Pacnet opens Tianjin data centre

Pacnet, a provider of integrated technology solutions in the Asia-Pacific region, has officially opened its new data centre in Tianjin, China (TJCS1) to address growing demand for data centre and managed services in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Its launch parallels the objectives of recent government plans to integrate the Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei provinces into a single megalopolis, promoting China's economic restructuring and its consumption-driven and sustainable growth.

The facility is in the Gaocun Science & Technology Innovation Park of the Tianjin Wuqing District in China. Developed by Pacnet's equity joint venture in China, Pacnet Business Solutions (PBS) and the Tianjin Wuqing government, TJCS1 is capable of hosting 2,000 racks. The opening of this Tianjin facility is instrumental in helping to establish Wuqing's Gaocun Science & Technology Innovation Park as a leading technology hub in Northern China. 

"We are excited to launch one of our largest data centre facilities in the rapidly developing city of Tianjin.The facility further reaffirms our capabilities in meeting data centre needs of both domestic enterprises and multinational corporations in the world's fastest-growing economy," said Carl Grivner, Chief Executive Officer of Pacnet. "Today's opening of TJCS1 also positions Pacnet as an innovator in the data centre industry in China, enabling the delivery of software-defined networking (SDN) solutions in China."

According to Gartner, China's data centre capacity will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.3% through 2016. During this same time, IDC also estimates the total China Internet data centre services market to reach a value of US$3.9 billion in 2017, up from US$1.7 billion in 2012, working out to a CAGR of 25%.

"The launch of the TJCS1 data center facility is a key joint initiative by Pacnet and the Tianjin Wuqing Government supporting the development of the Tianjin Wuqing District into a leading technology hub in Northern China," said Zhang Yong, Secretary of Wuqing District Committee of the CPC, at the launch ceremony. "To date, the District has attracted over US$1.9 billion in investment capital and is home to over 1,400 enterprises."

TJCS1 is connected to the Beijing data centre of the China International Data System (CIDS) via Pacnet Enabled Network (PEN), a service platform that leverages SDN to deliver flexible and scalable bandwidth configurable by customers. Pacnet sets a benchmark in the data centre industry by enabling customers located in both facilities to flexibly allocate and scale bandwidth between the data centres based on their specific business requirements.

"Through this strategic collaboration, we can leverage TJCS1's strategic location, innovative SDN capabilities and world-class power, security, environmental and connectivity features to enable our customers to dynamically provision and scale bandwidth between our Beijing and Tianjin data centre locations," remarked Zhang Nianlu, CEO of China International Data System Company. 

The Tier III, 226,000-sq ft facility provides customers with colocation, connectivity and managed services backed by 24x7 expert, multilingual customer service and on-site remote hands support. Additionally, TJCS1 boasts N+1 and 2N redundant power and state-of-the-art security, environmental and fire controls. Customers locating in TJCS1 also obtain direct access to major domestic exchanges, points of presence (PoPs) and various carrier networks within China.