teraswitch: Vancouver Data Center

TeraSwitch’s Vancouver Data Center (often referred to as VAN3) is located in Vancouver, British Columbia and operates as a fully carrier-neutral facility with direct connectivity into the major carrier hotel at 555 West Hastings. The site is positioned as one of the region’s largest neutral-colocation nodes, offering access to both Western Canada and cross-border connectivity.

 What makes this facility stand out are its high-density design, extensive network options (20+ unique networks), cloud on-ramps (AWS Direct Connect, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute) and full integration into the local metro fibre ecosystem. 

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Power / Redundancy: The facility is built according to a Power Tier III+ design with approximately 5 MW power capacity and N+1 power redundancy. 
• Cooling / Efficiency: Cooling infrastructure is N+1 for CRAC units (dual-powered A & B units) and design targets a PUE of ~1.3 or better. 
• Scalability: The site supports high-density workloads and offers rack deployments, cages and private suites with significant power headroom.
• Managed Services & Support: TeraSwitch provides remote-hands, 24/7 operations and full connectivity, bare-metal, colocation and managed network services. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• 24/7 on-site operations and monitoring via TeraSwitch’s Network Operations Centre (NOC); issues are proactively managed.
• Multi-layer access controls, secure rack/cage environments, surveillance and alarm systems are part of the standard offering (while full public certification details for this site aren’t disclosed, the infrastructure meets high-availability design criteria).
• Fire-suppression, environmental monitoring, dual power feed paths and robust structural protections support enterprise reliability requirements.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Carrier-Neutral: The Vancouver facility connects directly to the carrier hotel at 555 West Hastings, enabling access to many network providers and peering opportunities. 
• Cloud On-Ramps: Direct on-ramps available for major cloud providers including Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute. 
• Network Diversity: Offers dark fibre, diverse metro fibre paths, cross-connects, high-bandwidth links (100 Gbps+), and multi-homed IP transit with DDoS protection. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises and cloud/SaaS providers looking to deploy in Western Canada with high-density, network-rich colocation and cloud connectivity.
• Content-delivery and streaming platforms needing low-latency access to the Vancouver market, the Pacific Northwest and cross-border U.S. connectivity.
• Network operators and carrier-neutral service providers requiring access to the Vancouver carrier hotel plus rich interconnect ecosystem.
• Workloads requiring hybrid-cloud architectures, high-performance bare-metal deployments and scalable infrastructure in a metro-grade facility.