Globe Telecom Inc.’s President and CEO, Ernest Cu, has announced the company’s plans to have its largest data center up and running within the next two years. This strategic move is aimed at capitalizing on the growing demand for data services and catering to customers seeking to mitigate geopolitical risks.
In an interview with Bloomberg Television’s David Ingles, Yvonne Man, and Rishaad Salamat, Cu disclosed that Globe Telecom is currently in the midst of constructing a 124-megawatt data center facility in collaboration with ST Telemedia in the Philippines, with the goal of having it operational by early 2025.
Spanning an impressive 83,000 square meters across four buildings in suburban Quezon City, this facility underscores Globe’s transformation from a telecommunications company into a technology-focused firm. This shift is driven by the anticipation of the telecommunications and broadband sectors reaching a plateau in the near future.
Up to this point, PLDT has taken the lead in the data center race in the Philippines, boasting ten data centers that command a significant portion of the domestic industry’s power share.
In addition to this ambitious project, Globe Telecom is also considering the establishment of two more landing stations within the country to enhance connectivity and data capacity in underserved regions.
Cu believes that, with the increased data center capacity and improved connectivity, the Philippines has the potential to become an attractive alternative for major cloud service providers offering enterprise-scale computing and storage services in the region.
This move is particularly significant given the capacity constraints in Singapore and the geopolitical uncertainties surrounding Hong Kong, which may drive more companies to consider the Philippines as a viable data center location.
Aside from data centers, Globe Telecom also unveiled its impressive progress in bolstering its 5G infrastructure across the Philippines during the first half of the year.