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EXA INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCAR FIBER COLLABORATE FOR RED SEA ROUTE DIVERSITY
EXA Infrastructure , the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform throughout Europe , connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East , has signed a strategic partnership with SOCAR Fiber to develop a new terrestrial fibre optic route that will provide diversity to the traditional Red Sea corridor used by submarine cables .
The new 1850km route will span the breadth of Türkiye , between Greece and Georgia , and contemplates further construction towards the Iraq border to provide connectivity into the Gulf region .
The partnership between EXA Infrastructure and SOCAR Fiber highlights Türkiye ’ s role in the digital ecosystem and the importance of diverse digital corridors between Europe and the Middle East and Asia . The SOCAR Fiber cables are buried adjacent to the TANAP gas pipeline , providing exceptionally high levels of reliability , and integrate seamlessly with EXA ’ s Trans Adriatic Express network which utilises the TAP gas pipeline to Italy .
SOCAR Fiber is a subsidiary of SOCAR Türkiye . Since 2013 , it has been providing secure electronic communication infrastructure services over its 1,850 km long fibre optic infrastructure along the TANAP Natural Gas Pipeline route .
This fibre optic line , which spans Türkiye from east to west , serves 20 provinces and 67 districts . The co-operation agreement with EXA Infrastructure strengthens SOCAR Fiber ’ s position in the sector , and the company will continue to significantly contribute to Türkiye ’ s Digital Transformation in the future .
In addition to leasing a pair of fibre optic cable ends , the agreement allows EXA Infrastructure to market other cable ends of SOCAR Fiber to major global data centre operators .
Cologix , North America ’ s leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale Edge data centre company , has announced it has acquired two strategically located data centres in Iowa from Connect Des Moines .
These acquisitions mark Cologix ’ s entry into the Des Moines market and its commitment to providing businesses in the region with access to robust colocation and interconnection solutions .
Iowa , which comprises six counties strategically located along key transportation routes and offers connections to domestic and international markets through Des Moines , Chicago , Omaha and Minneapolis , ensuring low latency routing options . This facility has expansion potential for an additional 10,000 square feet and is connected to DSM1 via a diverse fibre ring .
In addition to acquiring two new data centres , Cologix has signed an agreement to purchase additional land in the Des Moines market . This new land will enable Cologix to build additional capacity to meet the growing demands of its customers .
The acquired data centres , designated as DSM1 and DSM2 , are immediately integrated into the Cologix portfolio . Located downtown in the Financial Center building at 666 Walnut Street , DSM1 is 4,000 square feet and 600kW of power and enables connectivity to 26 unique networks in the Cologix Meet-Me-Room with direct access to the DesMoinesIX Internet Exchange . DSM1 also features an additional 10,000 square feet of expansion capacity with 1.0 MW of power .
The DSM2 digital Edge data centre is 12,500 square feet and 1MW of power located in the Cedar Valley region of Cedar Falls ,
COLOGIX EXPANDS US FOOTPRINT WITH ACQUISITION OF TWO DATA CENTRES IN IOWA
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