Telecom Lead Asia: Philippines telecom operator Globe
Telecom has decided to expand data center facilities targeting enterprise
customers.
Globe Telecom is looking at leveraging demand from local
firms for cost-efficient and effective IT infrastructure and data processing
capabilities.
Globe Telecom has started construction of two new
sites in Quezon City and Cavite that are expected to be ready for service by
year-end.
Globe will also be expanding existing data center
facilities in Makati and Cebu.
Its data center revenue continues to increase
year-on-year, with an impressive double-digit growth posted from 2010 to 2011.
The company said it currently has the most number of data
centers among Philippine telcos, with five facilities across Luzon and Visayas
that boast of significantly high utilization due to very strong demand.
The Globe Data Center eliminates a company’s need to
build, maintain and expand its own data center. Hence, customers are allowed to
focus on their core businesses.
Globe offers a range of managed data center services and
solutions that suit the varying needs of its enterprise customers. These
include co-location, dedicated server hosting, disaster recovery services and
managed security services.
Our customers who invest in the data center have
experienced huge savings in capital expenses, with significantly reduced
maintenance and operational costs. This cost-efficiency advantage, along with
the data center’s high availability and global connectivity, is the main driver
on the increasing number of companies who subscribe to the service,” said Jesus
Romero, head of Globe Business.
Globe recently upgraded its data center network
facilities with Cisco’s CRS-3 Carrier Routing System and the Nexus 7000 Series
Switches. This connects the company’s suite of Cloud Solutions to the world
with high-capacity 10Gbps connections, making Globe the first telco in the
country to deploy a terabit-level data center infrastructure through its CRS-3
routers and Nexus 7000 switches.
The growing need for data center facilities in the
country is the reason why Globe is keen to embark on expansions and
upgrades. These upgrades and increase in capacity will bring the network
infrastructure of our data centers to the highest levels of performance, availability
and security,” said Grace-Jarin Castillo, Globe Business Enterprise Segments
Head.
