Access vibrant ecosystems
Connect to communities within Equinix that accelerate and amplify internal value creation for your business, including financial enterprises, content and digital media services, global networks and cloud service providers.
Why choose Manchester data centres?
One of Europe’s fastest growing digital and technology hubs, and home to MediaCityUK
Manchester is a leading global metro with one of the world’s most advanced media centres – MediaCityUK. As the UK’s second-largest city, Manchester occupies a key strategic location with low-latency connectivity on network routes to the U.S. and access to international subsea cables via Ireland and West England.
Our Manchester data centres are business hubs for numerous companies. Customers can access a broad range of network service providers and interconnect with a variety of broadcasters, content and digital media companies. Our highly connected digital ecosystem includes Equinix Internet Exchange® Manchester and LINX, the London Internet Exchange. Direct connectivity to our London campuses provides added resiliency options.
To learn more about interconnection opportunities in this metro, visit the Explorer feature within Equinix Marketplace.
Harness our interconnection-focused colocation and platform services
Colocation Services
Build secure and reliable digital infrastructure alongside your business partners to unlock the power of interconnected proximity.
Digital Services
Deploy digital infrastructure securely and rapidly to assemble infrastructure in minutes – from anywhere in the world – with the world’s largest ecosystem of providers.
State-of-the-Art Data Centres
Colocate with confidence – backed by the world’s leading data centre design and operations teams for mission-critical uptime, reliability, security and sustainability.
Certified for global standards
Our data centres are certified to meet rigorous environmental and energy management standards.
Visit our Certifications page for a list of data-centre-specific certifications.
Get worldwide network interconnection with Platform Equinix®
Secure, Optimised Communication
Our densely networked facilities enable secure, optimised communication among enterprises, customers and supply chains and seamless integration of people, locations, clouds and data.
Maximum Media Access
With Manchester IBX® data centres you have easy access to MediaCityUK, Europe's first purpose-built media production facility for global broadcasters and local startups.
Fast Network Routes
Our data centres provide low-latency network routes to Europe and the United States and digital channels to media hubs in Manchester and London.
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