Datacom Data Centres
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Datacom Data Centres is the colocation arm of New Zealand’s Datacom Group, operating five self-owned, purpose-built data centres in New Zealand (two in Auckland, plus Hamilton, Wellington, and Christchurch) and delivering additional capacity to customers through dedicated data halls inside AirTrunk’s hyperscale facilities in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. As of 2025, Datacom has invested more than NZ$200m in its local New Zealand infrastructure and describes itself as the country’s largest sovereign colocation provider, a positioning it leans on heavily amid government and enterprise demand for in-country data hosting. Its most recent expansion was the 2025 acquisition of T4’s Auckland facility (originally built by IBM around 2010), which Datacom says it will upgrade for AI-ready, high-density workloads including liquid cooling. Datacom Group traces its roots to 1965 as Computer Bureau Ltd, and the data centre business today sits alongside the group’s broader cloud, network, and managed-services offerings, though the colocation product itself is sold as rack, cage, and full-suite space rather than as-a-service cloud capacity.
Datacom Data Centres has a confirmed data center presence at the following locations:
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Datacom Data Centres Data Center Locations
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia AirTrunk SYD1 PENDING REVIEW
AirTrunk SYD1, located near Western Sydney International Airport in Luddenham, is described as one of the largest data centres in New South Wales by MW capacity. - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia AirTrunk MEL1 PENDING REVIEW
AirTrunk MEL1 is described as one of the largest data centres in Victoria by MW capacity. - Auckland, New Zealand Orbit TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Orbit was one of only two New Zealand data centres (alongside Kapua) to receive the Uptime Institute's management and operations (M&O) stamp of approval, in 2014 and again in 2016. - Auckland, New Zealand HighbrookAI DATA CENTER PENDING REVIEW
The Highbrook building was originally built around 2010 by IBM before Kyndryl's spin-out, was operated by T4 from 2022, and totals roughly 5,200 sqm with about 8MW of capacity. - Christchurch, New Zealand Gloucester TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Gloucester tripled its rack count as part of a 2024-2025 upgrade and was also upgraded to be fault-tolerant and concurrently maintainable. - Hamilton, New Zealand Kapua TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Kapua marked a decade of operation in Hamilton (Kirikiriroa) around 2023-2024 and was one of only two New Zealand data centres to receive the Uptime Institute's M&O stamp of approval, in 2014 and 2016. - Wellington, New Zealand Abel TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
The Wellington facility was upgraded to be fault-tolerant and concurrently maintainable, with a 25 percent capacity increase, as part of Datacom's 2024-2025 expansion program.
By Continent
Datacom Data Centres AI Data Centers
Datacom's clearest AI-specific infrastructure commitment is at its Highbrook facility in Auckland, acquired from T4 in 2025. The company has stated it will upgrade this site for AI-ready, high-density workloads with energy-efficient design, including liquid cooling, to keep pace with rising compute demand. This is currently the only Datacom-operated site with a named, facility-specific AI infrastructure plan.
- Auckland, New Zealand Highbrook AI DATA CENTER PENDING REVIEW
The Highbrook building was originally built around 2010 by IBM before Kyndryl's spin-out, was operated by T4 from 2022, and totals roughly 5,200 sqm with about 8MW of capacity.
Common Questions
How many data centres does Datacom operate in New Zealand?
Following its 2025 acquisition of T4's Auckland facility, Datacom operates five sovereign data centres in New Zealand: two in Auckland (Orbit and Highbrook), plus Kapua in Hamilton, Abel in Wellington, and Gloucester in Christchurch.
Does Datacom own facilities in Australia, or just resell space there?
In Australia, Datacom does not build its own buildings; it delivers colocation services from its own dedicated data halls inside AirTrunk's SYD1 (Sydney) and MEL1 (Melbourne) hyperscale facilities.
Does Datacom have AI/GPU-specific infrastructure?
Datacom has said its newly acquired Highbrook facility in Auckland will be upgraded for AI-ready, high-density workloads with energy-efficient design, including liquid cooling, to meet growing compute demand.
Are Datacom's New Zealand data centres powered by renewable energy?
Datacom signed a ten-year contract with Mercury Energy putting its four original New Zealand data centres (Auckland Orbit, Hamilton, Wellington, and Christchurch) onto the New Zealand Energy Certificate System, sourced from geothermal, wind, and hydro power.
Does Datacom Data Centres offer colocation services?
Yes — we've identified 7 facilities where Datacom Data Centres may offer colocation services. Please contact Datacom Data Centres directly to confirm current availability and terms.
Does Datacom Data Centres offer cloud services?
We haven't confirmed cloud services for Datacom Data Centres yet — this isn't a definitive no, since our research can miss things. Please contact Datacom Data Centres directly to confirm cloud availability.
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