DEMAND IS GROWING, AND SO IS THE NETWORK
Hesse continues to expand its digital infrastructure. More than 50 percent of Germany's capacity in colocation data centres – the accommodation of IT equipment at an external location – is located in Hesse alone. In the midst of it all beats the heart of digitisation: Frankfurt am Main . As one of the most important locations for data centres in Europe, Frankfurt provides the necessary framework and capacity for storing, managing and processing huge amounts of data. The DE-CIX internet exchange in the east of Frankfurt reported a new data throughput record of 14.68 Tbit/s peak in April 2023.
FACTS AS THE BASIS FOR FUTURE PLANS
The demand for space, electricity and the sustainable operation of data centres is an issue that also concerns us as a business development agency, especially in the Frankfurt metropolitan region. Working with external partners, our aim is to analyse the impact of data centre relocations with regard to centralised locations such as Frankfurt as well as trends towards decentralisation. We also provide free support for new companies in Frankfurt am Main when it comes to dealing with municipal authorities and authorisation processes.
