BT selling its two Dublin data centres for €59m under ‘asset-light strategy’

The data centres are both in Dublin – Citywest and Ballycoolin.

The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2025, subject to competition and regulatory clearance.

Equinix’s Irish arm already has five data centres in Dublin. The group operates 260 data centres around the world, in 72 locations. Its clients include Amazon, Oracle, Google, Netflix, Dell and Zoom.

BT said its broader asset-light strategy includes a transition away from owning and operating data-centre facilities, towards partnering with globally scaled organisations.

“This asset-light strategy and partnership approach for data-centre services gives BT a much more commercially scalable and flexible model that delivers multiple b...
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