GCX (Global Cloud Xchange): Plerin Data Center

The GCX Plerin Data Center lies within GCX’s modular edge and cable landing station strategy, serving as a connectivity and data hub in the region of Plérin, France (or nearby). As part of GCX’s global infrastructure and modular data center platform, the facility is intended to support high-performance, scalable colocation and interconnection services.

Plerin’s location allows efficient integration into GCX’s subsea networks and terrestrial fiber routes, enabling clients to leverage low-latency connectivity across France, Europe, and onward to transcontinental submarine cable systems. The facility strengthens GCX’s “edge-to-core” footprint.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Designed modular architecture with prefabricated building blocks, enabling rapid deployment and scalability. 
• GCX’s modular edge standard: minimum 500 kW IT power per deployment block. 
• Targeted hall power density: approximately 3,000 W/m² for technical halls. 
• Footprint of technical area per module: about 160 m² gross floor technical area per block. 
• Dual fiber entry paths with route diversity to avoid single point of failure. 
• Fault-tolerant and concurrently maintainable design: redundant power, cooling, and distribution systems.
• Compliance with ASHRAE TC 9.9 environmental guidelines for data halls. 
• PUE design target: < 1.5 (depending on site conditions). 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Layered physical security with restricted access zones (typical for GCX modular sites). 
• Surveillance: CCTV, environmental and physical security monitoring (standard modular assumption). 
• Access control systems (badge / biometric / multi-factor) to manage entry to colocation and technical zones. (Not explicitly documented, but aligned with GCX modular design security practices)
• Infrastructure compartmentalization to ensure failures in one subsystem don’t cascade across systems (fire separation, isolation). 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral modular facility allowing choice of connectivity providers. 
• Redundant fiber entries into the site and building with diverse routing. 
• Interconnection to GCX’s subsea network and backbone infrastructure, enabling direct access to submarine cable systems. 
• Colocation at cable landing stations or edge nodes: the Plerin facility could support local interconnection, backhaul, and cross-connect services.

💼 Who It Serves

• Telecommunications and network operators requiring local interconnection with GCX’s submarine and terrestrial infrastructure
• Content delivery networks (CDNs), hyperscalers, and cloud services needing edge capacity in the region
• Enterprise end-users with latency-sensitive workloads in western France or Europe
• Businesses deploying hybrid or distributed IT, needing colocation closer to the edge
• Use cases such as IoT, media/streaming, data aggregation or regional caching