EdgeConneX, a global data center solutions provider, has announced the connection of its data center located in Sant Boi de Llobregat, (Barcelona) Spain, to the AFR-IX Barcelona Cable Landing Station (CLS) through a critical entry and exit point between Barcelona, Europe, Africa, and the rest of the world. The AFR-IX Barcelona CLS is the largest pan-African exchange, and this new connection would help provide multi-continent connectivity across the Mediterranean for customers.
According to Bart Verdouw, Senior Director Solutions Architecture EMEA at EdgeConneX, the new Barcelona CLS connection will enable the company’s customers to access new international routes through the submarine cables hosted by the AFR-IX Barcelona CLS. The connection will also enable alternative routes to EdgeConneX data centers throughout Europe, including Dublin, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Munich. The agreement between AFR-IX telecom and EdgeConneX is an example of how a whole digital ecosystem can consolidate Barcelona and its metropolitan area as a relevant digital hub in Southern Europe.
Opened in 2021, the 9MW EdgeConneX carrier-neutral data center facility in Barcelona provides essential, local, cloud and content access, as well as highly secure server colocation in a carbon-neutral facility employing renewable energy strategies. The company has a customer-centric philosophy that takes the company to places like Barcelona where it can have an immediate and positive impact on overall business opportunity, community, and edge market growth.
Europe and Africa
Miguel Angel Acero, CTO at Barcelona CLS and AFR-IX telecom, says there is a great demand from many companies for data centers in the Barcelona metropolitan region to connect to Barcelona CLS to improve their connectivity and access to international routes through submarine cables. The connection between EdgeConneX and Barcelona CLS would be beneficial for both companies and improve the digital economy, not only in this region but across Europe and Africa.
EdgeConneX, backed by EQT Infrastructure, provides a full range of sustainable data center solutions worldwide. It works closely with customers to offer choices in location, scale, and type of facility, from hyperlocal to hyperscale. The company claims to be a global leader in anytime, anywhere, and any scale data center services for a diverse portfolio of industries, including content, cloud, networks, gaming, automotive, SaaS, IoT, HPC, security, and more.
