Six Degrees: LON3 Data Center

Interxion’s LON3 data centre (operated by Digital Realty / Interxion) sits at 11 Hanbury Street, London, E1 6QR, in the heart of the London City / Tech City corridor. It is part of the Hanbury Street campus (LON1, LON2, LON3) and bridges the Square Mile and East London’s “Silicon Roundabout” / Brick Lane cluster, delivering low-latency access to financial markets, cloud hubs, and digital enterprises

Six Degrees is a tenant / colocation partner at this facility, leveraging its connectivity and service capabilities (via its own network) within this premium London node. 

This location offers a strategic position in one of Europe’s densest interconnection markets, combining proximity to the financial district, major exchanges, and a rich fabric of carriers and cloud providers.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Approximately 1,820 m² (19,590 ft²) of gross building footprint. 
• Power infrastructure: UPS redundancy 2N, optimized for reliability. 
• Cooling architecture: N+1 redundancy with sustainable, high-performance systems. 
• High-density support: power densities up to ~15 kW per rack to support HPC / AI loads. 
• Energy & sustainability: 100% renewable energy backing, and BREEAM certification for the building. 
• Campus fiber interconnect: LON1 / LON2 / LON3 are cross-connected via redundant dark fiber, enabling internal campus connectivity.

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Multi-layered physical security: five layers of physical security protection including full perimeter defenses. 
• 24×7 CCTV surveillance with high retention (e.g. up to 90 days) covering internal and external zones. 
• Electronic access control: PIN, biometric, and anti-tailgating portals. 
• Security vetting of personnel to BS 7858 standard.
• Compliance certifications:
•  • ISO 27001 (information security)
•  • ISO 22301 (business continuity) 
•  • ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 
•  • SOC 2 
•  • PCI DSS 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-neutral facility: over 195+ networks / carriers / ISPs are accessible.
• Internet exchange presence: LINX, LONAP, and numerous peering platforms directly in campus. 
• Dense fiber infrastructure with diverse ingress/egress paths and multiple fiber entry points to reduce risk and latency. 
• Cross-connects available to LON1 and LON2 for internal campus interconnection. 
• Private network access to major cloud providers (Azure, AWS) and support for hybrid extension / cloud connectivity.
• Peering exchange depth: a “Gold” sponsor facility in PeeringDB, with ~119 networks listed and extensive IXP access.

💼 Who It Serves

• Financial services & capital markets firms requiring proximity to trading venues and minimal latency. 
• Cloud, SaaS, and platform providers needing cosmopolitan interconnection and scalable infrastructure. 
• AI / HPC / compute-intensive workloads leveraging the high-density power configurations and modern cooling systems. 
• Enterprises in digital media, advertising, and content delivery seeking low-latency access to European and global markets. 
• Hybrid IT / multi-cloud users, who need seamless interconnectivity and access to multiple network/cloud providers.