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True IDC invests $280m in Thailand’s AI-ready data centres
True Internet Data Center Company Limited, known as True IDC, commits over 10 billion baht ($278 million) to expand its data centre and cloud services in Thailand. The investment, spanning 2024 to 2027, focuses on enhancing infrastructure, sustainability, and operational excellence. Also read: VIRTU…
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True Internet Data Center Company Limited, known as True IDC, commits over 10 billion baht ($278 million) to expand its data centre and cloud services in Thailand. The investment, spanning 2024 to 2027, focuses on enhancing infrastructure, sustainability, and operational…
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True Internet Data Center Company Limited , known as True IDC, commits over 10 billion baht ($278 million) to expand its data centre and cloud services in Thailand. The investment, spanning 2024 to 2027, focuses on enhancing infrastructure, sustainability, and operational excellence. Also read: VIRTUS to build 100% renewable energy data centre in Buckinghamshire, UK
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Also read: Amazon pays $650 million for a nuclear-powered data centre True IDC will enlarge its True IDC East Bangna Campus and True IDC North Muangthong facilities to accommodate hyperscale businesses, OTT providers, and tech firms entering Thailand and ASEAN. With over 60,000 square meters of space, the centres will adhere to Uptime and TIA-942 standards, offering flexible setups, increased electricity capacity, and carrier-neutral networks. The Uptime Institute ‘s standards focus on data center design, construction, and operation, aiming to maximize uptime and reliability. These standards categorize data centers into tiers based on their infrastructure’s reliability and fault tolerance. On the other hand, TIA-942 standards, established by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), provide guidelines for the design and implementation of data centers, specifying requirements for cabling, network architecture, and other infrastructure elements to ensure reliability and performance.
Key Points
- True IDC commits over 10 billion baht ($280 million) to expand its data centre and cloud services in Thailand from 2024 to 2027, specifically to meet the increasing demand for AI computing.
- Expansion plans include enlarging True IDC East Bangna Campus and True IDC North Muangthong to accommodate hyperscale businesses and OTT providers, adhering to Uptime and TIA-942 standards.
- Meanwhile, True IDC works on sustainability projects to transition to green data centres, integrating LEED practices and renewable energy sources like wind, biofuel cells, and solar power.
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