Proximity Data Centers opens new facility in Birmingham, UK

Proximity Data Centres has announced that it has opened its Birmingham facility near the new HS2 rail station and BBC campus. The company outlines the facility site spans, with 63,000 sq ft (5,800 sq m) available in the actual facility with space for 2000 racks located across three data halls.

The data center has a capacity of 6MW, expandable up to 12MW, and according to John Hall, Managing Director, Colocation at Proximity Data Centres, the new Birmingham edge colocation facility will serve as an "ideal low latency communications hub for organisations such as hyperscalers, CDNs and gaming providers looking to bring data, services and content closer to users around the country - while also optimising data transit efficiencies and costs."

He added: "Businesses and managed cloud providers within the Birmingham conurbation area will also benefit from the wide choice of connectivity available from both major carriers as well as local connectivity providers. Proximity Edge 8 will help them increase competitive advantage with low latency connections and high speed bandwidth to ensure their data and applications are always highly responsive to users."