Singtel to invest S$400m in new data centre in Jurong

Singapore

IN keeping with its focus on growing its enterprise business, Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel) is investing S$400 million in a Tier 3-Plus data centre in Jurong to meet the growing demand for co-location and cloud services in Singapore. This is the telco's biggest data centre investment in Singapore to date.

Bill Chang, Singtel's CEO for group enterprise, said the new data centre is designed to meet the critical hosting needs of the financial services industry, government agencies, and cloud and Internet service providers. "It enables Singtel to attract and host world-class cloud players in Singapore and position the country as a global hub for cloud computing and innovation," he added.