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ATI further expands connectivity options at Proximity’s Birmingham edge data centre

June 27, 2023

Birmingham – 26 June 2023: Proximity Data Centres today announced that wholesale telecoms fibre network provider, ATI Fibrenet, is to connect and resell colocation services at its edge data centre in central Birmingham.

By connecting to it’s metro fibre ring around Birmingham and national fibre network, ATI’s low-cost wide footprint dark fibre network will enable businesses in the region to benefit from enhanced connectivity and colocation services, ultimately supporting their future growth and success. 10 and 100GB services as well as dark fibre connectivity will be available for ensuring maximum flexibility and scalability of network solutions.

Kenny Roberts, CEO of ATI Fibrenet said,

“ATI’s low-cost network is a very efficient method of providing end to end solutions to customers. Connection to Proximity’s data centre in Birmingham will further streamline and simplify the overall process by providing them easy access to both networking and colocation services from a single provider.”  

Commented John Hall, Managing Director-Colocation, Proximity Data Centres:

“We welcome ATI Fibrenet to our Edge 8 data centre facility in Birmingham and look forward to a strong partnership. This latest addition to our growing list of network providers reinforces our commitment to providing comprehensive and reliable connectivity solutions to our customers. With their low-cost and wide footprint dark fibre network, ATI brings a valuable new offering that complements our existing services.”

ATI Fibrenet minimises civils build and reduces it’s environmental impact by deploying its dark fibre network through existing infrastructure.  ATI’s AI powered Quoting platform is another exciting aspect of the service offering by allowing customers to self-provision and customise networking and colocation services according to their specific requirements.

About Proximity Data Centres

Proximity Data Centres operates a rapidly growing trusted network of regional carrier-neutral edge data centres across the UK. These allow clients to locate their data in local markets, close to the data end user. By choosing Proximity’s network of edge data centres enterprise, public cloud and content service provider organisations maximise competitive edge through reduced latency, enabling improved response times and reduced transit costs.

The company is fully committed to providing energy efficient and sustainable facilities which are built to tier 3 industry standards and are ISO 9001, 14001 and 27001 compliant. Full on-site support, transition and onboarding is provided to customers. For maximum convenience, a straightforward customer contracting model is provided with a single set of SLAs covering one or multiple sites, as required. Scope of services is tailored to suit regional demand.  

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