FPT Fornix HCM01 Data Center: Tier III Colocation Hub in Ho Chi Minh City
Status: Fully Operational Hyperscale & Enterprise Facility | Location: 29B-31B-33B Tan Thuan Street (Units 37-39A, Road 19-22), Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Project Overview
FPT Fornix HCM01 is a flagship Tier III constructed data center operated by FPT Telecom and strategically located within the Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. As one of FPT Telecom’s premier digital infrastructure facilities, HCM01 has been developed to support the rapidly growing demand for cloud computing, enterprise digital transformation, financial technology, government modernization, and mission-critical IT services across Vietnam and the broader Southeast Asian region. The facility spans eight floors and offers approximately 1,680 m² of dedicated IT whitespace with capacity for up to 1,250 server racks, providing highly scalable colocation, managed hosting, private cloud, hybrid cloud, and disaster recovery solutions for government agencies, financial institutions, multinational corporations, telecommunications operators, and global cloud service providers. Designed and constructed in accordance with internationally recognized Tier III standards, the data center delivers concurrently maintainable infrastructure that enables planned maintenance without interrupting customer operations, ensuring high levels of service availability and operational resilience. HCM01 incorporates highly redundant electrical and mechanical systems, including 2N uninterruptible power supply (UPS) architecture, resilient utility connections, standby backup generators, fault-tolerant power distribution, and precision cooling technologies that maintain optimal operating conditions for both standard and high-density computing environments. The facility is engineered to support virtualization platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), big data analytics, and other compute-intensive enterprise workloads while maintaining efficient energy performance. Comprehensive physical security measures including biometric access controls, 24/7 CCTV surveillance, environmental monitoring, and advanced fire detection and suppression systems provide multiple layers of protection for critical customer infrastructure. Through direct integration with FPT Telecom’s nationwide fiber-optic backbone and international network gateways, HCM01 delivers low-latency connectivity to domestic and global internet exchanges, cloud platforms, and enterprise networks, enabling seamless hybrid cloud integration, private networking, disaster recovery, and business continuity services. As a cornerstone of FPT Telecom’s data center portfolio, Fornix HCM01 strengthens Vietnam’s digital infrastructure ecosystem and reinforces Ho Chi Minh City’s position as a leading technology and connectivity hub supporting the country’s long-term digital economy and cloud adoption initiatives.
Quick Facts
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| Project Name | FPT Fornix HCM01 Data Center: Tier III Colocation Hub in Ho Chi Minh City |
| Location | 29B-31B-33B Tan Thuan Street (Units 37-39A, Road 19-22), Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Status | Fully Operational Hyperscale & Enterprise Facility |
| Commissioning | Operational (Launched 2020) |
| Total IT Load | ~6.0 MW to 10.0 MW Critical IT Power Capacity Allocation |
| Total Capacity | ~10,000 m² gross facility footprint / 1,680 m² net whitespace / 1,250 server rack capacity |
| Tier Level | Uptime Institute Tier III Constructed Facility Certified / ISO 27001, ISO 50001, PCI-DSS Compliant |
| Project Type | Purpose-Built Multi-Tenant Carrier-Neutral Enterprise & Cloud Colocation Hub |
City Profile
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| City Name | ho chi minh |
| Population | 10 million |
| Urban Agglomeration | 14 million as of 2025 |
| City GDP | $59.5 billion |
| Per Capita Income | around $9,000 in 2025 |
| City Tier | Tier 1/Primary Economic & Digital Hub |
| Key Strengths | Fastest-growing digital economy in Southeast Asia, high cloud/AI demand, strong government push for digital transformation. |
Companies Involved
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| Developer / Operator | FPT Telecom |
| Strategic Infrastructure Partner | EVN HCMC (Electricity of Vietnam) Utility Network & Tan Thuan EPZ Management Board |
| Construction Contractor | Specialized Mission-Critical EPC & Technical Engineering Contractors |
| MEP Engineering | FPT Infrastructure Teams & Specialized Engineering Partners (including Mitsubishi Electric) |
| Network Connectivity | Carrier-neutral facility with dual path-diverse subterranean fiber entrance vaults, dedicated Meet-Me-Rooms (MMRs), direct interconnects to domestic telcos (2,000+ Gbps peering), access to 1.4+ Tbps international subsea cable bandwidth (AAG, APG, IA, SMW3), and peering at local exchange nodes. |
| Power Infrastructure | Dual high-voltage grid utility feeds from independent EVN substations, static 2N UPS architecture (Mitsubishi Electric 1500kVA UPS clusters achieving up to 96% online efficiency), automated switchgear, and multi-megawatt emergency standby diesel generator arrays with on-site fuel autonomy. |
Technical Specifications
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| Power Capacity | ~10.0 MW Total Utility Power Allocation |
| UPS Redundancy | 2N Static UPS Architecture (3,000 kVA total UPS capacity) |
| Cooling System | Precision IT cooling CRAC units with underfloor fan architecture (EER > 4.0), 17-unit cluster precision cooling (1,700 kW total cooling load), hot/cold aisle containment, VRF commercial climate systems, and smart BMS environmental monitoring. |
| Connectivity | High-bandwidth optical fiber backbone connecting Ho Chi Minh City directly to FPT Fornix Hanoi data centers (HN01/HN02) and global public cloud gateways (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure). |
| PUE Target | < 1.40 Annualized Operational Design PUE |
| Energy Mix | National utility power grid integrated with ISO 50001 certified energy management systems. |
Milestones
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| Announcement | 2019 |
| Construction Start | 2019–2020 |
| Phase 1 Go-Live | Operational (Commissioned 2020) |
| Full Buildout | Fully Operational Active Facility |
Investment Details
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| Total Investment | Estimated $25,000,000 USD to $40,000,000 USD Capital Expenditure |
| Funding | Corporate Capital Expenditure (FPT Corporation / FPT Telecom) |