Simplex has announced the official opening of its LCA1 facility in Larnaca, Cyprus, at a recent inauguration ceremony. Although the facility has been operational since 2020, the pandemic and subsequent restrictions prevented the company from celebrating the opening.
The facility, spanning 10,600 sq ft (985 sqm), has a capacity of 1MW, and will soon be using green energy to power its operations extensively.
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Speaking about the new facility, Michael Omerou, managing director of Simplex, said: “I am really proud and excited to be standing in front of such a mass gathering that inevitably demonstrates the importance of data centers in general and LCA1 in particular. Neutral, multi-tenant data centers like LCA1 consist of important, critical infrastructure for any country that among others create a huge economic potential.”
He explained that the company aims to establish an ecosystem that will attract “international technology giants including content providers, international ISPs, cloud providers, and other hyperscalers that through Cyprus will be able to serve neighboring countries which suffer from political and financial fragility and despite their big population/market size, do not offer reliable telecoms and electricity infrastructure,” and that LCA1 will evolve as an investment magnet and a multiplier of economic growth for Cyprus’ economy.
