Istanbul, Türkiye – 31st October, 2024 – Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX, news, filings), the world’s digital infrastructure company™, has opened its second International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Istanbul, Turkiye. The new facility, named IL4, has been uniquely designed to meet the increasing demands of high-density compute, underscoring Equinix’s commitment to supporting businesses as they explore artificial intelligence solutions in the country.
Istanbul serves as a critical hub for both terrestrial and subsea connectivity and is a strategic gateway between Europe and Asia. The country benefits from a rapidly growing IT services market, making Istanbul an ideal location for businesses to base their core infrastructure.
The Equinix Istanbul campus, including IL2 and IL4, will provide over 7,500m² of colocation space in total. and IL4 will have 1,125 cabinets added. It offers a rich digital ecosystem with direct access to cloud, network, content, and digital media services. The facility has also been designed with capabilities to support liquid cooling for high density deployments.
Aslihan Güreşcier, Managing Director for Equinix in Türkiye said: “We are proud to announce the opening of our second data center in Istanbul, Turkiye. The building and opening of our new state-of-the-art IL4 facility is a clear demonstration of our commitment to supporting businesses as they embrace artificial intelligence and high-density compute solutions in this strategically important part of the world. Istanbul’s location is key as a connectivity hub between Europe and Asia, coupled with its rapidly growing IT services market, makes it an ideal destination for businesses to grow, and achieve their connectivity goals.”
New Subsea Connectivity in the Mediterranean
Equinix is enhancing Mediterranean connectivity with strategic subsea hubs in Barcelona, Bordeaux, Genoa, and is increasing its presence with the new IL4 facility in Istanbul, creating a digital corridor between East, West, and the Middle East. This expansion includes the establishment of the first cloud node in Türkiye, positioning the country as a crucial link in subsea connections within the wider region.
Data Center Specifications
The IL4 IBX Data Center will offer:
- 3,044m² of colocation space
- 1,125 cabinets
- Expected to be covered by 100% renewable energy
Sustainability Commitment
Equinix continues to expand its global footprint, with over 260 data centers in 70+ metros across 30+ countries and is committed to achieving 100% clean and renewable energy coverage across its portfolio by 2030. The company also supports customers in reducing their data center carbon emissions and has made significant investments in energy efficiency over the past 25+ years of operations.
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About Equinix
Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) is the world’s digital infrastructure company™. Digital leaders harness Equinix’s trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks to our business and operating results related to the current inflationary environment; foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; stock price fluctuations; increased costs to procure power and the general volatility in the global energy market; the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX® and xScale® data centers and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix products and solutions; unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure to receive significant revenues from customers in recently built out or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key customers; risks related to our taxation as a REIT; risks related to regulatory inquiries or litigation and other risks described from time to time in Equinix filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, see recent and upcoming Equinix quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.
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