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Our Edge Data Centers are purposefully designed, professionally managed collocation facilities that are located at the base of our tower sites.
Strategically Located Facilities at the Network’s Edge
Achieve data efficiency and optimization with network architecture and compute power closer to the edge, where data is generated and consumed. Leveraging the ground space of our leading tower portfolio, American Tower Edge Data Centers offer strategically located infrastructure on the network edge at a large scale.
Highlights
Turnkey Infrastructure
Critical power (primary and backup), distribution, fire monitoring, security, and cooling in an all-in-one edge solution
Reliable
99.9% uptime providing exceptional performance, with 24/7/365 monitoring
Easy
Work with a single, trusted company for both tower and edge data collocation to simplify network deployment
Strategically Located
Utilizes the ground space of our existing towers, where connectivity already occurs, to create an improved network architecture closer to key operators
Edge Applications
- Enterprise network elasticity optimization
- Disaster recovery and network redundancy
- Software as a service provider
- Cloud services
- Security enhancement
- High-bandwidth connections
- Other low-latency applications, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous driving, the Internet of Things (IoT), and others
Features and Services
Providing an attractive alternative to on-premise facilities, our Edge Data Centers are purposefully designed.
Features:
Facility
360 square-foot facility with eight customer cabinets, including 20 quarter-cabinet lockers and three full cabinets; DCIM security, environmental, and power monitoring and control; ISO 27001 certified
Security
Secure access with two-factor authentication, man-trap doors, and multistage security containment systems, with interior and exterior cameras
Monitoring
24/7/365 remote monitoring and Network Operations Center (NOC) support
Power
Primary: 400-amp, 240-volt single phase with 400-amp MOCPD; In-rack Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and Power Distribution Units (PDUs)
Secondary: 100kW single phase, 240-watt generator on-site
Cooling
20 tons of total cooling (N+1 configuration), with hot- and cold-aisle containment
Security
Man-trap access, with strictly enforced protocols for entry
Network
Carrier-neutral, with multiple conduit paths with innerduct, enabling customers to bring their own fiber, if desired, or utilize our transport for access to interconnect with other carriers; Managed connectivity, with internet, tunnel, and wavelength options
Services
Remote hands service available (configuration, power cycle, and troubleshooting)
Winner: Outstanding Use Case for Edge Computing
American Tower Edge Data Centers took home a top honor in the 2021 Light Reading Leading Light Awards for our innovative edge computing solutions for Villa-Tech, Inc.
Hear From Our Customer
“American Tower is a business interested in B2B relationships, which is rare in the data center industry. Working with major data center providers, sometimes the relationships are purely transactional. The fact that American Tower is B2B focused means a lot to Villa-Tech and our customers.”
— Miguel Villarreal, Principal, Villa-Tech, Inc.
Access the case study to read more on how we offer white-glove service at the edge
Best-in-Class Support
We want to ensure our customers feel continually supported.
If you are an existing customer, please use our Data Center Customer Portal to manage installed assets, submit and track service orders, and more.
Contact our Network Operations Center (NOC) at 888-773-4122 or support.datacenters@americantower.com to report a service problem, check the status of a previously reported issue, or request maintenance.
For general inquiries or to discuss collocation at any of our Data Centers, 888-773-4122 or datacenters@americantower.com.
Resources
Executive Interview
Read a conversation with Eric Watko, Vice President of Product Line Management, in InterGlobix magazine, where he discusses our data center strategy.
In the News
Stay up-to-date with news and resources on our Data Center solutions.
Data Center Blog
Hear from our industry experts on data center topics.
Webinar
Watch this recorded session, where we discussed leveraging edge to increase network performance and elasticity.
Get the Support You Deserve
When you choose to work with American Tower, we want to ensure you feel continually supported. Our teams take customer service seriously, and we are committed to providing a positive experience to every customer, every time.