Categories: CloudDatacentre

Thailand Plans £800m National Data Centre

The Thai government has revealed plans to build a national data centre which will cost the country up to £805 million.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Pridiyathorn Devakula the build will be part of the government’s digital economy initiative, a program started to help Thai citizens gain better access to the Internet.

Private sector

Devakula told journalists: “The investment money will not come from the government. The private sector will be invited to invest in the project.” The data centre is expected to be complete by the end of 2016, and will cost between 30 and 40 billion baht.

Last year, analysts Frost & Sullivan said that the Thai data centre market had seen “unforeseen business growth”.

Teera Kanokkanjanarat, senior ICT industry analyst, Frost & Sullivan said: “The result from our research shows that Thailand’s data centre industry had a strong year of growth in 2013. The overall industry growth rate was approximately 21% compared to the year earlier with total revenue over 1,700 million Baht.”

Thailand has the third-largest Internet user base in Southeast Asia, with 28.9 percent of the population having access to the web in 2013.

Ben Sullivan

Ben covers web and technology giants such as Google, Amazon, and Microsoft and their impact on the cloud computing industry, whilst also writing about data centre players and their increasing importance in Europe. He also covers future technologies such as drones, aerospace, science, and the effect of technology on the environment.

View Comments

  • 30 and 40 million baht.

    I think you'll find that should be *billion* baht if the headline is correct £800m

Recent Posts

OpenAI In Talks With California Over For-Profit Shift

OpenAI reportedly begins early talks with California attorney general over complex transition from nonprofit to…

13 hours ago

EU To Assess Apple’s iPad Compliance Plans

European Commission says it will review Apple's iPad compliance with DMA rules as it seeks…

14 hours ago

James Dyson Says ‘Spiteful’ Budget Will Kill Start-Ups

James Dyson delivers most high-profile criticism so far of Labour's first Budget that raises £40bn…

14 hours ago

Nvidia, Meta Ask Supreme Court To Axe Investor Lawsuits

Nvidia, Meta bring cases before US Supreme Court this month seeking tighter limits on investors'…

15 hours ago

Nvidia To Replace Intel On Dow Jones Industrial Average

Nvidia to replace Intel this week on Dow Jones Industrial Average after years of turmoil…

15 hours ago

Toyota-Backed Joby Flies ‘Air Taxi’ In Japan

Joby Aviation and Toyota Motor complete demonstration flight in Shizuoka as companies prepare to bring…

16 hours ago