New data centre for Milan
Telecity Group is to open a second data
centre in Milan. Ongoing customer
demand and overall utilisation in
TelecityGroup’s existing facility in Milan
is high and the new data centre will
ensure the Group continues to have
growth capacity in one of Europe’s
fastest growing data centre markets.
The new facility will be the Group’s
22nd data centre in Europe.
Luca Beltramino, Managing Director of
TelecityGroup Italy, commented:
“Customers are increasingly seeking
network independent, resilient data
centres to provide secure hosting and
connectivity services. The continued
growth of the internet economy
and the evolving online needs of cost approximately €8 million to build over the internet for domestic and
business both locally and which will be fully financed from business purposes. The new facility
internationally are combining to drive TelecityGroup’s existing bank facilities. in Milan will enable us to take
the increase in demand for high- advantage of the strong demand from
quality data centres.” Michael Tobin, CEO of TelecityGroup, the digital economy for highly
commented: “Demand for highly connected data centre environments
In total the data centre will offer connected data centre environments in and, at the same time, support the
approximately 2,000 square metres Milan is growing consistently. Factors increasing power, space and
and over 2.5 megawatts of customer driving this demand include the connectivity requirements of our
capacity. The facility will be ready for proliferation of digitised content such existing customers so that they can
service in the first half of 2009 and as video, movies and streaming media continue to grow.”
Tiscali selects Equinix for expansion
TINet has selected Equinix as a “We have partnered with Equinix in Equinix is part of our expansion plans
strategic partner for the expansion of Europe because of the high quality of TINet footprint worldwide.”
the carrier’s European network initially and reliability of their IBX data
from Equinix’s Frankfurt and Paris centres as well as for the “Equinix is pleased to have TINet join
Internet Business Exchange (IBX®) opportunities Equinix offers to our network partners, providing access
data centres. TINet offers IP Transit, interconnect with important players to Europe’s important expanding
MPLS lines and long distance Ethernet and key customers across the world, markets,” comments Michael
services to major service providers in providing TINet with an opportunity to Winterson, Vice President of Sales and
North America, Hong Kong, Singapore expand our global network while Marketing for Equinix Europe. “They
and across Europe. TINet has an enhancing reliability and bring comprehensive Internet network
extensive network of close to 100 performance and reducing overall expertise and a recognised reputation,
IP/MPLS PoPs and prides itself on costs,” said Paolo Gambini, Sales and providing high performance network
being a specialist providing exclusively Marketing Director at TINet. “To services to the customers and
wholesale services to service and strengthen our presence in the partners in Equinix’s European data
content providers worldwide. European data centre facilities of centre network. ”
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