Bell Canada: Bell Canada CH2

The facility at 600-780 South Federal Street, Chicago, IL 60605 is operated by Digital Realty under the name ORD11. It occupies a strategic position in downtown Chicago, part of one of the Midwest’s premier telecommunications and interconnection hubs. Because of its central location, the site offers excellent low-latency access to financial institutions, enterprise customers, cloud and network providers, and is well-integrated into Chicago’s dense fiber infrastructure. As an extension of the 350 East Cermak campus, it benefits from existing interconnections and carrier density.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Total Floor Area: ~162,000 square feet total space, of which ~161,547 sq ft is raised-floor colocation space.
• Power Capacity: Approximately 10 MW of total power for the facility. 
• Redundancy: UPS redundancy is configured at N+1. Cooling systems similarly have N+1 redundancy. 
• Support for interconnection & carrier presence: The facility serves as a carrier hub, with direct fiber connectivity to the 350 East Cermak data center, and supports a large number of network providers.

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Security Measures: 24×7 onsite security personnel, CCTV surveillance with retention (some data suggests at least 90-day backup in certain nearby facilities, but not explicitly for ORD11; caution advised). 
• Access Control: Biometric & photo badge access is used.
• Compliance Certifications: The facility is certified for HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, SOC 2, SOC 3. 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-Neutral Status: The data center is carrier-neutral. It hosts many network providers.
• Fiber Connectivity & Pathways: Direct fiber connection to the 350 East Cermak facility; strong existing fiber infrastructure in the building. digitalrealty.com
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• Interconnection Services: The facility offers a variety of interconnection/colocation solutions including single cabinets to private suites, enabling cross-connects to carriers and cloud providers. digitalrealty.com
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5. 💼 Who It Serves

• Financial institutions that require extremely low latency to Chicago’s exchanges or market data hubs.
• Cloud service providers and networks needing dense interconnectivity and robust infrastructure.
• Enterprises that demand high uptime and regulatory compliance (e.g. healthcare, fintech, regulated industries).
• Companies that want to deploy mission-critical workloads with scalable power and space using raised-floor colocation.