Servers.com this week launched a new data center in Hong Kong, expanding its presence in the Asia Pacific with dedicated servers available for purchase in the data center hub.

Gateway to China

The IaaS hosting platform provider says its new facility is located at China Unicom’s newly opened data center, and will offer direct connectivity and low latency to mainland China.

Servers.com is also a participant of the Hong Kong Internet eXchange (HKIX), and its facilities is connected to major networks such as those from China Unicom, PCCW Global and NTT networks.

“The opening of the Hong Kong data center is a very important step to establishing our position in the Asian market. We launched the Singapore data center in mid-2016 and, based on the success of that center, we are looking forward to continued growth in the Asian market. We are looking forward to providing collaborative customized solutions at cost-competitive rates to the Chinese market,” states Nick Dvas, the COO of Servers.com.

Based on the available information, Servers.com is likely housed in the China Unicom (Hong Kong) Global Center, which opened in August last year at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate (TKOIE). As we reported earlier, the government had earmarked land at the TKOIE to address the lack of real estate for establishing data centers in land-scarce Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s proximity to mainland China means that it is a strategic gateway for mainland Chinese corporations looking to expand internationally, and for global businesses looking to reach Chinese customers. This is especially the case as Hong Kong is governed under a legal system that effectively puts it outside the Internet censorship enforced on mainland China.

On its part, the China Unicom (Hong Kong) Global Center is connected to various submarine cables such as the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) Cable System, Asia Pacific Gateway (APG), Asia Africa Europe-1 (AEE-1) – all of which lands at Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, among others.