The IOEMA Undertaking, planning to put subsea fiber optic cables in Northern Europe, has chosen Greenhouse Datacenters within the Netherlands as a further touchdown associate for the touchdown of the IOEMA subsea cable in Scheveningen (Rotterdam/The Hague space). This marks the seventh touchdown level in Northern Europe and the second within the Netherlands for the IOEMA cable. The primary Dutch touchdown will probably be at Eemshaven, within the nation’s northern area.
The IOEMA mission is establishing a state-of-the-art, AI-ready, high-capacity fiber optic connection between the 5 key Northern European markets. A 1,600-kilometer repeatered undersea cable will present direct connections to the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Denmark, and Norway (with the potential for extra entry to France).
By utterly armoring and safeguarding the subsea cable system over its complete size, IOEMA is taking international tensions and safety into consideration. To make the system the primary SMART cable in Northern Europe, IOEMA can also be desirous about incorporating sensors. Eurofiber, Arelion, Colt, EXA Infrastructure, Relined, Bulk, and EWE TEL are among the many companions with whom IOEMA is engaged on this mission.
A part of the explanation for the newest partnership with Greenhouse Datacenters is its advantageous place in South Holland, solely 12 kilometers from Scheveningen (Rotterdam/The Hague), the place the undersea cable from the North Sea lands. Along with IOEMA companions like Eurofiber and Relined, AMS-IX, Lumen, Delta Fiber, Odido, and DCspine are among the many many connectivity companions which are current in Greenhouse’s knowledge facilities.
“We’re happy to announce a further touchdown associate for the second Dutch touchdown level for the IOEMA fiber optic cable within the Netherlands, within the Rotterdam/The Hague space,” mentioned Eckhard Bruckschen, CTO of IOEMA Fibre Ltd. “By partnering with Greenhouse Datacenters, IOEMA connects instantly right into a wealthy connectivity ecosystem, together with an on-site AMS-IX PoP. This makes the IOEMA cable accessible to the broader market in South Holland and past. Organizations on this space can profit from ultra-fast, redundant, safe, and AI-ready connections to different Web hubs in Northern Europe by way of Greenhouse.”
Strategic Digital Hub at Greenhouse Datacenters
The selection of Greenhouse Datacenters because the touchdown associate for the IOEMA subsea cable, in line with Ruben van der Zwan, CEO of Greenhouse Datacenters, emphasizes the strategic significance of its knowledge facilities for the Dutch South Holland area and the Netherlands general.
“The Axiom/Terabit report ‘Research on the event of the submarine cable market’, which was not too long ago on the agenda of the Dutch Home of Representatives, extensively examined the strategic nationwide significance of recent submarine cables for the Netherlands,” mentioned Ruben van der Zwan. “The deployment of recent submarine cables contributes considerably to stimulating the digital enterprise local weather within the Netherlands. Along with knowledge facilities and Web Exchanges, submarine cables kind the premise for additional financial improvement of the Netherlands as a global digital hub. The touchdown of this submarine cable at Greenhouse Datacenters is subsequently far more than simply the addition of a powerful worldwide community connection. It strengthens the European digital and financial competitiveness of the Netherlands, our knowledge sovereignty and digital resilience, whereas decreasing vulnerability to community sabotage and harm.”
“On the similar time, it positions Greenhousea extra clearly as a strategic addition to the busy Amsterdam knowledge heart market,” added Van der Zwan. “Greenhouse combines ultra-low latency connections to Amsterdam and an on-site AMS-IX PoP with sustainability, obtainable energy, and scalability. With the addition of direct connections to Northern European Web hubs by way of the IOEMA subsea cable, Greenhouse positions itself as a strategic knowledge heart different to Amsterdam in South Holland.”
“Greenhouse’s subsea cable touchdown station is far more than only a technological setup. In keeping with Rick Pijpers, a strategic advisor for the mission by means of PWDR, “it’s a strategic digital hub.”AI. By serving as a touchdown station, an information heart can function a gateway to international knowledge circulate, drawing collectively service, cloud, and enterprise ecosystems and bolstering the digital financial system. This improves worldwide connectivity between Norway, Denmark, the UK, the Netherlands, and Belgium along with strengthening Greenhouse and IOEMA’s personal place. It establishes a brand new autonomous AI hall that hyperlinks key cities like Rotterdam, Brussels, and The Hague with the websites of AI factories that will probably be constructed within the upcoming years.
In keeping with Peter van Burgel, CEO of AMS-IX, the touchdown of the subsea cable in Greenhouse’s knowledge facilities within the Rotterdam/The Hague space will strengthen the AMS-IX Level-of-Presence positioned right here. “This makes Greenhouse a robust digital hub and an necessary different to the Amsterdam knowledge heart market,” says Van Burgel. “Enhanced by AI purposes, the IOEMA subsea cable will carry big quantities of worldwide community site visitors to Greenhouse, whereas the prevailing AMS-IX PoP will allow direct change with worldwide and regional service, cloud, ISP, and content material networks. It will ship pace, redundancy, and (price) effectivity in digital site visitors, reinforcing the South Holland area as a digital hub for AI-driven progress.”
About IOEMA Fibre
Following 4 years of mission improvement, IOEMA Fibre Ltd. was established in 2023. Utilizing cutting-edge repeater expertise, the enterprise is establishing a 1,600-kilometer undersea fiber optic community. The UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and Norway are the 5 main markets in Northern Europe which are linked by this connectivity ecosystem. There are additionally plans for extra connectivity to France. With a complete capability of as much as 1.0 Pb/s, the 24-fibre pair system raises the bar for dependable worldwide connectivity.
About Greenhouse Datacenters
Established in 2013, Greenhouse Datacenters is a distinguished knowledge heart developer and operator located within the Netherlands’ Rotterdam/The Hague area. Greenhouse ensures enterprise continuity and safety with Tier 3 design knowledge facilities by implementing layered bodily and digital safety, having an skilled administration group, having a 100% uptime historical past since 2018, and having quick help response instances around-the-clock. Greenhouse holds ISO 14001, NEN 7510, ISAE 3402, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001 certifications.
The scalable and sustainable colocation companies for IT infrastructures supply an energy-efficient PUE of 1.15, a water-conscious WUE of 0.380 liters/kWh, and inexpensive electrical energy: 100% Dutch Wind energy. As well as, there’s a extensive alternative of cloud and community suppliers, together with cloud and community infrastructure from Greenhouse’s sister firm Worldstream. With entry to Web Exchanges, together with NL-IX, DE-CIX, LINX, and an AMS-IX PoP on-site. Low latency entry to Amsterdam and a direct connection to the IOEMA subsea cable moreover present ultra-fast and safe connection to the Web hubs in Northern Europe.
