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3 . SINGAPORE
Equinix has announced an investment of US $ 86 million to expand SG5 , its fifth International Business Exchange ( IBX ) data centre , in Singapore . The facility has been awarded the Singapore Building and Construction Authority ’ s ( BCA ) Green Mark Platinum certification for its leading-edge sustainable design and practices . This is in line with the Singapore government ’ s emphasis on energy efficiency in new data centre construction .

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4 . INDONESIA
Princeton Digital Group ( PDG ), one of Asia › s leading data centre providers and the Indonesian Internet Service Provider Association ( APJII ), have announced a collaboration to further elevate Indonesia ’ s Internet infrastructure . This strategic partnership will help APJII members in Jakarta , Bandung , Surabaya and Pekanbaru to have easy access to the Indonesia Internet Exchange ( IIX ) and strengthen the Internet connectivity infrastructure in Indonesia . This collaboration will also include PDG ’ s 22MW Jakarta Cibitung 2 ( JC2 ), a new greenfield development that PDG launched recently .
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