CITIC Telecom’s Hong Kong data centre begins new expansion phase

The construction of the Phase III (B) data centre at CITIC Telecom Tower (CTT) officially started this week. A ‘groundbreaking’ ceremony was held to celebrate the announcement, with CITIC Telecom Internation CEO Dr Tiger Lin officiating proceedings. This new construction phase comes after the completion of the Phase III (A) data centre in September last year. CITIC Telecom asserts the expansion is a direct response to the insatiable demand in the market. The tech giant acquired the whole building in 2016 - since named the CITIC Telecom Tower (CTT) - and intends to transform the building into a high-grade data centre. According to CITIC Telecom, the available racks at the CTT data centre are close to being sold out, with almost 500 new racks due to be made available at the completion of construction of the Phase III (B) data centre.