Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine October 2018 | Page 36

GETTING ASIA ONLINE
LEADERSHIP
36 old . We ’ ve upgraded them technologywise and , with a good sales focus , we keep selling and filling the sites .”
GETTING ASIA ONLINE
“ Now , it ’ s really about growing in this hyper-scaled market and building much larger sites .” Colt is concentrating that growth across Europe and into the increasingly demanding Asian market . Last October , Colt DCS opened its campus in Tokyo which is already at capacity . “ In Asia , the focus is more about Japan : namely Tokyo and Osaka , but we ’ re now also looking at Singapore and other markets like
Mumbai , where we ’ re close to starting a project ,” says Weinreich .
The Japanese market has been fertile in recent years , creating a demand which Colt has taken full advantage of , while also looking to expand into the southeast of the continent as more and more businesses in that region come online . “ First of all , Japan was a bit slow and hasn ’ t seen the same growth as other regions , but that has changed and supply is in constraint right now , so demand is great and we ’ re happy to be in the position to deliver that ,” says Weinreich . “ Japan is still very underserved . In Tokyo , we have three data
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