Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.: Des Moines Data Center

The Consolidated Communications Des Moines Data Center is located at 400 Locust Street, Suite 190, Des Moines, Iowa (IA 50309, USA). Operated by Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., this facility serves as a reliable, feature-rich colocation and data hosting option in the heart of Iowa. Situated outside the downtown flood plain, the site benefits from reduced environmental risk. The Data Center’s downtown location affords proximity to Iowa’s major business, government, and education hubs, making it strategically advantageous for enterprises seeking central U.S. connectivity without the higher overhead of coastal markets. It supports high-availability applications, business continuity, server hosting, and resilient infrastructure for a variety of customers. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Raised-floor construction with sub-floor cooling to help regulate temperature effectively. 
• Approximately 500 square feet of usable space
• Full 45U secured cabinets, half (22U) lockable, one-third (14U) lockable cabinet configurations offered for colocation. Rack dimensions roughly 1.75 in H × 19 in W × up to 36 in depth. 
• Power infrastructure: building power supplied via three redundant transformers, each served from separate substation feeds; utility service includes a switchable backup to a secondary substation. 
• Backup power: an 80 kVA UPS system and a commercial-grade 900 kW diesel generator, rooftop mounted, to supply standby power in case of utility failure. 
• Environmental controls: Liebert HVAC units; temperature and humidity are constantly monitored with alarms; all HVAC and fire suppression systems are fully backed by generator/UPS.
• Fire & detection systems: includes FM-200 fire suppression; smoke detectors; water detection in all floor drains.

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Onsite security guards available 24 × 7 × 365.
• Access control: separate card access entry systems for the building at large and for entry to the data center proper; biometric recognition system for data center entry. 
• Surveillance: DVR-based video surveillance covering critical areas; continuous monitoring. 
• Detection for adverse events: smoke detection, water detection (floor drains), temperature/humidity alarms. 
• Fire suppression: FM-200 clean agent suppression system.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral facility. 
• Offers multiple fiber providers and dual fiber entrances with dual path fiber-optic SONET networks.
• Variety of WAN circuit types available: T1, DS3, OC-n, Ethernet, MPLS. 
• Redundant power‐feed paths via separate substation feeds supporting network reliability. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Small to medium enterprises that need secure, reliable colocation with flexible rack sizes (full, half, one-third). 
• Businesses or institutions requiring disaster avoidance and continuity (due to flood plain avoidance, generator/UPS backup). 
• Organizations needing diverse carrier connectivity and WAN variety (Ethernet, MPLS, etc.). 
• Clients in finance, government, education, healthcare who need high availability, regulated environments, and strong physical & environmental controls. (Implied by the types of services offered and infrastructural robustness.)