Colt Data Centre Services stories
Uptime Institute
Colt DCS' Inzai 1 data center receives Uptime Institute Stamp of Approval
February 2021
By ensuring that management and operations measures are in place, data center downtime is minimized.
Sustainable IT
Colt Data Centre Services appoints director of sustainability
November 2020
Former BT energy and environmental director joins the Colt DCS team.
Hyperscale
Colt Data Centre Services opens Inzai 3 facility in Japan
November 2020
The 27-megawatt Inzai 3 data center is housed on a campus that includes two other hyperscale facilities.
Software Defined Wide Area Network
Colt extends SD-WAN offering for customers moving to cloud
June 2020
“By using Colt’s SD WAN multi-cloud offering, enterprises can now benefit from better performance, security, scalability and efficiency by accessing all their cloud services through a streamlined infrastructure."
Data center management
Colt welcomes Keri Gilder as new CEO
May 2020
Colt Technology Services CEO Carl Grivner is stepping down from his position after five years with the company, to be replaced by Keri Gilder.
Connectivity
Colt succeeds in reducing latency between Tokyo and Hong Kong
January 2020
As a result, Colt has realised the fastest connectivity for financial organisations in the market between these two regions.
Software-defined networking
Colt extends On Demand SDN to more global regions
May 2019
The global telco has unveiled new high bandwidth solutions available for enterprise and service provider customers.
Hyperscale
Colt DCS to build new hyperscale data centre in Osaka
April 2019
The new data centre will be the company's third hyperscale facility in Japan, which it says is a direct response to surging demand.
IT infrastructure
Colt DCS completes Hamburg data centre extension
February 2019
The additional hall to the data centre now brings its total floor space to more than 3,000 square metres.
Hyperscale
Colt DCS’ new India manager to oversee hyperscale development
February 2019
The hyperscale campus in Mumbai is set to be the biggest in all of Asia Pacific (excluding China).
Network Infrastructure
Colt bolsters presence in APAC with AU roll-out
January 2019
The investment will open up new routes between Australia and the key Asian hubs, Singapore and Japan.
Data Centre Operators
Colt DCS investing in 100MW data centre in Mumbai
November 2018
The company says the new hyperscale facility will make it the first mainstream western data centre operator to enter the Indian market.
Colocation
Colt DCS expanding flagship Paris data centre
November 2018
The company will be adding an additional 6.9 MW of capacity to the facility in a move that it says is a direct response to demand from existing customers.
Colocation
Colt DCS expanding London data centre & almost doubling power supply
September 2018
The company says the investment is simply to meet unrelenting demand, with the bulk of the expanded halls already claimed.
Software Defined Wide Area Network
Colt places its bets into Singapore and APAC with new services
August 2018
Colt Technology Services has revealed its intent with expansion of its services in Singapore and throughout Asia Pacific (APAC).
Colocation
Colt Data Centre Services & INAP commit to global alliance
August 2018
Colt Data Centre Services and Internap (INAP) have announced a global, multi-year alliance to be based in North London.
Data Centre Operators
Colt extends relationship with IBM to enable private network connectivity
June 2018
The partnership will enable customers to establish a private network connection from within their data centers or office locations to IBM Cloud.
Network Infrastructure
Colt activates network in US, joins 870 data centers in Asia & EU
June 2018
Colt Technology Services (Colt) has officially announced the launch of its software-driven network in the US that already includes 13 cities.
Blockchain
Colt and PCCW Global expand their blockchain trial
May 2018
"This expanded trial which now includes HGC, shows the momentous initiative of the GLF led blockchain work stream."
Bandwidth
Colt launches low latency connectivity between ASX and CME exchanges
April 2018
The end-to-end round trip delay (RTD) for the new route measures less than 179 ms.
Data center
Colt connectivity arrives for enterprises and cloud providers in Japan
February 2018
Colt announced that it is expanding 100Gbps connectivity solutions in Japan.
Edge Computing
Datacloud UK 2018: Expert panel debates the value of edge
February 2018
"What I've developed is quite a complex mind map to try to prove to myself what it is. But what I think it is, is just hype.”
APAC
Colt bolsters on-demand SDN service with APAC expansions
January 2018
Following the launch of Colt’s on-demand SDN services in Japan, the company plans to launch these services in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Digital Realty
Digital Realty adds Colt connectivity to Singapore data centers
January 2018
"Digital transformation is going to be a key driver for Singapore's future economy."