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The first phase of the project , located in the municipality of Ragow , is expected to deliver 10MW of capacity and is expected to be ready for service in 2024 . When fully developed , the data centre campus will have a total capacity of 42MW .

Yondr ’ s latest project in Berlin will bring the company ’ s total IT capacity in the German market to 82MW and deliver critical network routes across key German and European metros , including opening up new network routes into Eastern Europe . This announcement follows the recent launch of the company ’ s 40MW data centre facility in Frankfurt . makes this metro a highly attractive location for cloud providers looking for a viable alternative to Frankfurt .

“ We ’ re bullish in our growth expectations for 2022 ,” said Pete Jones , Chief Development Officer and Founder at Yondr Group . “ We see significant client interests in Tier II metros , closely interconnected to the FLAP markets . Berlin will bolster our German portfolio and allow us to serve a greater number of clients with growing cloud computing and connectivity needs .”

Yondr ’ s Berlin site is in close proximity to primary network routes connecting Dresden and Leipzig . The main network routes additionally connect east towards Eastern Europe , where multiple carriers such as Colt Technology Services , EXA Infrastructure , Arelion ( formerly Telia Carrier ), euNetworks and Zayo are present .

Berlin joins Yondr ’ s growing European presence , with data centre projects currently under development in Amsterdam , London and Frankfurt . p

The German data centre market size will see an investment of US $ 6.46 billion by 2026 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 2.35 % during the 2020-2026 period . Berlin ’ s strength as an emerging technology hub and its proximity to major network routes

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