SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital
Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center,
colocation and interconnection solutions, and Ascenty, the leading
provider of data center services in Latin
America and a Digital Realty and Brookfield Infrastructure
joint venture company, announced today Ascenty has reached
agreement to build two new facilities in the state of Queretaro, Mexico anchored by long-term, U.S.
dollar-denominated, multi-megawatt agreements to support the growth
of a leading global cloud provider.
Both initial phases are scheduled for delivery in 2021, and the
two new facilities combined are expected to deliver up to 36
megawatts of total IT capacity upon full buildout. The new
data centers will be interconnected via an underground dark
fiber-optic network, providing access to networks, cloud, and
connectivity providers in a single, secure environment. The
significant expansion of PlatformDIGITAL™ across Latin America will enable customers to rapidly
scale digital transformation by deploying critical infrastructure
with a leading global data center provider at the heart of a
growing community of interest in Mexico.
"We are pleased to support the expansion of public cloud
availability and digital transformation strategies across
Latin America," said Digital
Realty Chief Executive Officer A. William
Stein. "Mexico and
Mexico City represent our
21st country and 45th metropolitan area as
well as an important milestone on our global platform roadmap,
adding coverage, capacity and connectivity capabilities to enable
our customers' digital transformation strategies while
demonstrating our commitment to supporting customers' future growth
on PlatformDIGITAL™."
Ascenty Chief Executive Officer Chris
Torto added, "Mexico is
emerging as a leading technology hub in Latin America.
Mexico City is one of the largest
metropolitan areas in the world, while Mexico is the second-largest country in
Latin America with a population of
over 120 million and the percentage of population using the
internet is growing steadily. The development of our first
two facilities in Mexico will
enhance our ability to support digital transformation throughout
the region with comprehensive data center and connectivity
solutions."
Ascenty, a joint venture between Digital Realty and Brookfield
Infrastructure, delivers high-speed connectivity and availability
and offers new alternatives to meet corporate connectivity
requirements in Latin America.
Ascenty's dedicated 4,500-kilometer fiber optic network
connects the company's facilities in major cities in the Brazilian
states of São Paulo, Rio de
Janeiro and Fortaleza to
leading global cloud providers, delivering a wide-ranging and
secure interconnection platform.
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty supports the data
center, colocation and interconnection strategies of customers
across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, ranging from cloud and
information technology services, communications and social
networking to financial services, manufacturing, energy, healthcare
and consumer products. To learn more about Digital Realty,
please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and
Twitter.
About Ascenty
Ascenty is a Digital Realty and
Brookfield Infrastructure joint venture company and Latin America's largest data center provider,
with 22 data centers in operation and/or under construction,
interconnected by a dedicated fiber-optic network spanning 4,500
kilometers. The company has developed and operated
world-class data centers since 2010, serving some of the world's
largest technology companies. In line with Ascenty's
expansion project, the company received a strategic investment from
Brookfield Infrastructure, one of the largest asset managers in
Brazil in the infrastructure and
private equity segments. With Digital Realty, the company now
takes on even more expertise by joining a global network of 275
data centers located across North
America, Europe,
Latin America, Asia and Australia. To learn more about Ascenty,
please visit: http://www.ascenty.com.
Media & Industry Analyst Relations
Marc Musgrove
Digital Realty
+1 (415) 508-2812
mmusgrove@digitalrealty.com
Ascenty – Press Office
Advice Comunicação
Corporativa
Alexandre Lyra |
alexandre.lyra@advicecc.com | +55 11 99265-5036
Fernanda Dabori | fernanda.dabori@advicecc.com
+55 11 5102-5252 / +55 11 5102-5257
Investor Relations
John
Stewart
Digital Realty
+1 (415) 738-6500
jstewart@digitalrealty.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains
forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts
and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially, including
statements related to Ascenty's new facilities in Mexico, construction timing and completion,
expected capacity, PlatformDIGITAL, the joint venture with
Brookfield, and the expected growth and demand for data centers in
Latin America and Mexico. For a list and description of
such risks and uncertainties, see the reports and other filings by
Digital Realty with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Digital Realty disclaims any intention or obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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