Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk has opened its second data centre in Tokyo, AirTrunk TOK2 (TOK2), scalable to over 110 megawatts (MW).
Built on 4.6 hectares and located in west Tokyo, TOK2 services cloud availability zone in the Tokyo Prefecture and complements AirTrunk TOK1.
The initial phases of TOK1 and TOK2 provide more than 60MW of capacity for AirTrunk’s hyperscale anchor customers.
The opening of TOK2 comes less than three months after the groundbreaking of OSK1, AirTrunk’s first data centre in the Osaka region.
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OSK1 is currently under construction. In October 2023, AirTrunk unveiled plans to build OSK1, which will be powered by onsite 77kV substation.
AirTrunk’s three facilities in Japan will provide over 430MW of IT load.
“Globally, artificial intelligence is forecast to grow at an annual rate of more than 37% from 2023 to 2032 and we’re delivering scalable cloud and AI infrastructure in record time to accelerate this growth. The opening of AirTrunk’s TOK2 data centre provides our customers with a connected, secure, scalable, and sustainable home for data in west Tokyo,” said AirTrunk founder and CEO Robin Khuda.
TOK2 has been financed through AirTrunk’s Green Loan, the first Green Loan for a data centre in Japan and the first to use operating PUE and water productivity eligibility criteria.
“The AirTrunk TOK2 data centre will bring many benefits to the local economy, including employment opportunities, innovation, and social impact programs. As the cloud in Japan expands, so does our team of AirTrunkers and we are proud to be recognised as a certified Great Place To Work in Japan, along with our other hubs in Australia and Singapore,” claimed AirTrunk head of Japan Nori Matsushita.
To mark the official opening of TOK2, AirTrunk hosted a traditional ceremony attended by Australian ambassador to Japan Justin Hayhurst, the local mayor, and key partners.
The ceremony included Kagami-biraki, a traditional sake barrel breaking, to wish health and well-being at a time of new beginnings for AirTrunk TOK2.
This first appeared in the subscription newsletter CommsWire on 15 May 2024.