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Equinix to Build New Data Center in Barcelona--A Growing Connectivity Hub of the Mediterranean
Colt is the first customer planned in a new site which will connect to major subsea cables from key metros throughout the Mediterranean, coastal Africa and
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[{"type":"text","content":"Colt is the first customer planned in a new site which will connect to major subsea cables from key metros throughout the Mediterranean, coastal Africa and the Middle East\n\n\nREDWOOD CITY, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As Barcelona becomes an increasingly strategic hub for the terrestrial and subsea cable networks connecting our digital lives, Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world's digital infrastructure company™, is building its second data center in the metro. \nThe new site will serve as a strategic connection point for data communications between Europe, Africa and the Middle East, with Barcelona quickly becoming a vital subsea hub. Major cables include: 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 a number of important Mediterranean, European and African metros. This substantial digital connectivity will be further bolstered by Equinix's global platform of more than 245 data centers, which includes key Mediterranean metros such as Bordeaux, Genoa, Lisbon and Milan. \nJim Poole, Vice President at Equinix, noted: \"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.\"\nA world-renowned hub for innovation and technical expertise, Barcelona continues to attract and house major international organizations and tech companies such as Airbnb, Amazon, Google, HP, Microsoft and Ubisoft, to the historic city. Equinix's new facility, to be known as the BA2 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center, will be located adjacent to the company's existing BA1 site, forming a campus and dense digital ecosystem. It will add much-needed digital capacity to the city to enable local businesses to expand and grow, as well as encouraging international businesses...