{"id":40703,"date":"2024-11-01T09:58:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T09:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/?p=40703"},"modified":"2026-07-22T17:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:15:09","slug":"equinix-to-build-a-digital-super-connector-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/2024\/11\/01\/equinix-to-build-a-digital-super-connector-in-hong-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"Equinix to build a digital super-connector in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Equinix has launched the Digital Super-connector Program to establish an interconnected IT infrastructure in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The super-connector is seen as fundamental to expanding Hong Kong\u2019s Greater Bay Area (GBA) \u2013 offering immense potential for businesses both within China and on a global scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Digital Super-connector Program, eligible organizations can enjoy a suite of digital services to react fast to market opportunities and stay agile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GBA offers immense potential for businesses both within China and on a global scale. By<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023, its gross domestic product had surged to approximately US$2 trillion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program will help organizations leverage Platform Equinix to expand their IT footprint efficiently and connect to multiple clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Digital Super-connector Program is focused on attracting foreign companies to invest in Hong Kong, enabling them to tap into the vast opportunities presented by GBA and the wider China market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, it aims to support Chinese companies seeking global expansion through Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equinix hosts one of the most mature Internet Exchange ecosystems in Hong Kong and worldwide, which significantly reduces latency of internet traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equinix Internet Exchange traffic in Hong Kong has grown by almost 50% in the past year, reflecting the thriving digital landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joanne Hon, Managing Director, Equinix Hong Kong, said: \u201cOur recently announced investment in the HK6 data center is the largest Equinix investment in Hong Kong in the past decade, a clear indication of our growing optimism about Hong Kong\u2019s future as a super-connector in Asia-Pacific.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equinix has launched the Digital Super-connector Program to establish an interconnected IT infrastructure in Hong Kong. The super-connector is seen as fundamental to expanding Hong Kong\u2019s Greater Bay Area (GBA) \u2013 offering immense potential for businesses both within China and on a global scale. Under the Digital Super-connector Program, eligible organizations can enjoy a suite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":40704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,7236,56,31,44],"tags":[4745,7419,106,7421,121,7420,7423,7424,7422],"class_list":["post-40703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-data-centres","category-digital-solutions","category-east-asia","category-intelligent-technologies","category-top-stories","tag-asia-pacific-3","tag-digital-super-connector","tag-equinix","tag-gba","tag-hong-kong","tag-hong-kongs-greater-bay-area-gba","tag-internet-exchange-ecosystems","tag-joanne-hon","tag-wider-china-market"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40703"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40705,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40703\/revisions\/40705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}