chorus nz: Auckland Data Center

Chorus NZ operates a colocation / data center facility in Mount Eden, Auckland, located at 2B Poronui Street.  This facility is part of Chorus’s EdgeCentre modular colocation network, repurposing metro telecommunications exchange buildings to serve data center customers.

Because Auckland is New Zealand’s largest metro and digital hub, the Mount Eden EdgeCentre is strategically placed to meet high demand for colocation, interconnection, and low-latency services in the region. Chorus has expanded capacity here, using Vertiv’s infrastructure for thermal management, power, and monitoring systems. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Power capacity: 2 MW (protected load) listed for Mount Eden facility. 
• Colocation rack expansion: new deployment adding 23 racks with hot-aisle containment systems. 
• Scalable power range: the expansion supports 50 kW to 250 kW per row (or module) in new capacity areas. 
• Cooling: uses refrigerant-based air-cooling modules in the expansion area; full facility uses redundant cooling systems for stability. 
• Environmental monitoring: integrated systems track energy, alert for anomalies, and diagnose issues. 
• Modular design: the EdgeCentre architecture builds layered colocation capacity within existing telecom infrastructure. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• While specific published security parameters (e.g. CCTV, biometric access) for the Mount Eden site are not widely documented, EdgeCentre colocation listings mention three-factor access control and round-the-clock monitoring in related sites. 
• The facility is built within Classed telecom exchange infrastructure, implying inherently robust structural integrity and asset protection.
• The expansion uses infrastructure from Vertiv, a vendor typically supporting high-availability and security standards.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• The facility is carrier-neutral within the EdgeCentre network, enabling customers to interconnect with various providers. 
• Chorus’s Data Centre Connect (CDCC) allows 10G / 100G links inside specified data centers, and Auckland nodes (SIlverdale and Hobsonville) have been brought online. 
• Chorus uses its existing vast fibre / backhaul network to integrate the EdgeCentre facility into national and regional routing.
• Multiple telecom exchange locations are part of the EdgeCentre colocation footprint, supporting distributed access. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Retail service providers (RSPs) and ISPs needing colocation integrated closely with Chorus’s wholesale network
• Enterprises and cloud providers requiring low-latency services in Auckland
• Organizations that want modular, scalable capacity in a metro data center footprint without building full new data centers
• Customers needing direct connectivity to Chorus’s fibre backbone and national reach
• Firms needing edge deployments within urban New Zealand markets