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US-backed investors and tech firms own major data centers in Italy
Data centers are facilities that store and process digital information and support online services.
In Italy, the sector includes local operators such as Telecom, Aruba, Retelit and Engineering, as well as US-backed companies.
Digital Realty Trust, whose major shareholders include large US investment funds, is building a six-building campus near Rome.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft also have data centers in Italy, though they often rent space from other operators.
A study by Milan Polytechnic counted 262 data centers nationwide, with about 100 in Milan and Lombardy and dozens in Rome.
Italian companies Core Stack and Green Arrow Capital have formed a joint venture to build 13 medium-sized centers.
Their plan comes as foreign investment and ownership raise questions about control of digital infrastructure in Italy.
A joint venture between Italian companies Core Stack and Green Arrow Capital plans to build a network of 13 medium-sized data centers.
The project is part of a competitive Italian data center market that includes US-backed firms and major technology companies.
Digital Realty Trust is building a six-building campus near Rome, on a site covering 220,000 square metres.
The article reports 262 data centers in Italy, citing a Politecnico di Milano report.
Major Italian operators listed include Telecom, Aruba, Retelit and Engineering.
- Who
- Core Stack and Green Arrow Capital, working in a joint venture, announced plans for 13 data centers.
- What
- The companies plan to create a network of medium-sized data centers in Italy.
- When
- They announced the plan on October 7; the year is not stated.
- Where
- Italy. The article describes data centers and projects in several regions, including Lombardy and Lazio.
- Why
- Not stated
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A sort of modern colonization: instead of buying tea as in the days of the East India Company, Americans are building data centers in Europe
An environmental impact assessment procedure began for an expansion of an Amazon Web Services facility, according to the article.
Core Stack and Green Arrow Capital announced plans for a network of 13 medium-sized data centers.
Politecnico di Milano published its AI for Energy report, which counted 262 data centers in Italy.
- Planned network
- 13 medium-sized data centers
- Digital Realty campus
- Six buildings on 220,000 square metres near Rome
- Data centers in Italy
- 262, according to the Politecnico di Milano report
- Retelit facilities
- 38 data centers
- Telecom facilities
- 16 data centers
Sources
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