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LONDON, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The new data centre in Keihanna Science City marks its fourth hyperscale

facility in Japan

Colt Data Centre Services[https://www.coltdatacentres.net/] (Colt DCS), a

leading provider of global hyperscale data centre solutions, has commenced

construction of its next hyperscale data centre with a ground-breaking ceremony

in Japan. This 42,000m2, 45MW facility will be located in Keihanna Science

City, in the Kansai area. The site will be ready to service Colt DCS customers

in early 2023.

This carrier neutral and diversely connected facility will be purpose-designed

to meet the scalable capacity demands of hyperscale and enterprise customers

looking for large scale facilities to meet growing requirements. Following the

2011 earthquake in Japan, many companies realised the benefit of geographically

dispersed sites and so there is a large demand for data centres near Osaka as

an integral part of disaster recovery plans.

The facility will employ state-of-the-art cooling technologies to ensure high

efficiency, while supporting Colt DCS and its clients' sustainability targets.

The ground-breaking for this site swiftly followed the Colt DCS announcement of

Fidelity's joint venture with

Mitsui[https://www.coltdatacentres.net/en-GB/press-releases/data-centres/2021/07

/fidelity-and-mitsui-form-joint-venture] to provide advanced hyperscale data

centres in Japan, with potential further growth in APAC.

"Mitsui is very pleased to celebrate the ground-breaking for the first data

centre project in Keihanna. Starting with this exciting project, Mitsui hopes

to further strengthen our partnership with Fidelity and Colt for our JV,"

commented by Shinsuke Waka, GM of Financial Business Division, from Mitsui & Co.

"There has been a surge in cloud service demand throughout Japan, all of which

requires carrier-neutral network access in the region, as well as disaster

recovery sites," commented Quy Nguyen, Vice President, Global Accounts and

Solutions. "Combined with the fact that the Kansai region of Japan has a

population of around 22.4 million, generating enough GDP to position itself at

the same level as the Top 20 countries, we expect this facility to be a key

site for Colt DCS."

"The acquisition of this site is another stake in the ground for us,

demonstrating the momentum of our hyperscale strategy and cementing our

foothold in APAC," added Padraig MacColgain, Vice President, Head of APAC at

Colt DCS. "This land was not originally available for purchase by a data centre

operator due to Keihanna Science City being an area designated for research and

development activities.  However, we received immense support from the Kyoto

Prefectural authorities to help make our acquisition possible and want to thank

them greatly for their support."

About Colt DCS

Colt Data Centre Services provide true service and operational excellence in

the design, build, delivery and operational management of hyperscale data

centres and hybrid cloud solutions to our customers across Europe and Asia

pacific.

We have over 25 years of experience in operating 26 state-of-the-art carrier

neutral data centres across 18 cities, offering 24/7 security and local

language support.

Our connectivity and colocation solutions allow our customers freedom to plan

effectively for the growth of their business, knowing that their data centre

strategy is ready for the demands of tomorrow.

https://www.coltdatacentres.net/  

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SOURCE: Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS)