KVH Hong Kong Data Center 1 (HKDC1) is strategically located in proximity to the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) and was specially designed to serve the mission critical needs of the financial industry.
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KVH Hong Kong Data Center 1
1. KVH Hong Kong Data
Center 1 (HKDC1)
Secure and Reliable Urban Data Center with
Optimal HKEx Proximity Colocation
Capabilities Proven Within the Financial
Services Industry
Service Overview
KVH Hong Kong Data Center 1 (HKDC1) is strategically located in proximity to
the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) and was specially designed to serve the
mission critical needs of the financial industry.
KVH HKDC1 has Tier III+ architecture and provides financial enterprises with
optimal HKEx Proximity Colocation Solutions that meet the high demands of
leading edge low latency electronic trading strategies, including High Frequency
Trading (HFT). As KVH is a recommended and preferred proximity hosting and
access point provider of Asia s major financial exchanges, customers can be
assured of the highest quality of service and support.
Furthermore, KVH offers a one-stop solution of ultra low latency global network
services to connect Hong Kong and the world s key business and financial
cities. KVH s low latency network spans across our international Points of
Presence (POPs) in Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Osaka, Chicago, New York,
Shanghai, Busan, Seoul, Mumbai, London, Los Angeles, and Sydney.
KVH HKDC1 is capable of providing true 2(N+1) power redundancy with dual
power feeds traversing through separate infrastructure to reach the racks. The
facility is equipped with extensive security controls including biometric
authentication systems, and also has emergency power supply with 24 hours of
fuel storage available for cases of power outages.
KVH s data centers throughout the Asia Pacific region are a key part of KVH s
information delivery platform, which combines data center services with an
extensive range of network services, managed IT services, and robust cloud
solutions to enable multinational customers to establish IT service hubs that
support their business in Asia. All KVH data center services are supported by
KVH s 24 x 7 bilingual (Japanese and English) Service Desk.
HKEx Proximity Colocation
Solutions
Located adjacent to the Hong Kong
Exchange to provide optimal low
latency connectivity to the financial
industry
One-Stop Integrated Solutions
Customized bundled Data Center,
Network, and Managed IT solutions
with Professional Services to meet
the needs of each customer
Comprehensive Bilingual
support
Complete English and Japanese
support and customizable Smart
Hands services with experienced on-
site engineers acting as your eyes,
hands and feet 24 x 7
Global Standards in Reliability
and Safety
Tier III+ architecture, true equipment
and power redundancy, and full
security controls, including a
biometric authentication system and
mantraps
2.
Connectivity • High-performance connectivity leveraging KVH s resilient, low-latency redundant backbone
• Multi-carrier connectivity available
Total space in facility • 13,000m
2
for racks
Management and
monitoring
• Bilingual operations staff on-site 24 x 7
• Active monitoring and maintenance of all data center equipment
Power to site • Dual 28MVA power from facility substation
UPS • 2N Configuration
Standby generators • 2N configuration, standby isolated power unit
• Minimum 24 hours under full load (Diesel fuel stock reserved in the basement and more than 24
hours of continuous operation available with guaranteed continuous refueling)
Cooling
Cooling • N + 1 Computer Room Air Conditioning (CRAC) units.
• For accurate cooling capacity over the entire raised floor, a fully looped condenser water cooling
system on the roof provides dual path water feeds to the computer room air-conditioners
Cooling controls • Precise temperature and humidity controlled within a pre-set range
Safety
Fire suppression • FM200 / Pre action fire protection
Free access • Withstand load: 12kN, Class O fire-proof floor, 800mm high
Smoke detection • Analog Fire Detection System and Very Early Warning Aspirating Smoke Detection (VESDA)
Staffing • On-site security staff 24x7
Access controls • 5-layer physical security with biometric authentication system and card key
• Security cameras located on each floor with more than 30 days of video storage
KVH s Global Footprint
KVH Data Centers
• Tokyo (4)
• Osaka (2)
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
• Busan
KVH Hong Kong Data Center 1 (HKDC1)
A Secure and Reliable Urban Data Center with Optimal HKEx Proximity Colocation Capabilities
KVH Hong Kong Data Center 1 (HKDC1)
Building and Operation
Power and UPS
KVH Co., Ltd. Sumitomo Fudosan Tamachi Ekimae Building, 3-1-35 Shibaura, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 108-0023 JAPAN (Headquarters)
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Tokyo
sales@kvh.co.jp
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Singapore
sales_sg@kvh.co.jp
+65 6590-9008
Hong Kong
hk-sales@kvh.co.jp
+852 2119-3098
Shanghai
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Chicago
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Seoul
kvhkorea@kvh.co.jp
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