Demand for artificial intelligence (AI) ready digital infrastructure is surging. Businesses today face more than a capacity crunch. They also need infrastructure that can scale with evolving AI workloads, support increasingly complex data residency and sovereignty strategies, and connect them to the ecosystems that fuel growth. We are expanding across EMEA to support these needs.

From new sites to long-term campus developments, our EMEA platform provides colocation, interconnection, and cloud access solutions designed to help customers grow over time. By combining global reach with local presence, we can support customer data residency strategies while maintaining access to connected digital infrastructure. As AI adoption accelerates, our high-density, power-dense environments are designed to support demanding workloads and help customers prepare for future infrastructure requirements.

Here’s a look at what’s available, and what’s planned, across our EMEA platform.

Central Europe: Austria leads the way

Vienna – VIE13

Strategically positioned at the heart of Europe, Vienna has long served as the gateway between East and West, and VIE13 puts that connectivity advantage to work, with available capacity designed to support high-performance and AI-ready deployments at scale.

Customers can access available IT capacity in Vienna today, with an additional 5 MW expected to become available in spring 2027, subject to final delivery and availability confirmation, giving enterprises a scalable path for future growth. The facility features advanced liquid cooling capabilities designed to support high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads, helping customers deploy demanding infrastructure in a high-density environment.

Connectivity is equally critical. We offer direct on-ramp access to Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and other leading cloud providers, subject to local availability confirmation. We also host six Internet Exchanges, including the Vienna Internet Exchange (VIX), a key peering hub in Central Europe. If you're looking for a well-connected, cloud-enabled base of operations in the heart of Europe, Vienna is ready.

Southern Europe: A Mediterranean platform built for scale

Barcelona – BCN1

We recently opened our first data center in Barcelona, and BCN1 is strengthening our carrier-neutral connectivity platform for the Western Mediterranean. Strategically located at Av. del Maresme in Sant Adrià de Besòs, approximately 300 meters from the cable landing station, BCN1 is positioned as a carrier-neutral facility serving northern Barcelona and the wider Mediterranean connectivity ecosystem.

The facility's location offers access to low-latency routes connecting the U.S. to the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Asia, with onward links via Bilbao supporting connectivity throughout the Iberian Peninsula and Southern France.

With 15,000 m² of total building space and 14 MW of total planned capacity, BCN1 provides scalable infrastructure designed to support cloud, AI, and data workloads demand. The facility is built on an N+2 redundancy cooling architecture, supporting resilient operations for customer deployments.

Barcelona is evolving into an important gateway, complementing our campus in Marseille by offering additional geographical diversity to support network resilience. With BCN1 now live, organizations can leverage connected, carrier-neutral infrastructure designed to support growth, performance, and business continuity requirements.

Marseille – MRS5

Ranked the 6th largest global internet hubbing point behind the FLAPs and Singapore by TeleGeography¹, Marseille continues to grow. MRS5, our fifth data center in Marseille, is the latest addition to our Grand Port Maritime campus. This campus is a strategically placed cluster that already includes four established facilities within 500 meters of one another.

MRS5 is planned to deliver 22 MW of IT capacity across approximately 11,000 m² of technical/data hall space, subject to the current project schedule and final delivery confirmation; the first phase is expected to go live in 2027. Designed for high power efficiency, the facility will offer state-of-the-art, secure, and scalable infrastructure for sensitive IT systems, along with a wide range of connectivity and cloud-access solutions. The interconnected colocation of MRS2, MRS3, and MRS4 on the same campus means customers at MRS5 can benefit from access to one of Europe's most interconnected digital exchange environments. They also gain access to a river cooling solution designed to support efficient cooling and a dense network of providers already in place.

For enterprises and cloud providers looking to anchor infrastructure at the intersection of EMEA, Marseille's campus offers a highly connected and strategically located platform for regional and international growth.

Athens and Crete – ATH4 and HER1

ATH4 delivers 6.8 MW of IT capacity as the newest addition to our Koropi campus. It joins ATH1, ATH2, and ATH3 to form one of the Eastern Mediterranean's largest carrier-neutral data center hubs. With ATH5 in development on adjacent land, Athens is expected to provide additional capacity and long-term growth options, subject to final design, approvals and delivery timelines.

