e-shelter Opens Its First Data Center in the Netherlands
AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and
international communications business within the NTT Group (TOKYO:9432),
launches the latest campus “Amsterdam 1 Data Center” (“AMS1”), which is
its first in the Netherlands, through e-shelter, a subsidiary of NTT Com
and one of the leading data center providers in Europe. Over 250 guests,
including customers, partners, government representatives and media
attended today’s inauguration ceremony and launch party.
With this latest investment, NTT Group continues the expansion of its
successful European data center platform and its “Home to the cloud”
strategy. AMS1 becomes the 21st data center in Europe being
operated by NTT Com. The platform now leverages more than 400 MVA power
capacity in Europe with plans for significant further expansions.
The official opening was carried out by Tetsuya Shoji, President and CEO
of NTT Com and Rupprecht Rittweger, CEO of e-shelter.
As part of his speech Tetsuya Shoji said, “I am delighted to open our
latest state-of-the-art data center campus located in Amsterdam, one of
the key internet hubs in Europe.”
Rupprecht Rittweger commented, “As a market leader in Europe we are
continuously expanding our business with our market entry in Amsterdam
and ongoing developments such as London and Madrid. Our customers are
integral to our continued growth and we have successfully secured anchor
customers for our AMS1 facility.”
AMS1 offers flexible and secure premium colocation services with
scalable, carrier- neutral capacity of up to 16,000 sqm IT space and 40
MW IT load once fully developed.
Customers and partners can choose from a wide range of flexible,
scalable data center services and multiple carrier and cloud
connectivity options available. Phase 1 of the development also offers
an open colocation environment which is now live.
AMS1 is part of the powerful and scalable NTT Com’s global data center
network and connectivity ecosystem.
About e-shelter
e-shelter is one of the leading data center operators in Europe
providing highly secure environments for housing and connectivity of IT
and network systems. With a presence in the key city-markets in Europe,
e-shelter leverages more than 400 MVA of power capacity to deliver
scalable data center solutions.
As a subsidiary of NTT Communications, e-shelter is part of a global
network of data centers covering 20+ countries and over 400,000 sqm of
data center space. Among e-shelter’s clients are financial services
companies, telecom operators, public sector, IT service and outsourcing
providers as well as cloud service providers.
In addition to e-shelter, the companies Arkadin, Dimension Data,
itelligence, NTT Communications, NTT DATA and NTT Security are part of
the NTT Group. You can find further information on the global NTT Group
at www.ntt-global.com.
About NTT Communications Corporation
NTT Communications provides consultancy, architecture, security and
cloud services to optimize the information and communications technology
(ICT) environments of enterprises. These offerings are backed by the
company’s worldwide infrastructure, including the leading global Tier-1
IP network, the Arcstar Universal One™ VPN network reaching over 190
countries/regions, and more than 400,000 sqm of the world’s most
advanced datacenter facilities. NTT Communications’ solutions leverage
the global resources of NTT Group companies including Dimension Data,
NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA.
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Contacts
For more information
Claudia Isabel Knoll
Head of Marketing
e-shelter
Mail: press@e-shelter.com
Hiroshi Seo
Cloud Services
NTT Communications Corporation
Mail:
wg-cl@ntt.com
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