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Telecommunications Firm NTT Completes Singapore Data Center

January 31, 2012 — Japanese telecommunications provider NTT Communications announced on Tuesday that it has completed the construction of its Singapore Serangoon Data Center. Designed to meet the needs of financial services industry and enterprises, the data center is in close proximity of the stock exchanges to provide low latency networks to the financial industry for electronic trading.

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Colocation Firm CyrusOne Opens Singapore Data Center

January 17, 2012 — Colocation provider CyrusOne announced on Monday that it has opened a new colocation data center in Singapore. This news comes a week after CyrusOne acquired a 30-acre parcel of land north of Dallas to build a 700,000 square foot data center.

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AWS Direct Connect Expands to CoreSite, Equinix and Telecity Data Centers

January 11, 2012 — Cloud provider Amazon Web Services announced on Tuesday that it has expanded its AWS Direct Connect to LA, Tokyo, Singapore, and London through CoreSite, Equinix and Telecity data centers, respectively. Amazon launched AWS Direct Connect in August 2011 for users to establish a dedicated network connection between AWS and a data center, office or colocation environment.

Global Switch to Invest $300M on Second Data Center in Singapore

November 10, 2011 — Data center opeartor Global Switch announced on Wednesday it will invest $300 million to build a 269,000 square feet data center in Singapore, following planning permission from JTC Corporation, according to a report by Datacenter Dynamics.

Singapore Polytechnic to Launch Educational Cloud Computing Center

October 7, 2011 — The Singapore Polytechnic Electrical and Electronic Engineering Cloud Computing Center is set to launch, marking the first educational institute in Asia Pacific to provide students with the latest skills in cloud computing through an operational data center environment.

Verizon Expands Singapore Fiber Network for Enterprise Customers

September 29, 2011 — IT infrastructure provider Verizon Communications (www.verizon.com) announced on Wednesday it has completed a fiber-optic network expansion project in Singapore, greatly increasing the company’s network coverage and doubling capacity for enterprise customers.

Indian Web Host Tata Launches Cloud Services in South Asia

March 8, 2011 — Indian Web hosting provider Tata Communications announced on Tuesday it has launched its InstaCompute cloud IaaS service in Singapore, which also includes Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. InstaCompute brings cloud computing services to the region’s large and medium enterprises, the gaming industry, as well as global businesses with an Asia Pacific audience.

IBM to Open $38M Cloud Computing Data Center in Singapore

March 7, 2011 — IBM announced on Monday it has invested $38 million in a new IBM Asia Pacific Cloud Computing Data Center in Singapore.

Equinix Using Recycled Newater to Cool New Singapore Data Center

February 4, 2011 — Web hosting provider Equinix will use recycled Newater to cool its new data center in Singapore.

Digital Realty Acquires Data Center in Singapore

November 18, 2010 — Data center operator Digital Realty Trust announced on Thursday it will acquire a new 370,500 square foot data center facility located in Singapore’s International Business Park in the Jurong East area.