Virginia Beach, VA
Globalinx Data Centers LLC, Virginia Beach's first and only Tier-III carrier neutral data center campus that resides less than 800 yards away from MAREA and BRUSA CLS in Virginia Beach, has completed its diverse fiber cable tie-in. Globalinx's strategic campus location offers zero latency and unparalleled diversity for their global carriers and tenants, as all customers are automatically on-net to Telxius facilities at the CLS by being a cross connect away, as opposed to accessing these cables in other facilities that are over 100 miles away. Telxius is the telecommunication infrastructure company of the Telefónica Group, a main part of the MAREA and BRUSA projects.
“Globalinx is well aware that network operators and enterprises are constantly seeking access to undersea cable infrastructure and are often faced with expensive backhaul/longhaul and interconnect costs. Our strategy from the start is to provide a workable pricing model for all users and provide a secure carrier neutral facility that is on-net to the highest capacity subsea cables to minimize points of failure.”
The Virginia Beach CLS is home to the world's two highest capacity subsea cables, MAREA and BRUSA. The transatlantic MAREA cable has reached 200 Tbps of transmission capacity. MAREA is a joint project by Telxius, Microsoft and Facebook connecting Virginia Beach to Sopelana in the north of Spain. BRUSA is a Telxius project featuring a 138 Tbps capacity. The BRUSA cable connects Virginia Beach with San Juan (Puerto Rico), Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza (Brazil).
The Globalinx carrier neutral data center campus offers a uniqueness by residing on Corporate Landing Parkway in Virginia Beach, in close proximity to two diverse terrestrial landing routes consisting of Camp Pendleton and Sandbridge. Globalinx is poised to make Virginia Beach a new digital hub to provide disaster recovery connecting to diverse routes away from the New York, New Jersey and Florida corridors.
“Globalinx was quick to recognize the opportunity that Telxius was bringing to the Virginia Beach corridor a little over two years ago and we couldn't be more pleased to work with a company that is so accommodating. We are collaborating in making Virginia Beach a new international gateway for the world.”
About Globalinx Data Centers
Globalinx Data Centers is a Tier-III carrier-neutral colocation campus in Virginia Beach, VA, developed to facilitate direct connectivity between subsea fiber and terrestrial fiber systems. The four-phased project boasts over 287,000 square feet of data center space across a 21.5-acre dedicated site. The campus is fortified with high-security, access to more than 30 MWs of power through two substations and direct access to multiple terrestrial and subsea fiber cable systems. The campus also provides direct access to MAREA and BRUSA subsea cables connecting Virginia Beach to Europe, South America and beyond. Globalinx owns a colocation facility at 3800 Village Avenue, Norfolk, VA.