Telecom Lead Asia: Pacnet has opened its Tier III data center in Chongqing, China.
The new data center will aid Pacnet to improve coverage of its network in China.
The new data center with 14,000 square meters of carrier-neutral data center space will serve Pacnet’s enterprise and carrier customers doing business in China and seeking access to digital population.
Jim Fagan, president of Managed Services, Pacnet, said: “The opening of this data center is another significant milestone in Pacnet’s ability to provide network carriers and enterprises with the high-capacity data, network management and e-commerce needs to serve the online community in China.”
Huang Qifan, Mayor of Chongqing, said: “The Pacnet Chongqing Data Center will play a significant role in advancing Chongqing to be at the forefront of the cloud computing industry in China, and in accelerating the economic development of Chongqing as well as the Liangjiang New Area.”
According to Frost & Sullivan, China’s data center services market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 26 percent per year and will reach US$3.2 billion in 2017. The proliferation of online gaming, social networking, search engines and content providers will spur demand for third-party data centers.
Pacnet has recently announced several expansion plans for China including the launch of new content delivery network (CDN) PoPs and plans for a data center in Tianjin capable of holding 2,000 racks.
In addition, Pacnet Business Solutions (China) is the first Sino-foreign telecommunications joint venture to receive licenses to provide IP VPN service across 23 provinces and Internet data centers in China.
Located in Chongqing’s Shuitu Hi-tech Industrial Park in Liangjiang New Area, the standalone facility delivers 14,000 square meters of carrier-neutral data center space.
It will support up to 2,000 high power density racks with available rack power up to 12 kVA, and has a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ratio of 1.6 achieved through the use of energy-efficient power and cooling systems and modular interior design, adhering to stringent international environmental and power efficiency standards.
Pacnet currently operates data centers across 16 cities in Asia Pacific that are interconnected by Pacnet’s high speed network.
