According to Vietnam's press, Dot VN, an internet and telecommunications company and authorised global domain name registrar for Vietnam, has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner in a joint venture with Quang Trung Software City Development Company (QTSC) to build a 20,000 square foot Internet Data Centre (IDC) in Ho Chi Minh City.
QTSC is a software park in Vietnam and is one of the key projects in Ho Chi Minh City's (HCMC) development plan.
In accordance with the terms of the MOU, Dot VN will co-invest with QTSC to build its first commercial IDC comprising approximately 20,000 square foot. Dot VN will have the option to build an additional 50,000 square foot data center, if required.
Currently, Dot VN is working with Cerelink to begin the technical design phase. Pursuant to the MoU, Dot VN will assume sole management of both the construction and the operation of the IDC, which is anticipated to be completed by January 1, 2008.