Launched in April 2025, HER1 is positioned as the first carrier-neutral data center on the island of Crete. It is designed as an interconnection hub for international, regional, and local subsea cables, and it represents an important step in our strategy to connect Europe, the Middle East, and East Africa through the Mediterranean. HER1 can support new route diversity and lower-latency connectivity options into Eastern Europe through Greece. The facility currently offers 1 MW of IT capacity, with the ability to scale to 5 MW.

Rome – ROM1

Rome is where rich history intersects with the future of digital infrastructure. Earlier this year, we broke ground on ROM1, with the facility targeted to go live in early 2027. As the first data center within a larger planned campus development, ROM1 is located on Via delle Testuggini and will launch with 3.2 MW of IT capacity. The 22-hectare campus has the potential to scale to 214,000 m², positioning it as a significant future data center development in Italy.

ROM1 is the foundation of a long-term digital infrastructure investment in Italy, designed to strengthen connectivity across the Mediterranean, complement our growing presence in Barcelona, Athens, and Marseille, and support access to a broader global network. Resilient cooling and scalable colocation environments are designed to support future enterprise and AI infrastructure demand.

Milan – New campus coming in 2028

Italy's business capital is next. In March 2026, we announced the acquisition of two land parcels in Abbiategrasso, southwest of Milan, just one kilometer apart and designed to grow together as a full campus. The initial phase will deliver a 6 MW campus of colocation and interconnection capacity, targeted for readiness in 2028, with plans for a second development to support further capacity expansion, subject to final design and approvals.

"We're excited to enter Milan, Italy's business capital, with a dynamic tech ecosystem," said Paula Cogan, our Managing Director EMEA. "By expanding into Milan, we are providing much-needed infrastructure to support the city's growth as a digital hub, fostering new content, interconnection, and cloud communities supporting long-term capacity for AI and hyperscale deployments."

The Milan campus, which sits on main fiber routes bringing subsea traffic from Genoa and Savona, links to our wider Mediterranean network and complements our growing presence in Barcelona, Rome, Athens, and Marseille. Our campuses in Rome and Milan will position us as a leading international data center platform with a presence in both markets.

Lisbon – New entry market

In March 2026, we entered Portugal, further strengthening our Iberian platform alongside Madrid and Barcelona. Together, these metros create a complementary digital gateway:

Madrid serves as a leading regional hub for compute, cloud, and interconnection
Barcelona connects enterprises to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, East Africa, and Asia
Lisbon provides a strategic Atlantic gateway to the Americas as well as West and Southern Africa

With 16 submarine cable systems landing in Portugal, many near Lisbon itself, the city's connectivity credentials are well established. Our newly acquired facility in the Carnaxide area will be positioned close to the cable landing station at Carcavelos. It is well positioned to host subsea termination equipment and deliver low-latency connectivity to transatlantic and African markets, as well as to our campus in Fortaleza, Brazil, where the only direct cable between Europe and South America lands.

The facility is scheduled to go live in early 2027 and will eventually support up to 2.4 MW of IT load.

Multiple network service providers are already connected to the site, giving Lisbon interconnection value from the launch.

Critically, our Lisbon data center is expected to strengthen connectivity options between the Iberian Peninsula and African markets, including through subsea cable routes connected to key African metros where we operate.

Previously, subsea-related connectivity for our customers in the region was routed through our Madrid facilities. With Lisbon in place, expect to support lower-latency options, improve route diversity, and bring infrastructure closer to key subsea landing points.

Northern Europe: Denmark's digital engine

Copenhagen – CPH3

At the heart of digital Denmark sits CPH3—a purpose-built colocation facility in Ballerup designed for the demands that matter most to enterprises in Denmark today:

Reliable power access
AI-ready infrastructure
Scalable deployment options as energy grid constraints evolve across the region

The facility spans approximately 7,000 m² and delivers approximately 14 MW of IT capacity, backed by 100% matched renewable electricity and an energy-efficient design that supports customer sustainability objectives and high-density workloads. Versatile deployment options—from full cabinets to private suites and multi-megawatt wholesale configurations—give customers the flexibility to right-size today and expand as AI-driven demand grows.

