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Global Market Intelligence shows the Philippines set for a 13 % compounded annual growth rate ( CAGR ) in data center operational space between 2020 – 2025

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 Group ’ s decision to build the 12th data center 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 . investment of the country ’ s largest telecommunication group .

Genuino said : “ Historically , data centers have played a silent yet fundamental role in the digital agenda , most especially in the Philippines . But things are changing now . Governments and enterprises are now seeing the integral role that this industry takes on to secure our digital future .”

He also shared developments in ePLDT ’ s 11th and biggest data center , VITRO Sta . Rosa , saying ePLDT is already receiving several colocation requests from a diverse range of industry leaders , including hyperscalers , CDNs , banks , BPOs , carriers and even the national government .

Expected complete by early 2024 , VITRO Sta . Rosa will be the country ’ s largest and most advanced data center with a total power capacity of 50MW . Designed to be Rated-3 Certified and Rated-4 Ready , it is fit to host the most critical and powerintensive IT infrastructure of hyperscalers and enterprises .

With VITRO Sta . Rosa on the rise and a 12th data center facility underway , ePLDT ’ s power capacity will increase to around 200MW once both sites are activated .

PLDT President and CEO Alfredo S . Panlilio said that the Group ’ s vision for data center expansion is dependent on demand from enterprise customers and hyperscalers .

A 2023 Q1 market report by S & P Global Market Intelligence showed that the Philippines is poised for a 13 % compounded annual growth rate ( CAGR ) in data center operational space between 2020-2025 due to the recent expansion of hyperscalers and significant interests of global enterprises in the country .

This puts the country on a competitive footing with Indonesia , Malaysia , Thailand and Vietnam . p

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 centers will be a crucial enabler of the country ’ s digital economy ,” said Genuino .

The 12th data center will have a power capacity of no less than 100MW , further fortifying the PLDT Group ’ s data center market leadership in the Philippines while leveraging on the massive infrastructure

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