Keppel T&T teams up with PCCW Global to launch international carrier exchange in Hong Kong

This is its first investment into the Hong Kong colocation market.

Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd (Keppel T&T) through Keppel Data Centres Holding Pte Ltd, has entered into a long-term collaboration agreement with PCCW Global, the international operating division of HKT, Hong Kong's premier telecommunications service provider.

The two companies will co-develop and market an international carrier exchange in Hong Kong, which offers connectivity-related managed services to facilitate interconnects. The collaboration leverages PCCW Global's extensive global network connectivity and marks the expansion of Keppel T&T's data centre footprint to Hong Kong.

Located in a prime business district on Hong Kong Island and a 40-minute drive from Hong Kong International Airport, the international carrier exchange will feature 1,000 square meters of high quality telecommunications centre space upon its expected completion in the fourth quarter of 2016. It will be fitted out to Tier III specifications with 2N power redundancy that ensures service availability of up to 99.982%.

The international carrier exchange is situated in the same building as the Hong Kong Point of Presence (PoP) for the new Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) submarine cable. Stretching approximately 25,000 km, the AAE-1 is designed to connect Asia, the Middle East, East Africa and Europe, and is expected to be ready during the fourth quarter of 2016.

It will employ 100Gbps technology, with a capacity of more than 40 terabits to provide customers with low-latency, direct connectivity around the world. The building is also served by PCCW Global's extensive backhaul network, which will seamlessly link the international carrier exchange to many submarine cable landing stations and serve as a gateway to mainland China.