New center serves the unique core workload deployment of hyperscale companies – including the world’s largest cloud service providers.
Addressing the growing demand for cloud services in Tokyo, Equinix has announced the opening of TY13x – its second Tokyo-based xScale data center.
The new center will serve the unique core workload deployment needs of hyperscale companies – including the world’s largest cloud service providers.
IDC forecasts the Public Cloud Services market in Japan will grow at a CAGR of 20.8% from 2021 to 2026 and that the market size in 2026 will reach 4,279.5 billion yen – about 2.6 times that of 2021.
The opening of TY13x is timely to support the world’s largest cloud service providers in delivering solutions and services that support businesses and the economy in Japan.
As hyperscale companies scale their operations at Equinix, the more than 10,000 customers deployed on its platform will benefit from increased opportunities to directly connect to the largest cloud service providers.
Kuniko Ogawa, Managing Director, Japan, Equinix, said: “The opening of TY13x will meet the unique technical and operational requirements of hyperscalers as they support businesses in the world’s third largest economy in transforming to meet the opportunities of an interconnected, digital-first economy.
“The expanded cloud connectivity on Platform Equinix will also allow businesses to connect quickly and securely to any cloud service provider of their choice,” he said.
Located in the Inzai region adjacent to TY12x, TY13x provides 8MW in the first phase and will provide a total capacity of 36MW at full built.
Equinix operates 11 Equinix International Business Exchange IBX data centers in Tokyo, providing reliable interconnection between hyperscale customers and enterprises, as well as strategic network access to international and major local Internet exchanges – including JPIX, JPNAP, BBIX and Equinix Internet Exchange.
Hyperscale customers in TY13x will have the ability to connect with these ecosystems via their selected Network Providers.
Equinix’s data center campus in Tokyo also provides the most cloud on-ramps in Tokyo, including Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud.
Tokyo continues to lead the Asia-Pacific region in terms of the growth of interconnection bandwidth. Interconnection bandwidth in Tokyo is projected to reach 1,758 terabytes per second (Tbps) by 2025 with approximately 40% expected to come from cloud and network service providers.
In Japan, Equinix has leased approximately 20MW of capacity across the TY12x and OS2x facilities with a strong funnel of opportunities.
Satoshi Matsumoto, Software and Services Research Director, IDC Japan, said: “The growing use of public cloud services is accounting for a larger share of IT spending and an increasing number of companies are making more efficient use of these services.
“We believe the demand for hyperscale data center services will continue to surge as cloud service providers need to expand their capacity to serve the rising cloud deployments of their end customers.”
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