Colt London North: Welwyn Garden City

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20 Black Fan Road
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Colt London North: Welwyn Garden City

Short Code: WGC
Year Built: 2011
PUE: 1.21
Utility Provider: SSE

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London North – WGC is situated in the Peartree district of Welwyn Garden City. The data centre is located on the edge of a light industrial area and surrounded by a mixture of small commercial units and housing. The London, Welwyn Garden City data centre has 29 x 500m2 to 1000m2 halls.

Power:

  • Total power provision 33MVA
    • Substation 1 - 25MVA/132 kV
    • Substation 2 - 8MVA/11kV
  • Centralised, dedicated N+N UPS to each data hall
  • Range of power densities 1000-3000W/m2
  • N+1 or N+N generators provisioned per data hall
  • 10 minutes battery autonomy

Security:

  • Onsite security 24/7, multiple guards
  • High security perimeter fence
  • Photo badge card access system
  • Car trap
  • Mantrap access to data halls
  • Central alarm monitoring with optional cabinet monitoring
  • Full CCTV coverage
  • Secure tenant areas available for equipment delivery storage and/or cabinet build/test area
  • ISO 27001 certification

Carriers:

  • Colt
  • BT
  • Zayo
  • SSE
  • Century Link
  • Virgin Media
  • euNetworks
  • NGA
  • Vodafone
  • Verizon
  • INAP

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20 Black Fan Road
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