Rogers Communications Inc.: CAL-DC2 Data center
About CAL-DC2 Data center
Rogers Carrier Services CAL-DC2 is a data center located at 1313 10 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (T3C 3P9). It is operated by Rogers Communications through its Rogers Carrier/Data Centre / Wholesale division. Positioned in downtown Calgary, the facility benefits from proximity to key business districts, financial institutions, and major network points, giving customers low-latency access across Alberta and western Canada. As part of Rogers’ broader data center footprint, CAL-DC2 integrates into a national network of colocation, interconnection, and cloud-adjacent services, enhancing its strategic significance in Canada’s digital infrastructure.
⚙️ Facility Highlights
- Total Utility Power Capacity: Dual-fed 12.5 MW utility power supply.
- Power Redundancy: Redundant UPS systems and on-site generators, configured to N+1 redundancy for critical power infrastructure.
- Cooling Systems: Employs a chilled-water cooling system with redundant components to maintain required temperature and humidity levels.
- Flexible Colocation Offerings: Private cages, cabinets (including fractional/cabinet options), bare-metal hosting, colocation partnerships, remote hands services.
🔐 Security & Compliance
- Physical Security: 24/7 on-site security personnel; multiple stages of authentication (including biometric); locked cabinets/cages.
- Monitoring & Surveillance: Continuous video surveillance; monitoring systems to detect unauthorized access and environmental anomalies.
- Compliance & Certifications: Meets or is certified/compliant with standards including ISO-27001, SOC-1/SSAE 18, SOC-2 Type II, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GLBA.
🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access
- Carrier Access: Hosts multiple service providers in-building; Rogers offers its own backbone; customers can access diverse carriers.
- Internet Exchange & Peering: The facility is listed on PeeringDB and connected to YYCIX (Calgary Internet Exchange) among others.
- Network Reach: Part of Rogers’ national fibre-optic backbone, enabling connectivity across Canada and into key U.S. and global entry points.
💼 Who It Serves
- Enterprises requiring mission-critical colocation for applications with strong uptime and regulatory demands (e.g. finance, legal, healthcare).
- Businesses with compliance requirements (e.g., needing ISO, PCI, HIPAA, GLBA compliance).
- Companies needing low latency access in western Canada, including cloud providers, content delivery networks, telcos, carriers.
- Customers who need flexible colocation options and hybrid deployments (bare metal, private suites, fractional cabinets).