Digital Edge bridges the digital divide in Asia

Digital Edge wanted to deliver the same high-performance, low-latency experience whether a customer was connecting to resources or business partners within the same data center or in other data center locations. A consistent networking platform for both data center cross-connect and interconnect was key to meeting these goals and would also simplify infrastructure engineering and operations.

“Our strategy is to interconnect data centers so that all customers have the same experience across the region regardless of which Digital Edge data center they access,” says Raphael Ho, head of interconnect engineering and operations at Digital Edge. “Digital Edge allows customers to grow their business without limitation. We aim to bring consistent performance, proximity, and data sovereignty everywhere they’re needed.”

These are important objectives given the escalating demand in the region: the data center leasing and collocation market in Asia Pacific is expected to see a 12 percent compound annual growth rate through 2029. India is growing at a similar double-digit rate, according to independent analysts.

“With Juniper, we have a data center interconnect platform that delivers the same high-performance, low-latency connectivity as networking within a data center’s four walls,” says Ho. “It doesn’t matter which data center customers access, because they can connect anywhere in the technology ecosystem at a high speed and affordable price.”

Digital Edge continues to bring state-of-the-art data center collocation and interconnection services to underserved regions across Asia. The company has 17 data centers in operation or under construction, including in Tokyo and Osaka in Japan; Seoul and Busan in South Korea; Manila in the Philippines, and Jakarta in Indonesia. In addition, the company is also expanding into Navi Mumbai in India.

With Juniper networking as part of its technology ecosystem, Digital Edge is ready to meet the massive demand for data center services in emerging markets while achieving service consistency within and among its facilities.