Open Hub Med

Open Hub Med (OHM, Open Hub Med Scarl) is an Italian carrier-neutral interconnection hub and data center operator with its operational facility in Carini (Palermo), Sicily. The company delivers colocation and interconnection services including meet-me-room cross-connections, local and remote peering (including reach into the MIX ecosystem in Milan), multivendor backhaul toward Italy’s landing-station ecosystems, and transport plus IP transit toward Milan, Europe, and beyond.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

OHM’s facility is located in Carini (PA), Sicily, within the former Italtel “Marisa Bellisario” technology hub area, and is positioned as a Mediterranean hub close to submarine cable systems serving routes toward Africa and Asia.

The OHM facility address is listed as SS113 / Via Bivio Foresta in Carini (PA), 90044, Italy across multiple infrastructure listings, and OHM’s legal head office is listed in Milan.

OHM publishes site scale targets of approximately 1,700 sqm (upgradeable to 4,000 sqm) and 2,000 KVA (upgradeable to 4,000 KVA).

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

OHM is presented as a carrier-neutral interconnection-focused facility, with an on-site MIX presence and ecosystem designed around local exchange and onward reach to Milan.

Industry reporting describes the facility as a 2MW, ~1,000 sqm site in Carini with expansion potential to 4MW and 4,000 sqm, and notes it launched around 2017 and was expanded later.

Service Portfolio Overview:

Colocation and housing.

Meet-me-room and cross-connections for private interconnection.

Local peering and remote peering reach into MIX members in Milan, supported by MIX infrastructure present inside OHM since 2017.

Multivendor backhaul toward Italy’s main landing-station ecosystems, plus multivendor transport.

IP transit toward Milan, Europe, and beyond.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

Physical & Logical Security:

Compliance & Standards:

ISO 27001 and ISO 14001 are listed by OHM for the site.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

OHM is described as carrier-neutral by MIX, and OHM positions itself as a neutral hub in Carini (Sicily).

Network Capabilities:

Meet-me-room cross-connections to establish private interconnection between participants.

Local peering and remote peering reach to the MIX ecosystem in Milan, with MIX infrastructure present on-site.

Backhaul to Italy’s landing-station ecosystems and transport paths toward Milan/Europe through multivendor options.

IP transit toward Milan, Europe, and beyond.

Connectivity Use Cases:

ISPs, carriers, and networks exchanging traffic locally in Sicily and extending connectivity/peering reach toward Milan via remote peering.

Operators and service providers using multivendor backhaul/transport options to connect toward Italy’s landing-station ecosystems and onward European routes.

💼 Who It Serves

Carriers, ISPs, network operators, and interconnection-focused organizations deploying in Sicily to reduce latency and improve regional traffic exchange.

Networks and platforms requiring colocation paired with cross-connections, peering, transport/backhaul, and IP transit toward Milan and broader European ecosystems.