Crown Castle: Crown Castle Worcester (MA3)

The Crown Castle Worcester (MA3) data center, formerly operated by Lightower and now under Crown Castle, is situated at 474 Main Street, in Worcester, Massachusetts. It operates within the broader Crown Castle portfolio—one of the largest fiber and colocation infrastructure providers in the United States—serving the digital and network access needs of the New England region.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Facility Type: Dedicated to colocation services, providing power-ready racks, cabinets, and bulk space in a temperature-controlled environment.
• Physical Environment: Features a slab-on-grade or raised floor design supporting high densities (e.g., ~150 W/sq ft), aligned with typical carrier-grade configurations.
• Redundant Power & Cooling: Includes redundant power sources, backup generators, and resilient HVAC systems to ensure continuous operation.

🔐 Security & Compliance

While details are limited, Crown Castle promotes secure, temperature-controlled environments with 24/7 monitoring and card-based access to racks—typical of its colocation offerings.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Robust Connectivity: Embedded within Crown Castle’s extensive fiber network, enabling high-bandwidth, low-latency connections to key network destinations.
• Ecosystem Presence: According to Inflect, the building hosts 1 data center, supported by 3 service providers, 4 cloud providers, 1 peer, and a total of 8 companies—highlighting a rich, carrier-neutral interconnection ecosystem.
• Peering Capabilities: PeeringDB lists networks such as Cogent, AccessPlus, and others as present in the facility, suggesting strong network diversity.

💼 Who It Serves

Crown Castle Worcester is ideal for businesses and network operators seeking high-performance colocation—including connectivity-heavy enterprises, content delivery networks, cloud service users, and disaster recovery operations in central Massachusetts.