The construction of DITO‘s first state-of-the-art Data Center in Clark Global City (CGC) kicks off with a groundbreaking ceremony recently held. Attended by Udenna Land, Inc. (ULI) President, Mr. Wilfredo Placino and DITO Telecommunity Corporation (DITO) PMO Lead Mr. Benedicto Lacsamana, together with Retired Police General Manuel Gaerlan, President and CEO of Clark Development Corporation, the Data Center will form part of the DITO main campus’ 8-hectare headquarters.
The master-planned development in CGC includes a fully-equipped network operations center, a serve-call center, a regional center, and the well-anticipated Research and Development (R&D) segment of the company: the main hub for research and development as DITO continues to improve internet connectivity in the country. The proposed headquarters is expected to generate thousands of jobs at full completion.
DITO envisions CGC to be a key area in the ongoing infrastructure rollout and to be the main location where it will host its central telecommunications infrastructure network due to its strategic location and disaster resiliency.
“We are very pleased that DITO chose Clark Global City to be the home of the DITO Data Center. The decision of DITO is a continued testament to CGC’s vision to create a smart, safe, and sustainable environment for Philippine and international businesses in the country,” according to ULI President Placino.
“The DITO Data Center is a critical component to sustain DITO’s commercial operations center, designed after Google’s campus-style headquarters: to hold operational departments, a Network Operations Center, its very own call center, and regional center, and this must be located in an ideal location,” added DITO PMO Lead Benedicto Lacsamana during the groundbreaking ceremonies.
ULI’s CGC, envisioned to be one of the country’s truly smart cities, is designed to be a strategic location for businesses. With its proximity to the Clark International Airport and other critical transportation hubs, and provisions for structures that are disaster-ready, on top of ready access to the educated and skilled talent pool within the area, CGC poised to be the central business district of North and Central Luzon.