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Colt Data Centre Services announces London North data centre expansion
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Colt Data Centre Services ( DCS ) has announced it will build six new data halls at its London North Data Centre . The six halls form part of the first phase of a major expansion project at the site which will comprise in total 10 new data halls . In addition , a major power upgrade is underway that will see the site almost double its utility power , by adding an additional 30 megawatts ( MW ). The delivery of the first two halls is expected in Q1 of 2019 and the remainder being delivered in Q2 2019 . On completion , the project will bring the total IT power supply to more than 40MW .
The build of the six new halls have been driven from anchor customer demand , with the first four halls already taken by an existing tenant . The new phase supports Colt DCS ’ commitment to deliver carrierneutral , super-fast connectivity to hyperscale cloud providers . The London North data centre provides multi-tenant colocation facilities , with state-of-the-art mechanical and engineering equipment supporting the operational delivery facility . Due to the efficiency on the design , the annualised design PUE of the facility is < 1.2 , being below the current industry average . The total power provision of the site itself will increase from 38MW to 68MW , that ’ s enough power to supply to 250,000 households in the UK . London North Data Centre also uses intelligent security monitoring systems and is certificated with ISAE 3402 , ISO 14001 , ISO 20071 standards .
“ London North is one of our busiest data centres due to the scale and location of the facility . With demand for cloud services growing exponentially , we are investing heavily in this facility to expand our data centre facilities to serve our customers better ,” said Detlef Spang , CEO , Colt Data Centre Services .
“ We are committed to providing our customers with carrier-neutral connectivity services on demand . Our strategic alliances with the array of carriers , cloud service providers and Internet exchanges we are working with globally , allows us to provide a secure gateway for our customers to scale and expand into new markets and business opportunities .” •
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