EdgeConneX is planning to expand its presence in Asia with the acquisition of GTN Data Center, which is located in part of greater Jakarta in Indonesia.
GTN has been operating a Tier 3 certified data center since 2016. EdgeConneX has also acquired a plot of land directly adjacent to GTN, allowing for a future hyperscale data-center campus that could ultimately support more than 90 megawatts of capacity.
The acquisition of the GTN Data Center in Indonesia represents the third major country in Asia that EdgeConneX has entered as part of its global-expansion strategy.
“Entry into Indonesia gives EdgeConneX presence in three of the largest countries in the world outside the United States,” said Philbert Shih, founder of structure research at EdgeConneX. “This is a market with tremendous long-term upside. Indonesia has strong demographics, a rapidly rising homegrown technology sector and is early in the adoption curve when it comes to outsourced infrastructure
