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  1. Colo-X looking forward to #Datacentres Europe in Nice this week - packed two day agenda bit.ly/JwACX7
  2. Ancotel's Vmmr could now be deployed across Eqix sites globally. The Kleyer90 site ranks with Telehouse Docklands for carrier density
  3. Wow! Frankfurt carrier interconnection colo site ancotel bought by Equinix. Gives them one of the leading European hubs bit.ly/JMhTK4
  4. Off to tour Telecity Powergate 2 this morning, first clients live this month apparently; if PG1 anything to go by shld be quite impressive
  5. @hostingjim Yes, all UK locations considered Jim, connectivity to Docklands tho needed for carrier access & local carrier access a plus
  6. Colo-X looking for 125 cabs @ 2kW each, 250kW total, any location apart from Docklands, first 30 cabs July this year, will suit older sites
  7. Colo-X appointed sole agent for new central London 91,000 sq ft Volta Great Sutton Street data centre opening Jan 2013 bit.ly/K1xL8F
  8. Come and find out more about Volta this week - we're at stand IS1 at #iwexpo & also with Volta at #TradeTech @Excel stand 271 Wed and Thurs
  9. The famous Colo-X "whiteboard" of HOT colo deals will be available at Internet World next week, stand IS1 #iwexpo
  10. We sold 40 cabs off of this last year, so pls email me with any offers you want us to use. Also I'm speaking Thurs bit.ly/HUWT6p
  11. Still time to enter the Colocation category of Data Centres Europe 2012 Awards - details: bit.ly/HJQUP1 - yours truly on the panel
  12. @NetDonkey Poor old Croydon! Still, thought the marketing monkeys might have been involved - perhaps you can put your prices up a bit too!
  13. Also interesting to note they've renamed their Croydon data centre as "South London" - what was wrong with Croydon?!
  14. So I see the Lumison/Dedipower/Blue Square conglomeration have come up with a new name: Pulsant.
  15. Will be at #LINX76 in London tomorrow afternoon (20th Feb)
  16. Nuco buy 48k sq ft, 4MW former NatWest dc in Milton Keynes; up to 600 cabs @7kW each avail later in 2012 post refit. bit.ly/xcUZe2
  17. UK wholesale market will offer oppportunities for resellers and general colocation buyers - downloadable version here: bit.ly/w0LxVv
  18. We've talked about wholo in the past - now read our review of recent developments in the wholesale data centre market bit.ly/waCAHi
  19. MKDatavault would appear to be another wholesale operator; website says "powered shell" to be ready for "tenancy" in 2013
  20. Another new 30MVA data centre scheme announced yday, this time for Milton Keynes bit.ly/yMCzSG. New operator called MK Datavault.