South Front Networks: Davenport Data Center

SFN IA-Davenport is a data center facility operated by South Front Networks (SFN), located at 2814 North Clark Street, Davenport, Iowa. 

Strategically situated in the Quad Cities region along the Mississippi River, this facility supports connectivity and digital infrastructure growth in eastern Iowa and surrounding Midwest markets. As part of SFN’s regional fiber and colocation network across Iowa and Minnesota, IA-Davenport plays a key role in bridging regional enterprise, telco, and internet traffic. 

Its location offers advantages in regional connectivity (proximity to fiber routes and intercity backhaul), accessibility to local industry (manufacturing, agriculture tech), and peering/IX presence (as the Davenport site hosts a QCIX switch). 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Listed in PeeringDB under facility code 7705 for SFN IA-Davenport. 
• The facility supports modular connectivity operations and colocation services (e.g. cross-connect, wave transport, Ethernet). 
• Hurricane Electric (HE) has deployed a point of presence (PoP) in this facility to enable IPv4/IPv6 transit via 100GE, 10GE, and GigE ports. 
• The facility is carrier-neutral in nature (i.e. not locked to a single provider) as part of SFN’s interconnection policy. 

Peering/IX presence: houses the QCIX (Quad Cities Internet Exchange) switch infrastructure. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• The publicly available sources do not disclose detailed physical security measures (e.g. biometric access, CCTV, mantraps) for this facility.
• Likewise, I could not confirm any specific compliance or certification status (e.g. SSAE-18, ISO 27001) tied to SFN IA-Davenport in the sources I searched.
• Because it is a standard wholesale/colocation site in SFN’s network, standard practices such as 24/7 monitoring, on-site staff, and network monitoring are typical expectations in the industry, but I could not directly verify those for this facility.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-Neutral Status: The facility is part of SFN’s interconnection ecosystem and supports multiple carriers. 
• PoP / Transit Providers: Hurricane Electric maintains a PoP here, offering IPv4/IPv6 transit with port options up to 100GE.
• Fiber Entry Diversity: As part of SFN’s regional fiber network infrastructure, the facility benefits from multiple fiber paths and redundant fiber ingress.
• Internet Exchange / Peering: Houses a QCIX switch location (QCIX’s Davenport “SW03” at 2814 N Clark St) enabling peering with numerous networks across the Midwest. 
• Interconnection Services: The facility supports cross-connects, private peering, Ethernet transport, and wave (optical) interconnection services as part of SFN’s offerings. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Telecommunications operators and regional ISPs who require transit, peering, and fiber interconnection in the Iowa / Midwest region.
• Content and application providers needing peering connectivity via QCIX or access to HE’s backbone.
• Enterprises, particularly those in manufacturing, IoT, agtech, logistics, or operations in the Quad Cities area, seeking local colocation or hybrid network infrastructure.
• Cloud or SaaS providers requiring regional presence and lower-latency access to Midwest markets.