Officially established in 2008, with the goal of becoming the number one neutral data center service provider in Vietnam, on par with other providers in the region and around the world, CMC Telecom has invested Investing trillions of billions to build Data Centers (DC) according to international standards in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to meet the highest requirements of business customers, especially businesses in the financial sector, banks, insurance, multinational corporations. Currently, CMC Telecom holds up to 40% of the data center market share of banks, more than 60% of OTT businesses are annual customers – respectable numbers when the company’s scale is considered large. small compared to other giants operating in this field.

Pioneer in founding industry alliances

Since its establishment in 2008, CMC Telecom was the first Vietnamese telecommunications enterprise to participate in the founding of The Asia Data Center Alliance (ADCA) along with 4 public service providers. The leading information and telecommunications technologies in Southeast Asia are 1-Net (Singapore), AIMS Group (Malaysia), HKCOLO (Hong Kong) and T.C.C Technology (Thailand). The establishment of this alliance marked the birth of the data center service supply chain in Southeast Asia. Customers only need to sign up to use the services of one of the five members, and services will be provided throughout the region. This is also CMC Telecom’s first step in its business expansion strategy to anticipate the need for data storage on a continental scale.

Currently, CMC Telecom owns 3 DCs: DC CMC Tower (Hanoi), CMC DC SHTP (HCMC), CMC DC Tan Thuan (HCMC) with a total scale of up to 3,000 racks, capacity up to 20kW. With the advantage of being one of the first three telecommunications infrastructure providers in the world to meet MEF 3.0 international standards for Ethernet connection services and DC neutral system (Carrier Neutral), CMC Telecom can maintain Stability and balance for all customer needs. Pre-establishing direct connections to international Clouds such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, this unit’s DC ecosystem will also help businesses more easily realize the digital transformation process when placing data centers. here.

Leading the race to upgrade data center technology standards

DC is the place to manage, store, and protect the “digital assets” of businesses. DC plays an important role in keeping information systems and business applications running. Therefore, instead of investing quickly to expand quantity, CMC Telecom makes its own mark by being different, with an investment strategy aimed at customer needs, leading in technology for the data market and creating new products. so the strength comes from the professionalism of the staff.

Recognizing the importance of information security, CMC Telecom has invested early in this problem and PCI DSS is one of the top priority items. Immediately after opening a new DC in Hanoi in December 2017, CMC Telecom was officially granted a PCI DSS payment security certificate by the international quality assessment organization Crossbow Labs. DC CMC Tower (Hanoi) became the first and only DC in Vietnam at that time to meet this security standard.

PCI DSS is a mandatory information security standard for businesses that store, transmit and process payment cards. This standard was established by the PCI Security Standards Council and managed by 5 reputable international payment organizations including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover Financial Services and JCB International. When using CMC Telecom’s PCI DSS certified DC, organizations involved in card payments such as banks, e-wallets, payment gateways, e-commerce websites, etc. will limit security vulnerabilities. confidentiality and the risk of information theft, while enhancing the protection of data stored on cards and card payment transactions for customers on related systems.

Currently, CMC Telecom’s Tan Thuan DC is the first DC in Vietnam to apply TVRA standards (Threat, Vulnerability And Risk Assessment), a high security and risk prevention standard for current DCs in the world. TVRA standards are strict standards prescribed by the State Bank of Singapore for DCs in Singapore and are consulted and applied by high-end DCs in the region.

CMC DC Tan Thuan is considered the most modern tourism center in Vietnam today

CMC Telecom is also the first data center service provider in Vietnam to own two Tier III Certification Constructed Facility and Tier III Certification Design Documents certificates at the same time with the highest number of tests of the certificate: 115 tests, fully achieved. standard for Uptime Tier IV certification testing. This further confirms the modernity and leading safety of this provider in implementing data centers.

Deputy Head of Sales and Marketing CMC Telecom, Mr. Dang Tung Son shared: “We determine that digital infrastructure is the “foundation” for all digital transformation activities, so we must invest in the most modern technology to ensure international standards. CMC Telecom is determined to become the best data center service provider in Vietnam so that customers can use services with the highest quality standards.”

Deputy Head of Sales and Marketing CMC Telecom, Mr. Dang Tung Son shared

The operations team achieved “Doctor” Data Center certification

CMC Telecom’s success comes not only from strong infrastructure, but also from a team of experts with extensive knowledge in the DC field. With the orientation of building a human team that meets core values and standardizing products and services towards World Class standards, up to now CMC Telecom has owned a team of well-trained experts and technicians with International certificates such as CDCE, CDCS, CDCP, CDFOM…

Notably, CMC Telecom’s DC operations team has 2 out of 10 experts who have achieved CDCE (Certified Data Center Expert) certification in Vietnam. This is the world’s highest certification for experts in the design and construction of data centers, considered “doctorates” in this field. With the knowledge and skills gained when possessing a CDCE certificate, CMC Telecom experts have the highest qualifications to evaluate, design, build and operate DCs according to international standards. The combination of knowledge and practical experience not only helps CMC Telecom improve service provision capacity but also always proactively respond to the latest trends and challenges of the data center industry.

2 experts possess CDCE (Certified Data Center Expert) certificates at CMC Telecom

After 15 years of continuous development with the right investment strategy, CMC Telecom has affirmed its position as the leading data center service provider in Vietnam. The innovation and quality of CMC Telecom’s DC ecosystem are recognized with prestigious international awards. In 2019, CMC Telecom’s DC was nominated as one of the top 4 DCs in Asia at the prestigious TelecomAsia Awards 2019. Immediately after launch, DC Tan Thuan was honored by Global Business Review Magazine as a Good Data Center. Vietnam 2022. And in early April this year, CMC Telecom was the only Vietnamese representative to receive the Infrastructure Innovation Award of the Asian Telecom Awards 2023.

Sharing about the goals in the coming time, Mr. Son said: “We will continue to invest heavily in building more new generation data centers, expanding the scale in both quality and quantity to meet the needs of customers.” Meet the growing needs of customers for data storage and processing.”