For enterprises navigating the realities of a constrained energy landscape, CPH3 offers available capacity, proven infrastructure, and a path to future growth, subject to customer requirements and availability.

Africa: Building a pan-continental platform

Our commitment to Africa is reflected in active investments across key markets.

Ghana (Accra)

In November 2025, we opened our first data center in Ghana: ACR2, a 1.7 MW, 1,100 m² carrier-neutral facility in the heart of Accra. Strategically located near major fiber routes and subsea cables—including direct access to the 2Africa cable system through the adjacent cable landing station—ACR2 is designed to support Ghana’s growing digital ecosystem, connecting the country to global markets and empowering businesses with highly connected infrastructure. It's central to our vision of building a pan-African platform connecting high-growth markets and is interconnected through our global PlatformDIGITAL® to facilities across Europe and beyond.

Nigeria (Lagos, Lekki)

Nigeria remains one of Africa's fastest-growing digital markets, and we operate four facilities in Lagos, including the recently launched LKK2—a 2 MW facility bringing additional colocation and interconnection capacity to one of the continent's most important business and technology hubs. With 3.2 MW total capacity across our facilities, access to eight subsea cables, direct access to the 2Africa cable system, and diverse fiber routes interconnecting our Lekki and Lagos campuses, Digital Realty in Nigeria is a major peering and connectivity point in West Africa.

Kenya and Mozambique

With three operational data centers in Kenya, and NBO2 expected to launch officially in September 2026, we are a significant connectivity hub in East and Central Africa, bringing together over 110 service providers, key Internet Exchanges, and subsea cables to connect over 1 billion people to the internet. We provide colocation and interconnection services to Enterprise and Service Provider customers. Furthermore, we facilitate regional satellite connectivity with a 10,000 m2 Teleport at our NBO1 facility. NBO2, our newest data center in Nairobi, is expected to support enterprise customer demand following launch.

Beyond our presence in Kenya, we also support digital infrastructure growth in Mozambique. Strategically positioned in Maputo, the economic, political and cultural center of Mozambique, our 1.2 MW data center benefits from the city's growing IT demand, robust infrastructure, ongoing development and access to key transport hubs.

South Africa

With eight world-class data centers and network-dense ecosystems across South Africa, we’re forming an important part of the African internet’s backbone that's essential to the modern enterprise’s digital transformation strategy on the continent. The platform spans the Isando Campus in Johannesburg (JB1/JB3/JB5: 70 MW), the Bredell Campus (JB2/JB4: 63 MW), the Cape Town Campus (CT1/CT2: 53 MW; currently expanding), and a Durban facility (DB1: 2 MW). NAPAfrica, Africa's largest internet exchange, makes the platform a leading interconnection hub on the continent.

The CT1 expansion in Cape Town—adding 1,000 m² of data halls and 2 MW of critical IT load—is currently under construction, with completion expected in early 2027. When complete, our platform is expected to reach 191 MW of critical power across Southern Africa, subject to final delivery and capacity confirmation.

Across Africa, we now operate 17 data centers and two cable landing stations across eight key metros, with further growth underway.

One platform. Every market. Built for what's next.

What ties these markets together is PlatformDIGITAL®—our global data center platform that gives customers a secure and connected environment for their data across 300+ facilities in 55+ metros on six continents.

Whether you're deploying AI infrastructure in Vienna today, planning your Mediterranean expansion through Barcelona and Marseille, or building a transcontinental data strategy from Lisbon to Cape Town, our Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology is designed to help customers plan deployments, scale infrastructure, and unlock more value from distributed data.

The EMEA footprint is growing. AI demand is accelerating. And we're investing in infrastructure capacity and connectivity across key markets to support customer growth.

Let's connect. Reach out to us, and together we'll identify the right combination of capacity, connectivity, and cloud access to support your next chapter of growth.

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