Mobile network operator, 3 Scandinavia, operational at launch in TelecityGroup's facility

TelecityGroup, Europe's leading provider of premium carrier-neutral data centres, today announced the opening of its third data centre facility in Stockholm. TelecityGroup assumes complete operational control of the site from previous tenants, mobile operator 3 Scandinavia, which will retain its network and IT operations in the data centre.

Built in 2000, Stockholm III is fully operational with available customer capacity. TelecityGroup acquired the facility to meet growing demand for colocation space in the city. The move further demonstrates TelecityGroup's critical role in providing the infrastructure underpinning the European digital economy from key internet hubs. The facility will offer high levels of connectivity to major local and international telecoms and network service providers

Stockholm III will support leading mobile network operator 3 Scandinavia from launch. 3 Scandinavia provides mobile services in Sweden and Denmark. With approximately 3 million customers, the operation of its high capacity and quality network is crucial to 3 Scandinavia.

Jörgen Askeroth, CTO of 3 Scandinavia, commented: "We're delighted that TelecityGroup has acquired our central hosting site in Stockholm. With the proliferation of 4G mobile services in Sweden and Denmark, the need for high quality network and IT infrastructure and supporting services has never been more important. We can now focus on delivering a premier mobile service while TelecityGroup runs the data centre to the high standards acknowledged and expected by the industry."

Niclas Sanfridsson, TelecityGroup's Vice President Nordic Region and Managing Director Sweden, commented: "Sweden is a world leader in IT innovation and has a strong IT outsourcing culture. As a result, demand for TelecityGroup's services is strong and diversified across industry sectors. This additional data centre enables us to cater for the growing number of digital businesses in the region who are seeking premium, carrier-neutral, resilient data centres to provide secure hosting and connectivity services. 3 Scandinavia choosing to retain their network and IT Operations with TelecityGroup is a great testament. This additional capacity means that we're able to take advantage of the consistently strong new demand in the market and, at the same time, support the increasing power, space and connectivity requirements of our existing customers so that they can continue to grow."

For more information about TelecityGroup Sweden, visit http://www.telecitygroup.com/data-centres/colocation-data-centre-stockholm.htm

distributed by