PowerHost: PowerHost Santiago / PowerHost IXMETRO

PowerHost Santiago / PowerHost IXMETRO in Santiago, Región Metropolitana is a Chile data center and interconnection site delivering colocation, dedicated servers, VPS SSD, Cloud VPS, Datacenter Virtual, cross connect, and IXP Content services. The facility supports businesses, network operators, application platforms, cloud workloads, hosting providers, and latency-sensitive services that need infrastructure inside Santiago with access to PowerHost’s IXMETRO and AmericaIX ecosystem.

The Santiago facility uses 1,200+ square meters of owned infrastructure with capacity for 3,000+ servers. PowerHost’s data center architecture includes N+1 network redundancy, Cisco FEX network technology, internal fiber built with OM4 optical cabling, active-active redundant links, anti-DDoS protection, centralized N2 UPS, generator-backed electrical infrastructure, dual internal power lines per rack, precision cooling, water chiller systems, free cooling, and electronically controlled N2 cooling configuration. Housing services support single-server colocation from 1U through 4U, plus half-rack and full-rack deployments.

The site’s Santiago address in Ñuñoa places PowerHost inside Chile’s primary internet and enterprise market. The facility connects customers to national shared capacity, international capacity, multiple ISP routes, cross-connect services, Metro Connect, and AmericaIX. PowerHost positions IXMETRO as an interconnection platform linking Santiago, New York, Amsterdam, Moscow, São Paulo, NYIIX, IX.br, MSK-IX, Sparkle Telecom, Ufinet, and Digital Realty. This makes the site useful for Chilean content delivery, ISP peering, international route optimization, hosted applications, and business infrastructure requiring direct connectivity in the Santiago metro.

🏢 Facility Highlights

1. Facility Size: 1,200+ square meters / 12,917+ square feet.
2. Server Capacity: 3,000+ servers.
3. Colocation Options: 1U, 2U, 3U, 4U, half-rack, and full-rack options.
4. Power Architecture: N2 centralized UPS, generator-backed power, and dual internal power lines per rack.
5. Cooling Design: Precision cooling, water chiller systems, free cooling, and N2 cooling configuration.
6. Network Architecture: N+1 redundancy, Cisco FEX switching, OM4 optical fiber, active-active redundant links, and anti-DDoS protection.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. IXP Platform: AmericaIX / IXMETRO interconnection services.
2. Cross Connect: Layer 1 interconnection to ISPs and PowerHost ecosystem participants.
3. Metro Connect: Point-to-point metro connectivity between facilities and customer locations.
4. Network Capacity: Housing page lists 200 Gbit/s national shared connectivity and 60 Gbit/s international connectivity.
5. PeeringDB Networks: AP Telecom, Bitred, GRUPO METROWAN TELECOM, Makronet, meteversecloud, PowerHost Chile, Smartnet Network, TGlobal Networks, and UPIX Networks.

🔒 Security & Resilience

1. Network Security: Multiple firewall layers monitored 24/7.
2. DDoS Protection: Anti-DDoS system separates national and international traffic.
3. Facility Monitoring: Permanent connectivity and alarm monitoring.
4. Operational Support: 24/7 support and data center visit access for housing customers.

🏭 Who It Serves

1. Network Operators: ISPs and carriers using IXMETRO, AmericaIX, cross connect, and Metro Connect.
2. Hosting Platforms: VPS, dedicated server, and cloud hosting workloads.
3. Enterprise IT: Business applications, private infrastructure, and hybrid deployments.
4. Content Delivery: Low-latency Chile delivery and international traffic optimization.
5. Colocation Customers: Single-server, half-rack, and full-rack deployments.