SINGAPORE (June 15): Google Inc. has launched its first Google Cloud Platform (GCP) region in Singapore's internet space – marking the Alphabet-owned tech giant’s first centre in Southeast Asia as well as its third region in Asia.

The move aims to improve latency for its cloud customers and businesses in the region.

"Performance testing shows 51% to 98% reductions in round-trip time latency when serving customers in Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok compared to using other GCP regions in Taiwan and Tokyo," says the company in a press release today.

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