Philippine telecommunications firm PLDT Group subsidiaries Vitro REIT and PLDT Global have signed a colocation agreement with Singaporean wholesale telecom carrier SG.GS Pte., a move aimed at expanding network interconnection across the Philippines and strengthening regional connectivity throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Under the terms of the deal, SG.GS will deploy networking systems across Vitro's carrier-neutral facilities. The companies said the arrangement will enable better interconnection with carriers, cloud providers, internet service providers, and enterprises operating in the Philippines, effectively broadening the digital ecosystem available to international users seeking access to the country's market.
The partnership carries strategic weight for both parties. Vitro, which was established as a subsidiary of ePLDT in 2000 and operates as the ICT arm of PLDT, brings to the table a portfolio of carrier-neutral data centers across the Philippines. SG.GS, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Singapore and London, maintains more than 200 points of presence across over 30 markets and connectivity to more than 30 subsea cable systems. The companies said the collaboration is expected to improve latency, strengthen redundancy, and create additional routing pathways for cloud, content, and enterprise workloads in the region.
"We welcome SG.GS to the Vitro ecosystem. By colocating within our carrier-neutral facilities, they gain direct access to a rich interconnection landscape—spanning global carriers, cloud providers, ISPs, and Philippine enterprises—that strengthens the Philippines' position as a high-performance transit hub in Asia-Pacific," said Davis Yolangco, assistant vice president and sales group head at Vitro.
Edith Gomez-Cudiamat, chief operating officer of PLDT Global, emphasized the broader implications of the deal. "At PLDT Global, we see connectivity as a key enabler of economic growth and digital transformation. Our collaboration with Vitro and SG.GS demonstrates how strategic infrastructure partnerships can strengthen the Philippines' position as a regional digital gateway—bringing together global networks, cloud platforms, and enterprises through resilient, scalable, and world-class connectivity," she said.
PLDT formed Vitro REIT earlier this year as part of a broader strategy to unlock value from its data center assets. REITs, or real estate investment trusts, own and often operate income-producing properties such as data centers, generating revenue for investors through leasing and rental income. At the time of formation, Vitro's portfolio was reported to total 24MW of capacity across its Tier II and Tier III quality data centers located throughout the Philippines. In addition to its Santa Rosa facility, the company operates ten other data centers with a combined IT capacity of 63MW, along with cable landing stations in Deat, Digos, La Union, and Batangas.
Industry observers note that the agreement reflects a growing trend among data center operators in Southeast Asia to attract international carriers and cloud providers as tenants, a strategy that enhances the region's appeal as a digital hub while generating stable, long-term revenue streams for infrastructure owners. For SG.GS, the colocation footprint in the Philippines adds a key node to its global network, allowing the carrier to offer its customers more direct and resilient access to one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing digital markets.
PLDT's Vitro REIT signs SG.GS as colocation customer in the Philippines
By: IDCNOVARegion: Southeast Asia