NTT to Launch Data Center in Vietnam (March 16, 2009) - Japanese telecom NTT Communications Corporation (www.ntt.com) has announced that Global Data Services JSC (www.jscglobalsolutions.com), its joint venture with Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Group (www.vnpt.com.vn), the largest telecom in Vietnam, will open a Tier 3-equivalent premium data center in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Scheduled to open April 12, according to NTT's Monday announcement, the Thang Long Data Center is designed to satisfy the needs of multinational companies by leveraging VNPT's domestic network and NTT Com's extensive international network, as well as its expertise in designing and operating data centers. The new data center will provide a variety of services, including colocation, email hosting, web hosting and other offerings customized to specific customer needs. Customer support will be provided in English, Japanese and Vietnamese.
The new, Tier 3 data center center fully complies with NTT's high standards for uniform, world-class data-center services, facilities and operations. The standards, which cover a wide range of conditions amounting to some 130 items, are closely aligned with those of globally recognized organizations, including the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) , The Uptime Institute, Inc. (TUI) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE).
The expanding business of multinationals in Vietnam has sharply raised the need for local back-up facilities, such as data centers, to retain business continuity. At the same time, the increasing penetration of the Internet in Vietnam has intensified the demand for data centers as communication platforms for stable Internet business.
The data center has extensive power supply, air conditioning, UPS, and electricity generation and distribution redundancy with no single point of failure. Stable power supply and air conditioning are especially important in Vietnam, where power outages occasionally occur. As well, security measures include a facility access management system, surveillance cameras and rack-key management. Network equipment and servers are fully monitored, and power and air-conditioning systems are checked regularly for maintenance.
Also, according to the announcement, NTT Com's wholly owned subsidiary, Vietnamese Internet, data center and related services provider GDS (gds.com.vn), is preparing to launch a data center in Ho Chi Minh City in Southern Vietnam.
NTT's expansion into the Vietnam market follows other major investments into Asian IT infrastructure, which reports suggest is an expanding market. A month ago, the world's largest undersea cable operator and emerging communications giant, Tata Communications (www.tatacommunications.com) announced a $430 million strategic investment plan in the Asia Pacific region, which included a new $180 million Singapore data center, the completion of the main segment of its TGN-Intra Asia Cable System, and developing the Tata Communications Exchange.
Vietnam to Build Largest Facility (January 24, 2008) - Vietnamese IT solutions provider Quang Trung Software City (quangtrungsoft.com.vn) and a US-invested firm DOT Vietnam will invest dozens of million US dollars in developing Vietnam's largest data center by September and two other centers by 2010, a corporate official said Thursday.
The southern Ho Chi Minh City-headquartered QTSC and DOT Vietnam will jointly invest around $10 million in constructing the 3,281 square foot center. Once becoming operational in September, the facility will provide hosting and backup services to such major clients as government agencies, multinationals, financial groups and banks, said QTSC CEO Chu Tien Dung.
QTSC provides software production, and provision of facilities and services to software developers in an area of 141,076 square feet in the city. DOT Vietnam plans to invest about $45 million into building two other Internet data centers in Vietnam by 2010, said Dung.
Vietnam had approximately 18.6 million Internet users, or more than 22 percent of its total population by the end of 2007. This is a significant increase compared to the nearly 14.7 million users the country had by the end of 2006, according to the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center under the Ministry of Information and Communications.
VDC Adds Critical Path Tools (October 16, 2006) - Messaging software and service provider Critical Path (criticalpath.net) announced on Monday that it has implemented a new consumer messaging and security platform for Vietnam Datacommunication Company (www.vdc.com.vn) the largest ISP in Vietnam.
VDC chose Critical Path's Memova Messaging and Memova Anti-Abuse solutions to power its messaging infrastructure and to meet increasing demand for consumer email services in the Vietnamese market. CASCADE, a leading systems integrator and DTS Communication Technologies will implement the Critical Path solutions for VDC.
With the Memova platform, VDC customers have access to a spam-free and virus-free email service with support for POP, IMAP, WAP and Web-based email.
"The Vietnamese market is a major Asian growth center and Memova Messaging will provide VDC with the capabilities it needs to thrive as its subscriber base continues to evolve," says Donald Dew, CTO of Critical Path.
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