Equinix connects businesses to the world’s largest digital ecosystems in its high-performance data centers in the United Kingdom. Gain global reach and low-latency access to all major cloud and AI companies, networks and enterprises, leveraging sustainable, resilient infrastructure at the local edge.
One of the world's most important financial and business centers, served by excellent communication links and offering unrivaled access to European markets.
Colocate to our Manchester data centers for resilient interconnectivity options to the UK, U.S. and Europe. Tap into a rich ecosystem in this vibrant digital hub, home to MediaCityUK.
It is Europe’s largest data center hub and a global digital gateway, interconnecting the world’s finance, tech, media and all other business ecosystems.
Equinix’s global sustainability commitments are activated locally by teams in every region where we operate. In the United Kingdom, all sites are covered by 100% renewable energy.
Our Future First strategyConnect instantly and securely to clouds, networks and partners across the world with Equinix Fabric and manage the connections virtually.
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Equinix data centers in the United Kingdom meet global standards of security, compliance and operational excellence.
Enhance your digital supply chain with interconnected colocation data centers optimized for hybrid and multicloud networking and distributed AI. Simplify and support operations with loaner tools, crash carts, build rooms, break rooms, work kiosks and more.
Equinix operates data centers in London and Manchester, the country’s two most important business hubs. London is the UK’s primary data center and interconnection market and one of Europe’s largest, while Manchester serves as a fast-growing regional hub that provides geographic diversity, resilience and access to northern enterprise and cloud ecosystems.
Equinix operates 14 data centers across the UK, concentrated in the major business hubs of London and Manchester. These facilities support the country’s largest financial, enterprise and cloud and AI ecosystems, providing interconnection and resilient data center infrastructure for businesses nationwide.
Equinix’s UK portfolio offers about 1.3 million square feet (120,000 square meters) of colocation space across its 14 facilities. This capacity underpins London’s role as a leading European interconnection hub and Manchester’s position as a fast-growing regional market, giving enterprises scalable, resilient infrastructure nationwide.
The UK data center colocation market is estimated to be worth about $4.2 billion (about £3.1 billion) in annual revenue as of 2024, making it one of the largest and most established such markets in Europe. Its extensive network of data centers, subsea cable landings and global connectivity makes the UK a critical gateway for international data traffic and a foundation for AI, cloud and enterprise digital infrastructure deployments across Europe.
Yes. Equinix’s global sustainability commitments are activated locally by teams in every region where we operate. In the United Kingdom, all sites are covered by 100% renewable energy.
Equinix operates data centers and interconnection facilities in 36 countries, covering 76 major metro markets across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. This global reach enables customers to deploy infrastructure close to end users and directly connect with AI, cloud, network and enterprise partners anywhere in the world.
Equinix is a global leader in data centers, colocation and interconnection services, operating highly connected facilities in the world’s largest metro hubs. By hosting infrastructure in these strategic locations, businesses gain low-latency access to cloud and AI providers, networks, SaaS platforms and enterprise partners, ensuring fast, reliable and secure digital experiences.
A data center is any facility that houses IT infrastructure, but colocation refers to a specific service where a commercial operator provides space, power, cooling and connectivity for customers’ equipment. Companies choose colocation over building their own data centers to scale and expand global reach, reduce costs, access specialized expertise and connect to a broader ecosystem of partners and providers.
Yes, Equinix operates AI-ready data centers designed to support the high power density and advanced cooling requirements of AI training and inference workloads. Customers use Equinix colocation sites in major metros for low-latency AI inference near end users, while xScale campuses provide large-scale capacity to power frontier model training.
AI chips require significantly more power than traditional processors, generating heat that conventional air cooling cannot effectively dissipate. Liquid cooling systems absorb and remove heat more efficiently, making them essential for hosting next-generation AI hardware in modern data centers.