Work has started on what will be the largest data centre in Thailand, as well as the first Uptime Institute rated Tier IV Gold data centre in Asia
Supernap Thailand, costing more than THB 11 billion THB, is expected to open during the first quarter of 2017 and will have capacity for more than 6,000 data server racks. It will be built at the Hemmaraj Industrial Estate in Thailand’s eastern province of Chonburi
“The Supernap Thailand data centre is a mirror of U.S. facilities (pictured), which are the first Tier IV Gold carrier-neutral colocation data centres on the planet. This cutting-edge data center will meet the global demand for innovation in Asia-Pacific,” said Chief Executive Officer of Supernap International Khaled Bichara.
“With the emergence of the AEC and with Thailand’s focus on digital growth, this data centre will set a new precedent for quality, security and innovation in Asia Pacific. We look forward to working with Thailand to attract more investment and more growth to the Thai digital economy.”
The project is being developed in partnership with a group of Thai organisations including CPB Equity, KasikornBank, Siam Commercial Bank and True IDC.
Executives from KasikornBank and Siam Commercial Bank say the development of the data centre will enhance the banks’ use of technology to better serve their customers and provide a homegrown solution for Thai companies that seek to expand their IT capabilities.
Siam Commercial Bank Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Supernap Thailand Chairman Deepak Sarup, said: “Supernap Thailand aims to generate significant benefits for Thailand’s economy. This unique data centre design will not only bring innovative technology to the Kingdom, but will also attract international investors.
“The facility will play an important role to support the country’s business development by showcasing Thailand as a regional hub for data centers.
“Siam Commercial Bank is proud to be part of Thailand’s first state-of-the-art and purpose-built data center development project. With the SUPERNAP Thailand data center we are confident of the use of scalable, efficient and secure IT infrastructure facilities that will have 100 percent availability.”
The new centre will cover an area of nearly 75 rai and will be strategically outside the flood zone, 110-meters above sea level and 27 kilometers from the international submarine cable landing station, which links the facility to national and international telecoms and IT carriers.
The data centre will also be supported by two separate and newly-installed power sub-stations in order to provide additional redundancy and resilience to the facility.