Telehouse Completes First Phase of Its London Docklands North Two Data Center with LINX On-board
August 17, 2016New $175 million data center will further improve connectivity at London Docklands campus
London, August 17, 2016 – Telehouse Europe has launched the first phase of Telehouse North Two, its new $175 million data center in London, and has marked the occasion by confirming the London Internet Exchange (LINX) as a partner. With two floors of secure colocation space immediately available to early adopters, Telehouse North Two will cover 259,000 sq. ft of gross floor area across an 11-storey building within Telehouse’s existing 786,000 sq. ft Docklands campus, ideally located very close to the center of London.
In addition to LINX, several other new and existing customers have already registered their interest in purchasing space within Telehouse North Two, following advance tours earlier this year.
The investment in North Two further enhances connectivity at Telehouse’s Docklands campus, already the most highly connected data center site in Europe, with direct access to a diverse range of connectivity partners. This enables Telehouse to meet the growing demand from Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) and Over-The-Top content providers (OTTs) resulting from the rise in cloud adoption and the increased demands for content. North Two will provide the infrastructure for its existing and new customers to expand, with direct connections to its base of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Application Service Providers (ASPs), carriers, mobile and content providers, enterprises and financial service companies.
Telehouse is the primary home of LINX, a network that effectively provides the backbone to the UK’s Internet, and is one of the largest sites for Internet traffic exchange in the world. Telehouse’s carrier-neutral Docklands campus was opened in 1990, and LINX traffic has been traveling through the site for more than 20 years.
LINX has more than 700 members from around the globe, and Telehouse hosts the vast majority of this UK Internet peering traffic through its Docklands campus. With this movement of data, low latency requirements for networks and financial services is a given. However, increased performance pressures for video streaming and gaming for example, mean that proximity and connectivity are now more critical than ever. The siting of LINX within Telehouse North Two, will meet any increased demand for low-latency data flow, or high volume traffic exchange through the hosting of powerful 100GE capable routers.
“LINX is delighted to offer its services to Telehouse customers within North Two. With the North Two data center Telehouse have again shown they are at the fore front of data center development,” says John Souter, CEO of LINX. “Our relationship with Telehouse goes back more than 20 years and it has enabled us to transform London’s Docklands into one of the world’s leading global Internet hubs. This partnership is only going to grow in importance, with the new facility delivering greater connectivity and capacity as Internet traffic continues to grow.”
Hiroyuki Soshi, Managing Director of Telehouse Europe, says: “The partnership between Telehouse and LINX has driven innovation and progress in the UK and worldwide, leading to unrivaled connectivity. The launch of North Two will further drive the industry to reach new heights and allow businesses to grow exponentially.”
Telehouse North Two will be the first multi-floor data center in the world to feature a vertical Indirect Adiabatic and Evaporative cooling system, delivering a power usage effectiveness of 1.16. This innovative technology positions this facility as one of the greenest data centers in the world.
It will combine efficiency and connectivity with peace of mind and is the only UK data center that owns an on-campus 132 kV grid substation directly connected to the National Grid, reducing transmission losses and providing exceptional power density and service continuity. The site has a total power capacity of up to 73MVA, which includes a capacity of up to 50MVA from the substation and 23MVA from six additional commercial power feeds. The facility also boasts unrivaled levels of security, with gated entrances manned 24/7 and more than 400 movement activated CCTV cameras.
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About Telehouse
Telehouse is the pioneering data center colocation provider established in 1989. It is an owner-operator of data centers, connectivity and managed ICT solutions to over 3,000 corporations around the world. Telehouse is the data center subsidiary of Japanese corporation KDDI, a leading Japanese mobile and fixed-line telecommunications and ICT solution provider with 106 offices in 28 countries around the world and a Global Fortune company.
About LINX
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) is one of the largest Internet exchanges in the world, connecting over 700 networks from over 65 countries around the globe. As a mutual membership organization, whose members make up a large part of the global Internet, the London based IXP is in a unique position to make a difference for all as its mantra ‘Working for the Good of the Internet’ indicates. LINX continues to expand their London presence with over 11 PoPs across the capital along with regional exchanges in Wales, Manchester and Scotland. LINX also operates an Internet exchange in the Ashburn metro area in the US just outside Washington DC. For more information about The London Internet Exchange, please visit www.linx.net.
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