EdgeConneX, a pioneer in global Build-to-Suit and Build-to-Density infrastructure solutions, has announced that it has joined the Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed Phase 2.0 (STDCT 2.0) Consortium as its top-tier anchor partner.
First launched in 2023 and hosted at the College of Design and Engineering (CDE) in the National University of Singapore (NUS), STDCT was established to enhance Singapore’s competitiveness in sustainable and efficient data centre solutions and is recognised as the first data centre testbed in the tropics.
Phase 2.0 advances that mission, focusing on next-generation, AI-ready data centre solutions that incorporate critical technologies such as advanced liquid cooling and grid-responsive operations to power ultra-high-density racks sustainably.
More than a physical facility, STDCT 2.0 is a technology- and operator-agnostic co-innovation programme designed to bring together stakeholders across the data centre industry to future-proof the tropical data centre sector. The STDCT 2.0 initiative builds on a wider effort to develop a living testbed that brings together academia and industry to evaluate, validate, derisk and accelerate the deployment of sustainable solutions for tropical data centre environments.
This new partnership deepens EdgeConneX’s commitment to sustainable and efficient data centre innovation in one of the world’s most challenging operating environments. Home to the company’s Asia Pacific regional headquarters, Singapore holds strategic importance for the company, which is proud to support the nation’s journey to become an anchor point for next-generation AI deployments.
The EdgeConneX commitment spans multiple years and includes funding towards a shared infrastructure pool managed by the programme team, as well as specific curated projects where EdgeConneX will directly contribute its global data centre expertise, including its high-density data centre solution, Ingenuity.
