P R O J E C T F O C U S

ITALY

Aruba S . p . A – one of Italy ’ s leading providers of cloud , data centre , hosting , e-mail , domain registration and PEC ( certified e-mail ) services – and Arelion – a global leader in solving connectivity challenges for multinational enterprises reliant on digital infrastructure – have announced plans to activate a new Point-of-Presence ( PoP ) at Aruba ’ s hyper cloud data centre ( IT4 ) in Rome .

Arelion ’ s new PoP , planned to go live in Q1 2025 , will offer high-capacity IP transit and ethernet solutions to service providers in the region , supporting the rapid growth of Italy ’ s data centre market . This will be Arelion ’ s second PoP in Rome , expanding its network in Italy to meet the increasing demand for resilient Tier 1 connectivity and low-latency service delivery .

VIRGINIA , US

AVAIO Digital Partners ( AVAIO Digital ) has signed an agreement with the Appomattox County Economic Development Authority ( EDA ) for the purchase of a 452-acre business and industrial site in Appomattox County VA .

AVAIO Digital plans to develop the site into a US $ 3 billion data centre campus with substantial on-site green power . AVAIO Digital has confirmed 300MW of power from CVEC and Dominion and the site is fully zoned for data centres , strategically located atop major long-haul fibre lines with direct links to major hubs and is cleared and ready for rapid construction .

The Appomattox Data Hub is part of AVAIO Digital ’ s expanding portfolio of hyperscale projects across the US and Western Europe . AVAIO Digital has secured more than 1.2GW of power from utilities at sites across the country and is moving to build out this full capacity with almost 600MW available by 2027 .