Cumulus Networks.
SAP opens data centre in Singapore in e-commerce push
SAP has expanded its presence in Asia-Pacific (APAC) with the opening of a new data centre in Singapore to support SAP Commerce Cloud deployment.
Facebook to build S$1.4b data centre in Singapore
Hot on the heels of Google’s announcement last month that it will build its third data centre in Singapore is Facebook, which declared today that it will be establishing its first Asia data centre in the country.
First green data centre thermal management solution to debut in Hong Kong
NTT Communications’ new data centre cooling technology will debut at Hong Kong Financial Data Center Tower 2 (FDC2) in December. The first green thermal management solution in Hong Kong will feature a new front-flow cooling system (AHU) designed to optimise both energy usage and cost of the data centre, increasing energy efficiency by more than 20 percent compared with traditional cooling systems.
The innovative front-flow cooling system, a custom air handling and Fay Array CRAH launched in partnership with Emerson Network Power, is designed to keep power consumption to a minimum while ensuring the data center stays online and is reliable at all time. This benefits enterprise users that leverage lower energy costs to build a competitive business edge.
“With power consumption accounting for a major operating expense of data centers today, we have recognised that enhancing energy efficiency would be a top priority when we incorporate a high density design within the soon-to-be launched FDC2. We are confident that our new AHU will change the way data centers are designed, and help our clients drive business performance by optimising costs in the long term,” said Taylor Man, Executive Vice President, Cloud Business Division, NTT Com Asia.
Hong Kong is top data centre location in APAC
Hong Kong is the top location in Asia Pacific when it comes to suitability for setting up new and outsourced data centres, according to IDC’s Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) Data Center Index study.
Singapore and Taiwan are the next favourites based on factors such as energy costs and bandwidth availability.
“Choosing a strategically correct location has become increasingly important for organisations to serve their customers across countries. Hence, the scrutinizing process has to be done very thoroughly and carefully,” said Simon Piff, Associate Vice President of Infrastructure Research at IDC Asia Pacific.
Hong Kong to stay as key Asia Pacific data centre market
Limited land availability and high real estate prices are unlikely to make Hong Kong lose its status as a key data centre market in Asia Pacific, according to Frost & Sullivan.
The limitations are countered by the Hong Kong Government’s continuous support for the sector.
“Hong Kong’s strong political connection to Mainland China allows it to act as a gateway for global companies that seek to tap into opportunities in China’s market,” said Danni Xu, Research Analyst, ICT Practice, Asia Pacific at Frost & Sullivan. “Moreover, Hong Kong’s business-friendly and free-trade environment has drawn a number of multinational corporations (MNCs) to set up their regional headquarters in the country. This has brought in numerous investments and job opportunities, and created demand for data center services.”
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