TasmaNet Pty Ltd: DC3 Data Centre — Hobart
About DC3 Data Centre — Hobart
The DC3 Data Centre is publicly marketed by TasmaNet as a Tasmanian data centre facility (“DC3 Data Centre”), described as the only Tier 2+ private sector data centre in Tasmania.
A facility record in PeeringDB lists “TasmaNet Hobart DC3” with a published street address of 40–50 Innovation Drive, Dowsing Point, TAS 7010, Australia (geocode -42.822507, 147.304308).
⚙️ Facility Highlights
- Facility name (operator marketing): DC3 Data Centre.
- Operator / brand marketing the facility (official website): TasmaNet.
- Published facility address (third-party infrastructure directory): 40–50 Innovation Drive, Dowsing Point, TAS 7010, Australia.
- Tier statement (operator marketing): “Tier 2+”; also states Tier 3 redundancy for cooling (cooling redundancy claim only).
- Racks (operator news release): 30 racks currently, with capacity to expand to 100.
- Design form factor (operator news release): described as a modular data centre.
- Colocation commercial model (operator marketing): per-rack-unit pricing (“only pay for the space you use”).
- Ownership/operations change (operator news release, Feb 12, 2020): TasmaNet announced it signed a binding term sheet to sell the assets of DC3 to DXN Ltd, with DXN becoming a wholesale data centre provider to TasmaNet, and DC3 management continuing to be undertaken by TasmaNet on behalf of DXN (as stated in that 2020 release).
Current ownership and operating responsibilities (post-2020): Not publicly disclosed beyond the 2020 transaction announcement.
🔐 Security & Compliance
Physical security controls (perimeter, mantraps, CCTV coverage/retention, visitor handling) and fire suppression system types: Not publicly disclosed in operator facility documentation reviewed.
Compliance & standards (operator-level / site-supported):
- ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (operator-level statement): TasmaNet states it has been certified by DLCS to ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (no facility-specific scope published on the DC3 page).
Facility-specific certification scopes and certificate IDs are not publicly disclosed.
🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access
- Exchange present (third-party infrastructure directory): PeeringDB lists TAS-IX (Tasmanian Internet Exchange) as an exchange at the TasmaNet Hobart DC3 facility record.
- Carrier-neutral claim (operator news release): DXN’s CEO statement in the 2020 TasmaNet release references a plan to expand a carrier neutral edge data centre footprint, in the context of acquiring DC3 (this is a statement about DXN’s plan; facility-level carrier-neutral policy for DC3 is Not publicly disclosed in a current operator datasheet).
The facility does not operate an Internet Exchange (IX). Not publicly disclosed.
The presence of TAS-IX at the facility does not constitute IX operation by the facility owner/operator.
💼 Who It Serves
- Customer base (operator news release): described as having a “strong customer base” including Tasmanian Government and “key sovereign clients” (no named customers published).