Tuesday, January 10, 2012

KDDI Launches New Data Center "TELEHOUSE FRANKFURT" in Germany


TOKYO - Tuesday, January 10th 2012 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KDDI Corporation (TOKYO:9433) will launch TELEHOUSE FRANKFURT in January, 2012 in Germany, and begin providing data center services that meet the TELEHOUSE global standard. Telehouse Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of KDDI, will purchase 100 percent shares of Databurg GmbH which is a data center operator in Germany, and subsequently launch "TELEHOUSE Deutschland GmbH" (planned) and manage its data center as "TELEHOUSE FRANKFURT".

With this launch, the TELEHOUSE brand of data centers will span 43 sites in 23 cities and 12 regions and worldwide.

"TELEHOUSE FRANKFURT" will be located in the biggest data center and network gathering district of Germany only 3km far from the center of the city. It is one of the largest data centers in Frankfurt occupying a floor space of 67,000 square meters. In addition to carrier neutrality, the data center has a fail-safe power supply (UPS) including backup and emergency power supplies. Extensive security measures have been implemented, including 24 hours/365 days monitoring systems and access management with contactless ID systems. Optional security services include biometric access and video surveillance in rooms.

TELEHOUSE FRANKFURT will be connected by an ultra fast Ethernet IP connection "Global Interlink" to other TELEHOUSE data centers located centrally in London, Paris and New York offering the largest city based data center services. TELEHOUSE FRANKFURT also allows connectivity to the US, Asia, including Japan and internationally through KDDI’s global network. "TELEHOUSE" is a KDDI group core service establishing an information and telecommunications infrastructure, providing operational support to realize an ICT environment with a consistent high level of quality and reliability in all countries around the world.

Launch of Germany Data Center "TELEHOUSE FRANKFURT"

1. About "TELEHOUSE FRANKFURT"
     

(1) Overview of Data Center
                             
     

General information Location
         

Location
         

Frankfurt
           

Space
         

Approximately 67,000m²
     

Electrical facilities
         

Power source structure
         

Dual Feed, Loop power receiving system
           

Private power generation
         

N+1 redundant configuration
           

UPS facilities
         

N+1 redundant configuration
     

Air conditioning facilities
         

Air conditioner structure
         

N+1 redundant configuration
     

Operation/security
         

Operation
         

24hours/365days
           

Languages
         

English, German
           

Security
         

IC card authentication, and video surveillance
                             

(2) Contents of services

1) Basic services

    Rack colocation service: Accommodation for customer equipment in 19 inch racks provided by TELEHOUSE FRANKFURT
    Cage colocation service: Spaces enclosed in cages are provided for customers who need a higher level of security.
    Open colocation service: Customer rack space and power sources are provided in single rack units.

2) Optional services

    Customer equipment monitoring service: In addition to monitoring, traffic reports and incident record reports are provided.
    Customer equipment monitoring and maintenance services: Support for incidents are measured according to counter-flows and instructions submitted by Customers in advance. For regular managerial reporting, maintenance services including periodical measures (change of tapes, rebooting machines, and monitoring of machines through visual observation) are conducted.

           

(3)
         

Start of services
           

January 2012
           

2. Overview of "TELEHOUSE Deutschland GmbH"
                 
     

Company name
         

TELEHOUSE Deutschland GmbH (planned)
     

Establishment date
         

January 2012
     

Location
         

Frankfurt
     

Number of employees
         

40
     

Investment ratio
         

Telehouse Holdings Limited 100%
     

Business activities
         

Development of data center business in Frankfurt
                 

About KDDI KDDI Corporation is the only telecom company in Japan that provides broad services ranging from fixed line to mobile communications. With more than 50 years of strong tie-up with overseas telecom companies, top-class line volume in Asia, and high-quality network development in the United States and Europe, KDDI offers various services around the world using globally established "TELEHOUSE" data centers as its foundation.

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