PLDT Inc. through wholly-owned ICT subsidiary ePLDT expanded its data center capacity to meet the rising demand from local and global enterprises.
“We will continue to add more to ensure we are ahead of the demand not only for local enterprises, but also for hyperscalers. This supports the reinforced push of the government, particularly the Department of Trade and Industry, for hyperscaler data centers as the second coming of the BPO industry,” PLDT and Smart Communications Inc. president and chief executive Alfredo Panlilio said.
Operating 10 Vitro data centers, ePLDT has 4,541 of 6,133 ready racks in service. The ICT arm plans to further expand the capacity of three of its major data centers in Makati, Paranaque and Clark.
“We are currently expanding capacity in three of our existing data center sites and building our 11th Vitro data center in Sta. Rosa. The target is to add 1,500 racks by the end of the fourth quarter of 2022 and 1,500 racks by the end of 2023. So all told, you’re looking at an additional 3,000 available racks from now until the end of next year,” ePLDT president Viboy Genuino said.