3.6 Million Sq.ft of Colocation Space to be Available in Hong Kong by 2003.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2001 A new report from The Phillips Group, The Emergence of Colocation and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Data Centres in Asia, has found that the region is significantly advanced and there is over 1.8 million sqft of space available in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. alone. This figure is projected to double by end- end- pref. Variant of endo-. 2003. In the first study of colocation in the region, the report found that key opportunities for colocation are in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea. Gross floor space will increase sharply over the next 2-3 years across the region. The report has identified business models found in The Phillips Group's earlier report, The Evolution of Colocation and Data Centers in the US, which suggests that Asia-Pacific is adopting a four-tiered approach: - 'Shell and core' colocation - 'Pure' colocation - Internet Exchanges - Internet Data Centres. However, the report also suggests a trend to provide managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. solutions rather than basic colocation hosting services. Real Estate companies have been involved in the 'shell and core' aspect of colocation, that typically provide little more than the 'bricks and mortar' of a facility. The provision of space, however, is still the heart of the services offered, with colocation being the main revenue generator in Asia as elsewhere. Because many countries in Asia have only recently been liberalised, there has been a rush to build facilities in order to meet the potential demand of the increasing need for server and web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. . The report foresees that competition will intensify in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: as new entrants are attracted to the revenue and earnings attractions of providing server space. This will put pressure on colocation space prices, although bandwidth prices look set to fall further as additional network providers land fibre at the major hubs in the region. "Colocation represents a major growth opportunity in Asia," commented Max Burns O. Maxie "Max" Burns (born November 8 1948) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005, representing Georgia's At-large congressional district. , consultant at The Phillips Group and report author, "and it is clear from our research across seven countries that demand will accelerate particularly for webhosting and managed services." The Emergence of Colocation and Internet Data Centres in Asia is available from The Phillips Group (www.tarifica.com) and is priced at Pounds Sterling 2250.00 (Hard copy) - pdf and cdrom prices available on request from consult@the-phillips-group.com |
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