AtlasEdge expands coverage across Europe with acquisition of 12 data centres from Colt
NEWS tlasEdge , a pan-European Edge data centre provider ,
A has announced the successful acquisition of 12 data centres . The deal is with Colt DCS , a world-class provider of hyperscale data centres across Europe and APAC .
The successful acquisition from Colt strengthens AtlasEdge ’ s unique portfolio of distributed data centres that are positioned to support localised or low latency applications . AtlasEdge now operates more than 100 data centres across 11 countries in Europe , supporting more than 700 customers and providing connectivity to more than 50 different on-net carriers .
AtlasEdge provides a pan-European data centre portfolio that allows customers to design and configure their technology and network infrastructure to meet the growing requirements for lower latency , higher performance and localised solutions . With demand gravitating towards the Edge of networks , AtlasEdge ’ s distributed and highly connected footprint provides a unique solution that is aligned with the next wave of growth in digital infrastructure .
This acquisition further expands AtlasEdge ’ s coverage and accelerates time to market in several new geographies , as well as establishing a collaboration between AtlasEdge and Colt Data Centre Services , with Colt Technology Services becoming an anchor tenant across multiple facilities . This network-neutral colocation strategy enables AtlasEdge ’ s customers to optimise their network routes , minimise their bandwidth costs and take advantage of the wide community of cloud , content , technology and enterprise companies present in the facilities .
The portfolio includes data centres in key tier one and tier two markets across Europe , including Amsterdam , Barcelona , Berlin , Brussels , Copenhagen , Hamburg , London , Madrid , Milan , Paris and Zurich .
Tokyo , Hong Kong and Washington ( NoVA ) are named the largest retail colocation markets globally
eleGeography , a global telecommunications market
T research and consulting firm , has revealed that Tokyo remains the largest retail colocation market in the world , with 13.8 million sqft . of gross retail capacity reported in 2021 . The second and third largest markets – Hong Kong and Washington ( NoVA ) – each have a 50 % smaller data centre footprint than Tokyo .
TeleGeography ’ s Data Centre Research Service provides an up-todate database with key insights and tools for understanding data centres , network storage and the nature of interconnection on a global scale .
“ Long-term colocation growth across markets tends to be modest in both large and smaller markets . Between
2017 and 2021 , the median CAGR among a sampling of 109 markets was just 6 %,” said Jon Hjembo , Senior Manager at TeleGeography . “ Major hubs outpacing the median growth rate include Amsterdam , Frankfurt and Washington , each with at least 10 % compound annual growth in retail capacity .”
Mumbai , Seoul , Montreal , Madrid and Johannesburg are also noteworthy markets , with at least 1 million sqft . of retail colocation space that have each seen rapid growth of between 18 % and 35 % CAGR for gross capacity in the last five years .
Among the operators tracked in TeleGeography ’ s database , at least 200 data centre sites are known to be in the pipeline right now . While this construction is spread across global regions , Asia and Europe far outpace other regions , including North America , with the largest percentages of new deployments . www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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