Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday 6th May, 2025 – AtlasEdge, a leading European data centre provider, today announces that it has signed an agreement with AFR-IX Telecom, an infrastructure and licensed telecommunication operator, to provide a new Point of Presence (POP) that will connect AtlasEdge’s Barcelona BCN001 data centre with the AFR-IX Telecom-owned Barcelona Cable Landing Station (CLS).
Connected to multiple international submarine cables, the Barcelona CLS serves as a key hub between the Mediterranean basin and the Atlantic. Integration with the hub via this new POP will see BCN001 become a critical node in this connectivity ecosystem.
The partnership will provide high-bandwidth and low-latency connectivity, crucial for data-intensive applications and services, and significantly enhance the resilience and redundancy of AtlasEdge’s network, ensuring continuous service even in case of route failures. The collaboration also opens new routes for AtlasEdge’s customers with subsea connectivity to key hubs in the Mediterranean Sea, including direct connectivity to Marseille.
The partnership further strengthens AtlasEdge’s presence in the Iberian Peninsula, a critical hub for transatlantic data flows and digital infrastructure. The region now boasts over 100 data centres with a total installed power capacity of around 1,000 megawatts (MW)[1]. In addition to its Barcelona BCN001 and Madrid MAD001 sites, AtlasEdge is developing a second Barcelona data centre and a 100% renewable data centre campus in Lisbon. The latter is part of an ambitious growth strategy that will see the company invest more than €500 million in Portugal.
This partnership with AFR-IX Telecom significantly boosts the digital infrastructure and connectivity options in the region, making our Barcelona data centre a pivotal and strategically important player in the Mediterranean connectivity landscape. It’s also a partnership which will foster competition and carrier neutrality, improving the value proposition for our customers by offering more choices and better services.
Paul Wiltshire, Interim Senior Vice President of Sales at AtlasEdge
Partnering with AtlasEdge reinforces our commitment to building a robust, carrier-neutral ecosystem in Barcelona. By interconnecting our Cable Landing Station with BCN001, we’re enabling faster, more resilient international connectivity and unlocking new possibilities for organisations relying on high-performance digital infrastructure across the Mediterranean and beyond.
Miguel Angel Acero, VP Operations at Barcelona CLS and AFR-IX Telecom
[1] DE-CIX, Study: Iberian Peninsula emerges as key hub for transatlantic data flows, 31 October 2024
About AFR-IX telecom
AFR-IX Telecom, founded in 2013, is a European-owned infrastructure and telecommunications operator. The company operates the largest pan-African Metro Ethernet network, delivering Internet access across more than 50 African countries through a combination of terrestrial and subsea cables, supported by over 100 Points of Presence (PoPs).
AFR-IX has consistently ranked among the fastest-growing telecom companies in Europe, according to the Financial Times’ annual FT 1000 Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies list
In terms of infrastructure, AFR-IX owns the Barcelona Cable Landing Station (CLS) — the first carrier-neutral cable landing station on the Iberian Peninsula — and is the developer of the Medusa Submarine Cable System, further reinforcing its role as a key player in transcontinental connectivity.
About AtlasEdge
AtlasEdge Data Centres is one of the fastest growing data center providers in Europe. Together with our clients and partners, we’re defining the European edge. Our distributed data centre portfolio allows customers to plan and shape their technology and network infrastructure to meet their growing requirements for lower latency, better performance and localized solutions. Established in 2021, AtlasEdge is a joint venture between Liberty Global and DigitalBridge.
Our continued data centre expansion and deep industry expertise across Europe ensures we serve businesses where they need us most. We serve 800+ customers across 23 data centers connected to more than 70 on-net carriers.