Global Switch Spends Hk$2.8 Billion On Building Hong Kong Data Centre

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Global Switch, the market leading operator and owner of low cost carrier neutral data center space in The European countries and Asia-Pacific, has purchased building area on the Tseung Kwan O (TKO) Industrial Estate in Hong Kong to develop a Tier III1 plus data center that signifies the organization's access to the Hong Kong sector.
Global Switch plans to make investments around HK$2.8 billion over the entire program of the development, with additional investments stemming from distinct client specifications. This investment decision to develop Hong Kong's biggest data centre is in reaction to strong demand from customers, and is in accordance with Global Switch's method of broadening in essential local IT and connectivity sites.
Hong Kong will be Global Switch's 10th data centre and it will be developed and constructed to identical world category specifications of engineering and operational high quality as other Global Switch data centers in London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, the France data center in Paris, Madrid, Sydney and Singapore. After being ...
... built the data centre will provide 35,000 sq m (375,000 sq ft) total area with 45MVA of utility power and have best-in-class enviromentally friendly qualifications concentrating on a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum Rating. Development is organized to begin in 2013, with the initial stage of space getting operational in Q1 2015.
John Corcoran, Global Switch's Exec Chairman stated: "We are delighted to contribute to the Hong Kong government's vision of making the city a data centre hub in Asia Pacific, as stated in its Digital 21 Strategy. This world-class facility in Hong Kong will serve as a vital resource for local, regional and global customers looking to expand their businesses, as well as drive significant energy efficiency and cost savings. We have ambitious expansion plans to further strengthen our leadership in the Asia Pacific region, with further new data centres planned in the near future."