DE-CIX, one of the world’s leading Internet Exchange (IX) operators, is now offering its interconnection and cloud services at SINES DC, Europe’s largest data centre campus with 1.2GW of secured IT grid capacity in Portugal.
This new Point-of-Presence (PoP) at the carrier-neutral facility, developed by Start Campus, marks a significant expansion of DE-CIX’s footprint in Portugal.
The extension of the distributed DE-CIX platform in Lisbon to Sines will support the digitalisation for local companies, providing access to high-performance interconnection and cloud connectivity, as well as empower DE-CIX’s current and future customers with enhanced geographical diversity and increased network resilience and performance.
Strategically positioned at the South Western edge of Europe, Sines is emerging as a key intercontinental connectivity hub. Presenting all of the fundamentals for the development of a robust data ecosystem – existing data centre infrastructure at SINES DC, Ellalink’s subsea cable landing station, strong terrestrial network and now IXP presence with DE-CIX’s deployment at SINES DC – Sines is positioned to become a vital exchange point for data traffic moving across and along the Atlantic and beyond.
In the coming years, multiple announced and planned cables will further enhance Sines’ direct connectivity to North America, Southern Europe, Africa and the Middle East, solidifying its role as a global digital gateway.
“We are excited to announce that DE-CIX is now ready for service at the SINES DC,” said Theresa Bobis, Regional Director Southern Europe at DE-CIX. “Sines is poised to become a crucial hub for multiple subsea systems interconnecting and serving Southern Europe, with enhanced reach to Africa and other European markets, including North and South America. Expanding our Southern European footprint to Sines enhances connectivity for Portugal and beyond.”
Robert Dunn, CEO at Start Campus, said: “Welcoming DE-CIX to our SINES DC is a significant milestone and testimony of the growing importance of Sines as a connectivity hub. It highlights that the centre of gravity of data is moving further south in Europe.
“Now customers will be able to have access to the world’s leading neutral Internet Exchange operator and largest interconnection ecosystem at our premises, ensuring local traffic remains local and global data is routed more efficiently. This partnership exemplifies our mission of fostering a high density, robust digital ecosystem both within and around our data centre,” added Dunn.
With 1.2GW of grid access fully secured, the SINES DC is now one of Europe’s largest data centres under development, with its first building, SIN01, ready to channel IX traffic.
Its cutting-edge cooling solution using ocean water and focus on energy efficiency will set new standards in the industry, achieving a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.1 and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) of 0.
Offering DE-CIX’s interconnection and cloud services at SINES DC marks an important step in realising Start Campus’s forward-thinking vision of developing a new global data ecosystem on the Atlantic coast of Portugal.
