Tata Communications Exchange opens in Singapore 
ConvergenceAsia staff
02/09/2010

Tata Communications, a leading provider of the new world of communications, has opened its state-of-the-art Tata Communications Exchange (TCX) data centre in Singapore, built to meet the growing IT outsourcing needs of enterprises in Asia Pacific.

The six-storey data centre in Tai Seng, near Paya Lebar, is situated in the new I-Park media hub complex. It has 66,000 sq ft of data centre space and will provide increased capacity for both domestic and international firms, bringing them cost and resource efficiencies as well as greater IT service availability and performance.

TCX is part of the US$430 million that Tata Communications pledged to invest in Asia Pacific between 2009 and 2011. US$180 million of this figure has been allocated to providing data centre infrastructure and managed services in this geography. TCX’s completion underscores the importance that Tata Communications attaches to Singapore and investment in the region.

“Asia is one of the most attractive investment destinations for businesses today,” says Vinod Kumar, President and Chief Operating Officer, Tata Communications. "Our substantial investment in TCX, coupled with our submarine cable build-out, ensures scalability and global reach while delivering on our commitment to meet customer requirements."

TCX is integrated into Tata Communications' Tier-1 IP backbone that connects Asia, Europe, North America and Africa. Through TCX, Asia Pacific enterprises can access Tata Communications’ market leading suite of data centre services including managed security services, data centre collocation and network collocation, as well as reliably connect with their operations around the globe.

TCX will also support Tata Communications’ cloud computing and managed hosting & storage services to be launched in the near future.

Tata Communications’ data centre operations and services are monitored and managed on-site, as well as remotely, from its centralised Managed Services Operations Centre (MSOC). TCX has highly experienced facilities, communications, security and data centre technical support staff on-site 24x7.

TCX was developed as a ‘Built-to-Suit’ project for Tata Communications by Mapletree Industrial Fund, a pan-Asian industrial fund managed by Mapletree Industrial Fund Management (MIFM). MIFM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mapletree Investments, a leading Asian real estate and capital management company based in Singapore.

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