Equinix to Build Its Second Data Center in Barcelona

Equinix to Build Its Second Data Center in Barcelona

Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure company, announced its second data center in Barcelona as the city becomes a strategic hub for the terrestrial and subsea cable networks connecting digital lives. In addition, the new site will serve as a strategic connection point for data communications between Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

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Barcelona, a vital Subsea hub

Major subsea cables linking Barcelona: 2Africa, Aqua Comms’ Europe Middle East India cable, Medloop and Medusa cable.

2Africa, connecting key coastal metros around the entire African continent and Arabian Peninsula; Aqua Comms’ Europe Middle East India cable, due to link Barcelona with Salalah and Mumbai; Medloop by Sipartech, connecting Barcelona to Ajaccio, Genoa and Marseille; and the Medusa cable, due to link Barcelona with Lisbon and several important Mediterranean, European and African metros.

Equinix’s worldwide platform of over 245 data centers, including important Mediterranean cities such as Bordeaux, Genoa, Lisbon and Milan, will provide additional support to this extensive digital connectivity.

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Jim Poole, Vice President at Equinix, commented: “Subsea cables play a vital role in enabling the modern digital world, and we anticipate much progress in the next couple of years following the pandemic-induced backlog. Subsea cables provide the underlying capacity between metros on different continents, while Equinix democratizes that capacity, making it easily accessible to a wide range of businesses and enabling rapid international expansion without the need for significant CAPEX investment.”