TI Sparkle, a subsidiary of Telecom Italia, operates the Genoa data center as part of its broader network of facilities across multiple countries. The Genoa location is notably a landing station for submarine cables, including the Unitirreno subsea cable system, which connects Mazara del Vallo in Sicily to Sardinia and Rome, with a planned capacity of 480 terabits per second.
| Distance | Site | About |
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| 1.43 miles | Equinix Genoa GN1 |
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| 1.49 miles | KevlinX: Genoa GEN01 |
Backed by Macquarie Capital, KevlinX has officially expanded into Southern Europe with its planned GEN01 data center campus in the port city of Genoa, Italy.
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