Equinix Expands Washington, DC Data Center Campus
22.05.12
Equinix,
Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), a provider of global data center services,
today announced plans to build a new International Business Exchange™
(IBX®) data center in Washington, D.C. Targeted to open in early 2013,
the first phase is expected to cost $88 million in expansion capital,
and will have space for 1,200 cabinets with capacity for an additional
1,800 cabinets in future phases. The company also announced it will
begin construction on phase two of its DC10 data center for Business
Suites, which is expected to be completed in Q4. Phase two of DC10 is
expected to cost $21 million in expansion capital. Phase one of DC10,
which adds 15,456 square feet of space, is scheduled to open next month.
Both projects are already reflected in the company’s guidance.
The newest data center, called DC11, will support growing demand for
Platform Equinix in the D.C. metropolitan area, one of Equinix’s most
interconnected and strategically important locations. DC11 will provide
approximately 232,000 gross square feet in total, with approximately
42,800 square feet of customer floor space in its first phase.
Additional capacity will be built out in multiple phases. Located
adjacent to Equinix’s DC6 data center, the new site will have direct
connectivity within the Equinix Ashburn campus.
Source: Virtual-Strategy Magazine