IBM to set up data centres for SSTL

IBM entered into an IT services agreement with MTS India, the mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), a joint venture company between Sistema of Russia and Shyam Group of India.

As part of the agreement, IBM will design and build two green data centers – one each in Chennai and Gurgaon. The move is integral to supporting SSTL’s pan India expansion plans for offering telephony services. The green data centers will help SSTL achieve 20 per cent energy savings. 

The data centre solution being deployed by IBM provides the facility to scale power and cooling automatically depending on the load. IBM will also build a Network Operations Centre (NOC) to help the SSTL team monitor and manage applications and network in a 24/7 environment.

The Chennai site will serve as the main data centre for SSTL, while the data centre in Gurgaon will serve as the disaster recovery site. IBM has deployed cooling solution at these data centers, which will result in substantial operational savings for SSTL.

“IBM’s association with Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd is aimed at helping our client take advantage of leading IT infrastructure solutions and assets that IBM has built especially for telecom companies.  Moreover, SSTL’s adoption of green and energy-efficient technologies can help them optimize their resources while serving their growing customer base across India."

SSTL is currently in an expansion phase with plans to launch Pan-India telecom services in the coming months.