Telehouse West
About Telehouse West
Opened in April 2010, this Data Center is an additional home to the London Internet Exchange (LINX) hosting a brand new peering switch platform designed for powerful low-latent connectivity. With approximately 53,820 sq. ft of colocation space, Telehouse West provides an ideal environment for a primary as well as a disaster recovery/backup site.
Home to leading financial institutions, media/content and Cloud providers, Telehouse West is designed for the data-critical corporation.
Data Center Specifications
Power:
- Average power per rack – 4kW
- Four redundant HV power systems, from separate grids to each building on the Docklands site
- 8 x 2.5MVA 11kV Generators with N+1 redundant standby generators with a minimum of 24 hours autonomy at full capacity
- 2 (N+1) redundant UPS floor by floor
- Redundant A & B power feeds to customer equipment
- On-site primary substation with total capacity of 50MVA with cooling and two 132kV power lines directly connected to the National Grid with two transformers providing N+N redundancy
Air Conditioning & Cooling:
- 6 x 2.7MW chillers N 2 configuration
- Room Air Conditioning Units (RACUs) to provide down-flow chilled water system at N 25%
- RACU with bunded floor area and water leakage detection and monitoring
- Hot aisle/cold aisle zone design
- 35 inch raised floor design with airflow space to provide the most efficient cooling
- Free cooling operation in winter
- Maximum external ambient temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit dry bulb
Connectivity:
- The facility continues the availability of wide connectivity to major telecoms and network service providers and offers customers connectivity to any telecom presence in the Telehouse Data Centers.
- Connectivity to 2 meet me rooms offering true diversity directly connectable from each tenant floor
- Hosts the London Internet Exchange peering platform allowing low-latency connectivity
- In 2012, LINX doubled the bandwidth
Fire Detection and Suppression:
- Data Center areas are fitted with a fully addressable two stage fire detection system that monitors both under-floor and the room itself
- Detectors with a 50% mix of optical and ionization are split across 2 separate zonal-loops, to meet BS 5839, 6266, 5445 and 5588
- Very Early Smoke Detection alarms (VESDA) installed throughout the facility
- Dry sprinkler fire detection system to meet BS 5306, 3115 and with LFEPA approval. (Dry sprinkler is the main fire suppression method employed.)
- The systems are designed to minimize any possible customer disruption and to ensure that any minor problems remain localized
Security:
- Independent client card identification access system
- Secure and monitored single-person point of entry, physically guarded 24/7 and integrated digital video camera surveillance
- Proximity card access is provided from the main Data Center building and is issued to provide access only to authorized facilities management suites
- Strict security processes are in place to ensure the delivery and loading of goods is secure
- CCTV coverage for the perimeter, common areas and facilities management suites
Environment:
- The Telehouse London Docklands site is powered by 100% renewable energy
- Telehouse West has a built in waste heat exchange system facility to reuse lost heat to distribute to third parties and also pre-cool the chilled water, thus reducing both chiller and dry air cooler power requirements
Certifications:
- ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Standard
- ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Information Security Management
- PCI – DSS (Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standard) Attestation
- BS 25999-2:2007 Business Continuity Management
- ISO 14001 Environmental Standard and the Carbon Trust Standard