Data center campus · Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Southern Telecom Birmingham colocation facility
Operating
as of Sept. 13, 2018
Southern Company's fiber and colocation subsidiary, Southern Telecom, runs a carrier-neutral colocation facility in Birmingham that has hosted university network gear and carrier equipment.
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Who is behind it
ProjectSouthern Telecom Birmingham colocation facility
Developer and teamSouthern Telecom (through subsidiary of Southern Company)
End userThe University of Alabama System (2008); Metro Optical (2018)
The record, newest first
Southern Company said Metro Optical would take space at Southern Telecom's carrier-neutral Birmingham colocation facility and build a point of presence there. (Southern Company, Sept. 13, 2018)
Southern Company announced the University of Alabama System picked Southern Telecom's Birmingham colocation facility to house regional fiber network equipment. (Southern Company, Feb. 4, 2008)
Conflicts and open questions
- No address, size or power in operator releases.
- No 2024-2026 operator page found; status rests on the 2018 release.
The full record
- Status note
- Latest operator release found describing the carrier-neutral Birmingham colocation site in use is from September 2018.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)