Digital Realty, a global provider of data center solutions announced it had acquired another site in Loyang on a long-term lease to develop its third facility in Singapore.

The new site spans 12,800 square meters and is adjacent to Digital Realty’s second Singapore facility, Digital Loyang I, located at Loyang Drive on the east side of Singapore. Its first data center is located in Jurong West.

The new Digital Loyang II data center is expected to go fully operational by the third quarter of 2020, "marking a significant expansion and further development" of its Loyang connected campus, the company said in a press release.

The construction and management of a “data center will also provide a wide array of job opportunities from development to the ongoing operations of the future facility,” said the company. As economic magnets, data centers have often been able to create significant opportunities and returns on investment for their customers, owners, and countries in which they operate. 

The new data center in Loyang Drive will be located less than 25 kilometers from Singapore's central business district and will provide up to 50 megawatts (MW) of critical power capacity to regional and global customers.  “The multi-story facility will offer a total footprint of 34,000 square meters and will ultimately broaden opportunities for more international companies to expand their core digital assets into the key Singapore market,” the company said. 

Both the existing SIN11 and planned SIN12 facilities are strategically located close to the Changi North Cable landing station, a key sub-sea internet landing station for the region. 

"With leading global technology companies increasingly looking to expand their digital footprint in Singapore, there is a significant opportunity for leading infrastructure providers like Digital Realty to provide the trusted foundation for the nation's technology landscape,” said Mark Smith, Managing Director APAC for Digital Realty.

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