PLDT’s Vitro REIT has secured SG.GS as a colocation tenant for its carrier-neutral facilities in the Philippines.

Philippine telecommunications firm PLDT Group subsidiaries Vitro REIT and PLDT Global have signed a colocation agreement with Singaporean carrier SG.GS Pte. to expand network interconnection across the Philippines and support greater regional connectivity throughout the Asia-Pacific.

Under the terms of the deal, SG.GS will deploy networking systems across Vitro’s carrier-neutral facilities. The companies state that this deployment will facilitate improved interconnection with carriers, cloud providers, internet service providers, and enterprises operating in the Philippines.

“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,” Vitro assistant vice-president and sales group head Davis Yolangco said.

The agreement significantly expands Vitro’s interconnection options for organizations in Southeast Asia. SG.GS operates more than 200 points of presence across more than 30 markets and maintains connectivity to more than 30 subsea cable systems. According to PLDT, the partnership will improve latency, strengthen redundancy, and create additional pathways for cloud, content, and enterprise workloads.

“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,” PLDT global COO Edith Gomez-Cudiamat said.

Established in 2000, SG.GS maintains headquarters in Singapore and London. As a global wholesale telecommunications carrier, the company provides custom network, cloud connectivity, and internet infrastructure solutions.

PLDT formed Vitro REIT earlier this year. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are companies that own and often operate income-producing real estate, such as data centers. They function as investment funds that generate revenue through space leasing and rental income. At the time of its formation, reports indicated that Vitro’s facilities would total 24MW of capacity across Tier II and Tier III quality data centers located throughout the Philippines.

Originally established as a subsidiary of ePLDT, the ICT subsidiary of PLDT, in 2000, Vitro currently operates eleven data centers nationwide, including a facility in Santa Rosa. These sites possess a combined IT capacity of 63MW. The company also manages cable landing stations in Deat, Digos, La Union, and Batangas.