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Data centre operators in the Philippines announce a “unified alliance”

Data centre operators in the Philippines announce a “unified alliance”

A number of major data centre operators in the Philippines have come together to form what is described as a unified alliance that aims to strengthen the country’s position as the next digital hub of Southeast Asia.

The partnership, formalised through a memorandum of understanding (MoU), has the called itself the Data Center Operators of the Philippines (DCPH).

It contains a number of well-known names, such as VITRO, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (Philippines), YCO Cloud, Digital Edge Philippines, Digital Halo, and A-FLOW, a joint venture between FLOW Digital Infrastructure and AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp.

These companies say they share a common vision to enhance the Philippines’ regional competitiveness in the global digital economy through robust data centre infrastructure and industry collaboration.

Telecom Review Asia says the DCPH members represent a combined 473 MW of IT power capacity and that the grouping aims to serve as a unified voice for the Philippine data centre industry.

Among the aims of the DCPH, it says, are to drive collaboration among key sectors to advance infrastructure and innovation; to work with the power industry to ensure competitive rates and renewable energy access; to partner with telecommunications providers to improve connectivity, and to coordinate with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to promote supportive policies such as data localisation. 

Of course, data localisation is both an opportunity and a challenge for data centre operators, which are increasingly required to keep data in the country they serve, bearing in mind government and consumer worries about national security and citizen information.

Indeed a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia, have already implemented strong data localisation policies. Nor are they alone; a number of countries on other continents have also implemented such policies.

The DCPH also aims to develop local talent and sustain industry growth amid increasing demand for hyperscale, AI and other next-generation technologies.



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