NTT Facilities Unveils Modular Construction System to Cut Hyperscale Data Center Timelines by 50%
July 3, 2026
NTT Facilities Unveils Modular Construction System to Cut Hyperscale Data Center Timelines by 50%
NTT Facilities, the infrastructure arm of Japanese telecommunications giant NTT, has introduced a new prefabricated construction method designed to dramatically accelerate the delivery of hyperscale data centers. The company claims the system, named Hyper Ready Module, could reduce the total time from planning to operational readiness by up to 50 percent compared to conventional approaches, addressing a critical bottleneck in the rapidly expanding data center industry.
In an industry where large-scale data center projects typically span three to four years, NTT Facilities believes its modular approach can deliver an operational hyperscale facility in just two years—one year for planning and design, followed by a single year for construction. The method relies on prefabricated buildings that are manufactured off-site and then delivered to the construction site for rapid commissioning. "By standardizing the process from design to construction, NTT Facilities aims to reduce the time required from application and design to construction of large-scale data centers in the tens-to-hundreds-of-megawatt class for hyperscalers by up to approximately 50 percent compared to conventional methods," the company stated.
A key feature of the Hyper Ready Module design is the placement of all cooling and electrical equipment outside the main data center structure, which simplifies the prefabrication process and allows for more efficient assembly on site. Inside the facility, the company employs a Design for Manufacturing methodology, an engineering approach that optimizes components for fabrication and assembly. This means elements such as cooling pipes and electrical wiring are produced in standardized units, enabling seamless on-site integration. Power supply equipment is also unitized to further shorten the construction timeline, according to NTT.
While modular data center construction is not a new concept, it has historically been applied to smaller installations rather than the gigawatt-scale campuses increasingly demanded by hyperscalers. NTT Facilities is targeting the introduction of this modular approach for projects in the 2028 financial year and intends to collaborate with data center operators to bring the system to market. "NTT Facilities will present an ideal data center vision from multiple perspectives, including addressing the high heat generation and high density of data centers, achieving carbon neutrality, and harmonizing with local communities," the company added in its statement.
The announcement comes at a time when the data center industry is grappling with surging demand driven by artificial intelligence and cloud computing, placing immense pressure on construction timelines and supply chains. By offering a method that could halve project durations, NTT Facilities is positioning itself as a key enabler for hyperscalers racing to expand capacity. The move also highlights a broader industry shift toward industrialized construction techniques, as operators seek to overcome labor shortages, rising costs, and the complexity of building massive facilities in increasingly constrained environments.
Source: datacenterdynamics
