Hong Kong-based HGC Global Communications (HGC) says it has officially launched data centre interconnect (DCI) clusters in key data hubs across Asia to position itself as a major regional provider of in-country and inter-country data centre connectivity.
Having launched DCI solutions in Malaysia, the Philippines and (most recently) Thailand, HGC aims to combine those DCI clusters with mature DCI hubs in Hong Kong and Singapore to offer an extensive DCI infrastructure connecting major data centres across Southeast Asia.
The DCI clusters currently comprise existing and planned six data centres in Malaysia, seven in Thailand and Singapore (each), and six in Malaysia, as well as 27 in Hong Kong.
Earlier this week, HGC beefed up its data centre PoP in the Philippines by joining PLDT Enterprise’s Vitro Partner Network (VPN), which enabled it to expand its footprint to the new Vitro Sta. Rosa data centre.
HGC plans to leverage its DCI infrastructure to enable in-country and inter-country connectivity for enterprise solutions customers from Africa, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East looking to enter the region.
The DCI clusters will be offered to its carriers partners, who will be able to integrate them with their own networks and DCI infrastructure.
HGC said the clusters will also enable it to offer customized low-latency cross-border connectivity, ICT services, and cybersecurity solutions to its own customers. Such services include IP-related services, AMS-IX’s internet exchange solution, and HGC’s “Eyeball-as-a-Service” (a platform that leverages 5G edge computing to enable OTT players, content providers and e-commerce companies to expand their geographical footprints quickly).
“Our unique strengths in Asia, combined with our global reputation and network, position this solution to effectively address the challenges of shifting the emerging economies to modernize inclusively in the rapidly digitalising era,” said Ravindran Mahalingam, SVP of HGC’s international business in a statement.
