The PLDT Group, through its ICT subsidiary ePLDT, has announced new plans to further boost its 65% data centre market capacity share by building its 12th data centre facility. This development was officially announced by ePLDT President and CEO Victor S. Genuino during his keynote presentation at the W.Media Philippines Cloud and Datacenter Convention 2023.
Genuino said the decision to build the 12th data centre is anchored on customers’ needs as well as its aspirations of delivering digital innovation that will bring more business value to its customers and result in inclusive economic growth. The move is also part of ePLDT’s vision to boost the country’s regional competitiveness and bring much-needed investments.
“We want to be able to help the Philippines be the next hyperscaler hub of Asia while continuing to support the Digital Transformation journey of different sectors locally. That’s why we’ve been investing heavily in our ecosystem to ensure that our data centres will be a crucial enabler of the country’s digital economy,” said Genuino.
The data centre will have a power capacity of no less than 100MW, further fortifying the PLDT Group’s data centre market leadership in the Philippines while leveraging on the massive infrastructure investment of the country’s largest telecommunication group.
“Historically, data centres have played a silent yet fundamental role in the digital agenda, most especially in the Philippines,” added Genuino. “But things are changing now. Governments and enterprises are now seeing the integral role that this industry takes on to secure our digital future.”
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