AirTrunk opens hyper-efficient 110+ megawatt second Sydney hyperscale data centre

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 -- Asia-Pacific hyperscale data centre specialist, AirTrunk has announced the opening of its second Sydney data centre in the city’s north, AirTrunk SYD2, to support the growth of cloud customers.

According to a statement, SYD2, with over 110-megawatts (MW) of capacity, will be one of the largest single-campus data centres in the Asia-Pacific region, along with sister facilities in Western Sydney (130+MW) and Melbourne (130+MW), taking AirTrunk’s total capacity in Australia to over 370MW.

Adding to its expanding Asia-Pacific hyperscale data centre platform, the opening of the SYD2 campus follows the company’s dual data centre launch in Hong Kong and Singapore last December. When its Tokyo data centre is unveiled later this year, the total capacity of the platform will grow to over 750MW across five tier-one markets.

Fuelled by accelerated cloud adoption, SYD2 demonstrates the continued customer demand for AirTrunk’s market-leading digital infrastructure by the world’s largest technology companies.

Strategically located in major cloud availability zones and well connected to telecommunications infrastructure, SYD2 will offer cloud service providers customised and scalable capacity in the northern suburbs of Sydney.

Powered by a dedicated 200MVA 132kV substation - one of the largest substations in the state of NSW – the reliable power infrastructure will deliver 100 per cent availability and cost-effectiveness for customers.

SYD2 has been designed to an industry-low power usage effectiveness of 1.15. To deliver this efficiency, AirTrunk developed a range of innovations including an industry-first cooling solution that optimises efficiency using real-time weather data analysis.

-- BERNAMA