NTT has said that it would be expanding its German data centers by more than 40 percent. It would be doing this by adding over 323,000 square feet of IT space across existing locations in Germany. The Company currently has existing campuses in Frankfurt, Bonn, and Berlin.
NTT has broken ground on a 7.3MW building at its Frankfurt 1 facility. It will also add 46,300 square feet (4,300 sqm) of floor space to the same facility. NTT also expects to open the facility in Q2 of 2022. Furthermore, NTT plans to open two more buildings at its Frankfurt 4 facility. Each of the buildings will add 50,600 square feet (4,700 sqm) of floor space and 6MW of capacity to the facility.
Berlin 1 facility will also see an addition of a 26,900 (2,500 sq ft) 5MW building before the end of 2021. Also, two buildings with a total floor space of 107,000 square feet (10,000 sqm) and 24MW capacity are under construction at its Berlin 2 facility. Finally, NTT also has plans for its data center at Bonn, which will have 28,200 (2,620 sqm) square feet of floor space. NTT's Statement on June 18 2021:
After more than a year of battling the global pandemic, many organizations are now implementing their return to work policies while continuing to drive increased digitization efforts in order to remain competitive. Businesses are also adapting to new hybrid work models that accommodate more remote employees but as a result, require additional digital applications, systems and infrastructure. While newer technologies such as AI and IoT, along with increased consumption of data through mobile, streaming services and remote workspaces, contribute to data center growth, large and small companies alike are also accelerating their digitization investments as we appear to be heading towards the end of the pandemic. For those organizations operating in Germany, NTT’s Global Data Centers division in EMEA is ready to support you now and well into the future as our expansion plans in the country are already underway.
Global Data Centers EMEA, which operated in Germany as the former e-shelter brand for 20 years, is aggressively expanding on its old home turf. Headquartered in Hattersheim, near Frankfurt am Main, we’re pleased to announce that we are expanding our German footprint by over 40% with an increase of over 30,000 m² of IT space across existing key locations within the country. In the German data center market, we are currently developing the following:
Frankfurt data centers
Construction work for a new building at our Frankfurt 1 Data Center site has begun. It will deliver an additional 4,300 m² of IT space and provide a maximum IT load of 7.3 MW. The building is set to open in Q2 2022.
We’re opening two new buildings this year at Frankfurt 4 Data Center. These buildings will each provide the campus with 4,700 m² of additional IT space and a maximum IT load of 6 MW (12 MW when fully built out).
Berlin data centers
We’re expanding our Berlin 1 Data Center location, which will become operational this summer. The new building will deliver an additional IT space of 2,500 m² and a 5 MW IT load.
Furthermore, a new location at our Berlin 2 Data Center is under construction with an initial total capacity of 10,000 m² and 24 MW IT load across two buildings. Both are planned to open in Q1 2022.
Munich data center
We’ve recently opened a second building at our Munich 2 Data Center location. The additional building means the data center now has 6,200 m² of IT space across both facilities and 9.2 MW of critical IT load. In addition to this, it recently became a DE-CIX enabled site and is connected to the DE-CIX interconnection ecosystem. We offer direct access to all DE-CIX interconnection services, including GlobePEER, Virtual PNI and Cloud Exchange services.
Rhine-Ruhr data center
We’ve agreed the construction of a build to suit data center, Rhine-Ruhr B (Bonn), that will deliver 4.8 MW and 2,620 m² of space.Germany is of importance to the global data center market due to its geographic location, which allows connections to Eastern and Western Europe, the Nordics and the Middle East. The country is a major tech and start-up hub, rich in fiber, and home to the DE-CIX, one of the world’s largest internet exchange points. Florian Winkler, CEO, NTT Ltd.’s Global Data Centers EMEA, said: “As we navigate the new normal, with many organizations adopting a hybrid working model and our digital habits changing, the role of the data center will continue to increase. We’re proud to support the foundation of the digital future in Germany.”
