Altice Portugal: Portugal Telecom Covilhã

Portugal Telecom Covilhã is listed as an operational data center facility in a third-party data center directory (Baxtel) under the name “Portugal Telecom Covilhã.”

In late November 2025, Asterion Industrial Partners announced the acquisition of the Covilhã Data Center Campus from Altice Portugal, describing 6.8 MW of installed capacity and significant expansion potential; the closing was stated as expected in Q1 2026 (post-announcement ownership status after that timing is Not publicly disclosed in the sources reviewed here).

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Facility identity (third-party directory): Facility record name: “Portugal Telecom Covilhã.”
2. Operational status (third-party directory): Listed as Operational / “Fully operational facility.”
3. Address (third-party business directory): Transversal Rua da Grila 4, 6200-507 Covilhã, Portugal is published by Cybo for “Data Center Covilhã – Altice Portugal.”
4. Operator / ownership (transaction context): Asterion states it acquired the Covilhã Data Center Campus from Altice Portugal (transaction expected to close in Q1 2026) and that Altice Portugal will remain the anchor tenant under a long-term Master Services Agreement.
5. Installed capacity (investor announcement): 6.8 MW installed capacity (campus-level figure published by Asterion and echoed in Portuguese reporting).
6. Expansion potential (investor announcement): Asterion states the campus can add up to 75 MW via new blocks within the existing campus and potentially reach ~175 MW on adjacent land with power already secured.
7. Sustainability/architecture context (industry reporting): Data Center Dynamics describes a moat around the cube-shaped data center (rainwater-fed) to help create a cooler microclimate and references on-site photovoltaic generation and a landscaped site.
8. Site masterplan / phased build context (architecture publication): An architecture case study describes the Covilhã PT Data Centre design as five buildings (four technical blocks planned; one built in Phase I) plus a support building.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. Facility-specific security systems (CCTV, mantraps, biometrics, guard force, access policies): Not publicly disclosed.
2. Compliance certifications (facility-specific ISO/SOC/PCI, certificate IDs, audit scope): Not publicly disclosed.
3. Green building certifications (project-level, third-party architecture publication): An architecture case study states the support building achieved LEED Platinum and the technical block achieved LEED Gold (certificate IDs/scope are Not publicly disclosed).

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Networks present (primary interconnection directory, e.g., PeeringDB): Not publicly disclosed (no validated PeeringDB facility record for “Portugal Telecom Covilhã” was confirmed in the sources reviewed for this entry).
2. Carriers on-net / carrier roster (facility-specific): Not publicly disclosed.
3. Meet-me room / cross-connect products / pricing (facility-specific): Not publicly disclosed.
4. Internet Exchange (IX): Not publicly disclosed.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Organizations seeking capacity at a facility listed as Portugal Telecom Covilhã in third-party data center directories, where high-level operational status is published but detailed service catalogs are not.
2. Hyperscale and HPC/AI infrastructure planners evaluating the Covilhã Data Center Campus expansion roadmap described by Asterion (installed capacity + expansion path), where the anchor tenant is stated as Altice Portugal.