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Mapletree to develop first data center in Hong Kong
“ Hong Kong SAR stands out as an attractive location for data centers with its advanced telecommunications infrastructure , reliable power supply at reasonable cost , limited climate risks as well as strong demand from local corporations for cloud services .”
Mapletree Investments , a Singapore investment company , is planning to develop its first data center in Hong Kong .
The company has acquired a 4,000 sq m industrial site in Fanling Sheung Shui Town in New Territories and plans to develop a 50MW data center on the land .
Wong Mun Hoong , Mapletree ’ s Regional Chief Executive Officer for Australia and North Asia , said : “ We are excited about winning this development land parcel . Long-term macro drivers such as growing cloud computing , e-commerce as well as the impending 5G network , are expected to drive demand for data centers .
Fanling is within CLP Group ’ s 132kV Supply Network , allowing for high load data center development . In addition to serving the Hong Kong SAR market , the planned development is strategically located approximately six kilometers away from Luohu , providing good connectivity for Chinese cloud players based in Shenzhen .
The site is also near the two interconnection points , Man Kam To and Lok Ma Chau . This will allow the development to offer strong network connectivity to major cities in mainland China for speedy and reliable cross-border communications .
Report reveals cyber-risk to critical and industrial infrastructure reaches all-time high
new report from Nozomi Networks
A Labs finds cyberthreats to industrial and critical infrastructure have reached new heights as threat actors double down on high value targets .
With industrial organizations ramping connectivity to accelerate Digital
Transformation and remote work , threat actors are weaponizing the software supply chain and ransomware attacks are growing in number , sophistication and persistence .
“ This report leaves no doubt that the time for action is now ,” said Nozomi Networks Co-founder and CTO , Moreno Carullo . “ The recent Oldsmar , Florida , water system attack and the on-going SolarWinds investigation are dramatic reminders that the critical infrastructure and other systems that we rely on are vulnerable and at constant risk of attack . Understanding the effectiveness of defenses against the emerging threat and vulnerability landscape is vital to success .”
Nozomi Networks ’ latest OT / IoT Security Report gives cybersecurity professionals an overview of the OT and IoT threats analyzed by Nozomi Networks Labs security research team . Nozomi Networks CEO , Edgard Capdevielle , said : “ While threats may be on the rise , the technologies and practices to defeat them are available today . We encourage organizations to act quickly to implement the recommendations in this report . It ’ s never been more important or more possible to take the necessary steps to detect and defend critical infrastructure and industrial operations .”
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