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The multi-story , 50-megawatt facility , known as Digital Loyang II or SIN12 , is Digital Realty ’ s largest data centre in the country and will bring the company ’ s total committed investment to date in Singapore to over US $ 1 billion .

This significant expansion will enable local and multinational enterprises to deploy critical infrastructure and scale their digital business at the heart of a connected data community on PlatformDIGITAL .

SIN12 is substantially pre-leased to a thriving community of leading global cloud service providers , local as well as global financial services providers and leading south-east Asian enterprises . In addition , the new facility will introduce next-generation colocation services for regional customers in Singapore and will further expand PlatformDIGITAL , the company ’ s global data centre platform .

It will offer customers in APAC new avenues to connect , extend their reach and uncover new business opportunities . SIN12 will offer enterprises the full spectrum of colocation services and will enable them to scale their critical infrastructure on-demand within a connected data community with optimal proximity to carriers , networks and cloud service providers .

Productised solutions for network , control and data hub footprints offered on PlatformDIGITAL will help accelerate customers ’ ability to rapidly scale their digital business .

Digital Loyang II is adjacent to Digital Loyang I or SIN11 . The two facilities are connected by diverse high-count fibre routes , enabling customers in both facilities to connect directly via dark fibre cross-connects and access a connected data community of network and service providers on Digital Realty ’ s open global platform .

Both facilities are also interconnected to Digital Jurong ( SIN10 ), Digital Realty ’ s data centre , located on the west side of Singapore . The Digital Loyang campus is less than 25 km from Singapore ’ s central business district and is strategically located in close proximity to the Changi north cable landing station , a key subsea interconnection hub for the region .

“ The opening of our third data centre is a major milestone on our PlatformDIGITAL roadmap and underscores our long-term commitment to support the country ’ s digital economy ,” said Digital Realty Chief Executive Officer , A . William Stein . “ The transition to the digital economy has impacted the way companies across all industries create and deliver value .

“ There ’ s a growing need for a combination of open interconnection and next-generation colocation that will reduce the complexity of Digital Transformation . Expanding our footprint in Singapore will enable us to better help our customers enhance their Digital Transformation efforts and scale their digital business models regionally as well as globally .”

EXPANDING OUR FOOTPRINT IN SINGAPORE WILL ENABLE US TO BETTER HELP OUR CUSTOMERS ENHANCE THEIR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS AND SCALE THEIR DIGITAL BUSINESS MODELS REGIONALLY AS WELL AS GLOBALLY . www . intelligentdatacentres . com

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