Thailand has seen a significant influx of funding from knowledge centre providers, with two Japan-based corporations investing a combined US$164 million within the country. This comes as digital transformation and cloud computing proceed to grow exponentially.
Telehouse just lately launched its first Thai data centre, investing US$74 million in the challenge. Meanwhile, NTT invested three billion baht by way of its subsidiary, NTT Global Data Centers Corporation, to develop its largest data centre in Thailand, set to begin operations in the second half of 2024.
Major global cloud and data centre suppliers have been increasing their presence in Thailand for a quantity of years. Early investors included Tencent Cloud, Huawei, and NTT, with Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud becoming a member of the fray last 12 months.
In May, Telehouse, which is 66% owned by KDDI, opened its first data centre in Thailand on Rama IX Road in Bangkok. The facility is the company’s third in Southeast Asia and covers a constructing area of 9,000 square metres with a 9.5 megavolt amperes power capability.
Ken Miyashita, managing director of Telehouse (Thailand), mentioned the corporate aims to supply safe and reliable information centre providers and turn into a connectivity hub in Southeast Asia. Telehouse Thailand at present has over 10 partners supporting the ecosystem of “interconnection” in the data centre, including telecom operators, cloud, and content suppliers.
In March, NTT announced a three billion baht funding through NTT Global Data Centers Corporation to develop its newest and largest knowledge centre in Thailand. Guide will present a most IT capability of 12 megawatts throughout roughly 4,000 sq m of IT space when absolutely constructed out.
Takeshi Kimura, managing director of NTT Global Data Centers Holding Asia Pte, emphasised the fast changes in economic activity based on digital infrastructure in South Asia. The firm plans to expand additional within the region to assist the growth of Thailand’s digital economy, together with the surge in digital transactions and data consumption.
Sutas Kongdumrongkiat, chief govt of NTT in Thailand, highlighted the increasing importance of infrastructure for prime quantity real-time knowledge transmission as the country progresses with digital transformation. He also famous the anticipated progress in demand for information storage and managed hosting services throughout Thailand.
The new information centre aligns with NTT Group’s “Green Innovation” imaginative and prescient for 2040, aiming to achieve net-zero emissions across its operations by 2030 and its value chain by 2040. This is in line with Thailand’s dedication to attaining net-zero emissions by 2050..