New Data Centre Launched In Singapore, Reports Find

Recent news shows that Singapore is looking to advance its tech sector and the newly launched data centre that managed hosting provider 20i announced is an example of this.

The company said in a release: “This expansion addresses the surging demand for high-performance digital infrastructure in the region, providing a local gateway to 20i’s proprietary autoscaling stack.

“Strategically located within the Tier 3 Equinix facility, this highly secure, network-dense data centre delivers lower latency and improved performance across 20i’s full range of hosting services.

“These include Reseller Hosting, Managed WordPress Hosting, and Cloud Servers, which are optimised for users in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, as well as Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and Australia.”

How Will The Data Centre Be Used?

This data centre takes a more sustainable approach to how it’ll be powered. Using 100% renewable energy, this centre aims to keep up with the region’s environmental standards and requirements.

From a service delivery perspective, the company will move away from conventional single-server hosting to always ensure fast and efficient services. The company explained: “Workloads are distributed across a fully redundant infrastructure, backed by intelligent autoscaling and enterprise-grade load balancing.

“Resources such as PHP workers and memory are allocated automatically on demand, eliminating single points of failure. Redundant, high-capacity routing and smart traffic management ensure low latency and fault tolerance, even during periods of extreme load.”

Lloyd Cobb, Director at 20i, commented: “The launch of our Singapore data centre is a major milestone in our mission to deliver world-class hosting experiences globally. We’re incredibly excited to bring our most advanced, high-performance hosting platform to Asia, giving customers across the APAC region local access to a resilient, ultra-fast hosting platform.”

What Else Is Happening With Data Centres In Singapore?

Outside of 20i’s venture, a lot more is happening when it comes to data centres in the region. ST Telemedia Global Data Centres is set to be acquired for over $10.22 billion (according to numbers reported by Wall Street Journal).

The acquisition for the data centre provider will be made by KKR and Singtel together. Currently, it powers over 100 data centres in Singapore, the UK, India, Germany, Italy, to name a few.

Although no official announcements have been made by any of the companies, Singel did say that announcements of any material developments will be made.

On Sunday, Singtel made a filing to the Singapore Exchange, and referenced its announcement that was made last year about exploring business ventures from an investment point of view.

Singtel had said: “Singtel, as part of a consortium, continues to have discussions in relation to STT GDC. While these discussions are at an advanced stage, there is no certainty that such discussions will lead to any definitive or binding agreement.”

Currently, Singapore has over 70 data centres for places like China, India, Australia and Southeast Asia, according to Data Centre Map. Big tech giants such as Microsoft, Meta, AWS and Google all have data centres there.

Most of these Singapore data centres operate on a carrier neutral basis, allowing customers to connect to multiple telecom providers.

More updates are expected to follow on both the 20i venture, as well as with the STT GDC acquisition.