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Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) opens new Osaka Keihanna 45MW data centre
OSAKA, Japan, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Colt Data Centre Services [https://www.coltdatacentres.net/] (Colt DCS), a 
global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, has 
today announced the opening of a major Data Centre in Osaka Keihanna, Japan. 
This forms part of the Keihanna Science City, near Osaka, one of Japan's main 
centres for industry and research. This site will meet the needs of Colt DCS' 
local and global customers who are looking to expand further in the APAC region 
and marks yet another progressive milestone in the company's expansion strategy.

The design of the Osaka Keihanna data centre further builds on Colt DCS' key 
learnings from their Inzai campus consisting of three data centres with a 
combined capacity of 50MW which is 97% occupied. The latest opening in Osaka 
Keihanna represents one of the largest data centres in Japan, with 42,000m2 of 
space and a designed capacity of 45.9MW, of which 75% has already been sold.

From a technological and environmental perspective, the Osaka Keihanna data 
centre incorporates cutting-edge cooling techniques to minimise environmental 
impact for Colt DCS and its customers. This is in line with the organisations 
wider ambition of achieving global net zero emissions by 2045, and the 
company's desire to be a driver for change in tackling global climate change 
issues.

Following early government technology investment, Japan is now one of the 
world's leading tech hubs and continues to grow at a vast pace. Osaka in 
particular has become a major centre for business and technology companies, 
driving enhanced data usage across the region. The spike in technology 
investment has led Colt DCS' customers to enter into this region, particularly 
those looking to spread their mission-critical operations across multiple sites 
in the country.

The Osaka Keihanna data centre will provide carrier neutral connectivity 
services allowing customers to partner with their suppliers of choice. Osaka 
Keihanna represents an attractive proposition, as it is located in an area 
which has very low risk of natural disasters, yet has great connectivity 
solutions, is easily accessible to customers, and diversely connected to all of 
the amenities which are necessary to running a fully operational data centre 
facility.

Niclas Sanfridsson, CEO Colt DCS said: "In 2021, we were appointed by the joint 
venture between Fidelity and Mitsui as the exclusive service provider for the 
design, development, distribution, operations and customer service management 
for the venture. The launch of Osaka Keihanna represents a major advancement in 
our journey to addressing the needs of customers for a robust and scalable 
solution rooted in operational excellence, sustainability, and exceptional 
customer service."

The facility will allow Colt DCS to further accelerate its hyperscale strategy 
in Japan, where it has seen unprecedented success. The company pre-sold 94% of 
its capacity before the launch of its Inzai Three facility in 2020, and has 
recently been named Frost & Sullivan's 2021 Japan Data Center Services Company 
of the Year, a prestigious award which examines criteria such as customer 
experience, operations excellence, technical capabilities, and innovation.   
With the launch of Osaka Keihana, Colt DCS has 100MW of IT capacity under 
management in Japan with planned growth in excess of 150MW.

Ellen Hall, Fidelity's Head of Direct Real Estate commented "We are excited for 
the official launch of Osaka Keihanna. This is the first development under 
Fidelity’s joint venture with Mitsui and validates our belief that having local 
partners in Mitsui and Colt DCS, with long track records in the region, is key 
to success.  We look forward to replicating that success with the additional 
sites currently under development."

Takashi Nakai, General Manager of the Financial Business Division of Mitsui & 
Co said "Following the announcement of our joint venture with Fidelity we have 
been working closely with Colt DCS in every aspect of the delivery of this new 
facility in Osaka Keihanna. The demand for sustainable hyperscale data centre 
services and solutions across Japan is unprecedented. Enabling businesses to 
undertake their digital transformation journey is critical in order for 
businesses to enter new markets faster than the competition. With the launch of 
the new Osaka Keihanna facility we are confident the capacity we are delivering 
with this data centre will satisfy both the immediate and future capacity 
requirements of our customers"

About Colt DCS

Colt DCS provides true service and operational excellence in the sustainable 
design, build, delivery and operational management of hyperscale data centres 
across Europe and APAC. We provide data centre solutions to hyperscale and 
large enterprise customers across 14 state of the art carrier neutral data 
centres spanning 8 cities.

Our hyperscale and colocation solutions allow our customers freedom to plan 
effectively for the growth of their business, knowing that their data centre 
strategy is ready for the demands of tomorrow.

We have over 25 years of experience in the industry, delivering on our vision 
of being the most trusted and customer centric data center operator in the 
market. We put environmental awareness at the heart of everything we do because 
we know it's the right thing to do for our planet. That's why we're taking the 
ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a 
key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability journey, Colt DCS has set 
comprehensive near-term Science Based Targets to cut our emissions, and we are 
working on developing our long-term targets and Net-Zero strategy.

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Source: Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS)
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