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DIGITAL REALTY LAUNCHES FIRST DATA CENTRE IN INDIA
Digital Realty has launched its first data centre in India on a
10-acre Chennai campus . The campus was developed by Digital Connexion – a three-way joint venture with Brookfield , Jio and Digital Realty – in India with Brookfield Asset Management and Reliance Industries Limited .
MAA10 is the first phase of the 100MW-capable campus and will offer 20MW of IT load . It features a modular infrastructure design , enabling customers to scale infrastructure as needed to accommodate diverse workload demands – from single cabinet to multi-MW requirements .
The facility is ready to support emerging technologies offering standardised and bespoke configurations .
MAA10 leverages Jio ’ s massive digital and connectivity ecosystem and strong enterprise relationships to give customers seamless connectivity across India . The facility is also seen as a vital addition to PlatformDIGITAL , Digital Realty ’ s global data centre platform . This year , MAA10 will also be Service Fabric enabled .
Sustainability principles guided MAA10 ’ s design and construction , and will remain critical in operational practices , with a focus on maximising energy and water efficiency and conserving resources . The facility also seeks to employ renewable energy sources where possible , starting with harvesting solar power via rooftop solar panels on-site . It will also benefit from Brookfield ’ s renewable energy expertise .
“ With a population of 1.4 billion and a growing focus on the delivery of digital services , India represents a key market opportunity for Digital Realty , our partners and customers ,” said Serene Nah , Managing Director and Head of APAC , Digital Realty .
In a move poised to revolutionise Indonesia ’ s digital landscape , Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison ( Indosat or IOH ) has announced that BDx Indonesia – a joint venture of Indosat , BDx Data Centers ( BDx ) – and Lintasarta has agreed to acquire a portfolio of carrier-neutral colocation and Edge sites in key cities such as Jakarta , Surabaya , Batam , Medan , Makassar , Bandung and Semarang . This includes 10 strategic sites connected to six domestic and five international subsea cables .
Three Indonesian banks – BCA , Bank Permata and Bank BUKopin – are providing debt to BDx Indonesia to optimise its capital structure and support its rapid growth trajectory .
This IDR 2,625 billion transaction further expands the partnership between Indosat and BDx initiated in 2022 , cementing the shared vision of establishing Indonesia ’ s premier data centre operation to support the government ’ s digital roadmap and digital infrastructure objectives .
providers leading to distributed digitalisation enablement across Indonesia .
This will help accelerate hybrid Digital Transformations and significantly enhance the digital experience of enterprises , technology companies and Internet users .
Post-transaction , BDx Indonesia will have a total IT capacity of 150MW + in Indonesia across 10 operating carrier-neutral colocation facilities in all major cities ; a new 15MW facility that is being built near Jakarta with an estimated RFS by Q4 2024 ; a 100MW hyperscale campus at Suryacipta , East Jakarta ; and carrier-neutral Edge sites in all main islands of Indonesia which are built per eco-friendly design specifications and which enable digitalisation of a significant portion of the population .
The ecosystem across the network of BDx Indonesia data centres will enable interconnection between enterprises and several cloud providers , content delivery networks and digital finance companies over Internet Exchanges ( IXs ), cloud onramps and private interconnects involving multiple telco
INDOSAT OOREDOO HUTCHISON AND BDX INDONESIA ADVANCE INDONESIA ’ S DIGITAL FUTURE WITH LANDMARK DATA CENTRE DEAL
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