
Twin Cities may be home to the next data center boom
By Donna DonnowitzFebruary 2, 2015
The resourced noted that a long list of colocation providers are eyeing Minnesota for growth, including Digital Realty, DataBank, zColo and Compass. Often this rush of data center construction accompanies a fiber-optic expansion, such as in Chattanooga or Kansas City. In the Twin Cities, however, the it seems that in this case the market will lead the product instead of the other way around.
Fiber could be just around the corner
CenturyLink promised that Twin Cities customers, both commercial and residential, would be getting access to gigabit Internet via fiber-optic cables before the end of the year, said the St. Paul Pioneer Press. If the spread of fiber services in other cities is any indicator of the future, then Minneapolis and St. Paul will enjoy even more fiber customers and data center construction alike over the next few years. Even existing homes and businesses utilizing copper wires will be able to update their infrastructure with ease with fiber-to-Ethernet connectors. Expect CenturyLink's telecom rivals to follow up with fiber roll-outs of their own.
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