(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Equinix (www.equinix.com) announced it has opened its second International Business Exchange data center in Singapore, located in the western region of Singapore.
The $45 million first phase of the new Singapore-2 IBX center will add 700 cabinets to Equinix’s capacity in the Singapore market.
Earlier this year, the company opened its first global IT development center in Singapore to support Equinix’s growing global business.
With the Phase 2 expansion, which is currently in the design phase, the SG2 center will have a total capacity of 1,700 cabinets and 110,000 square feet at full build out.
The data center is designed to meet the significant growth in Singapore, generated by demand from the company’s existing customer base of carriers, content providers and enterprises, as well as increasing interest from companies throughout South Asia and financial trading companies.
The new SG2 center will provide colocation space and continue the strong growth of the company’s peering business, as the facility will be located near one of the key submarine cable landing stations in Singapore.
“Singapore is a strategic market to Equinix and the company’s SG1 center is the most network-dense data center in the country,” saysSteve Smith, president and CEO of Equinix. “We’ve seen continued strong demand in the region and even with the recent completion of the phase 4 expansion of the SG1 center in Q2 2009, SG1 is reaching maximum capacity. Today’s opening of the SG2 center will enable Equinix to continue to meet customer demand while planning for SG2′s second phase, with construction expected to start in Q2 2010.”
The data center is part of Equinix’s ongoing strategy for global expansion to meet demand.
The company is also expanding in other parts of the Asia-Pacific region, having recently opened a new SY2 center in Sydney. Equinix is also set to open the fourth phase expansion of the existing HK1 center in Hong Kong.
The Asia-Pacific region, and particularly Singapore, has seen a surge in data center build outs in the past few years. Earlier this month, Salesforce.com recently opened its first international data center in Singapore.
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