Colt Opens New PoP in Marseille MRS1, Linking to Europe, Africa

Colt Technology Services, a provider of network and communications services for trading groups, has launched a new point of presence (PoP) in Interxion’s Marseille MRS1 Data Center Data Center A data center is a building or network used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.This generally includes redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls, and various security devices. Large data centers are industrial scale operations using as much electricity as a small town.Over the past decade, data center space has been growing at an incredible rate. This has increased as more A data center is a building or network used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.This generally includes redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls, and various security devices. Large data centers are industrial scale operations using as much electricity as a small town.Over the past decade, data center space has been growing at an incredible rate. This has increased as more Read this Term, part of its latest attempt to strengthen its connectivity globally, according to a Colt statement.

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MRS1 represents an important hub for a variety of venues, including those in the financial services industry, carriers, and other groups. The data center is strategically located at a juncture that feeds undersea cables from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East at its facility.

Pent up demand

Colt opted to link up with the data center given the IP traffic growth projected to the Middle East and Africa region over the next few years, which is estimated to grow by a factor of six by 2020. The latest integration and opening of the center is also a response to growing customer demand for both point-to-point and geographically diverse high bandwidth transit between Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

The data center also added two new cables, Sea-Me-We-5 and AAE1, which are already buying backhaul capacity from Marseille to cities across Europe, including marquee financial hubs such as Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, and Paris, among others. Interestingly, all of these locations have been or are currently contemplated as the next banking capital in Europe following the Brexit Brexit Brexit stands for British Exit, or in reference to the United Kingdom’s decision to formally leave the European Union (EU) as declared in a June 23, 2016 referendum. In a more immediate sense, a tight vote and unexpected result helped drive British pound (GBP) to lows that had not been seen in decades.The day following the referendum, former Prime Minister David Cameron resigned from office where he was replaced by Theresa May, who later resigned from office on June 7th, 2019. Active Prime Minis Brexit stands for British Exit, or in reference to the United Kingdom’s decision to formally leave the European Union (EU) as declared in a June 23, 2016 referendum. In a more immediate sense, a tight vote and unexpected result helped drive British pound (GBP) to lows that had not been seen in decades.The day following the referendum, former Prime Minister David Cameron resigned from office where he was replaced by Theresa May, who later resigned from office on June 7th, 2019. Active Prime Minis Read this Term exodus of operations.

According to Tim Passingham, Vice President, Wholesale at Colt, in a statement on the new data center: “Our second Marseille PoP delivers on our customers’ diverse and growing need for connectivity to an unparalleled selection of connected data centres and buildings.”

“Marseille is an important landing station for a large number of key subsea cables, making it a gateway to and from Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific. With the recent landing of two new cables in the Marseille facility and the strong projected growth for internet traffic in the African, Middle East and Asian regions, Marseille will be an increasingly important strategic hub for our wholesale customers.”