Global Switch
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Global Switch is a colocation-only data center operator that owns and runs large, carrier- and cloud-neutral multi-tenant facilities concentrated in prime city-center locations across Europe and Asia-Pacific, rather than in suburban campuses. As of 2026 its live portfolio spans London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Madrid and Paris in Europe, plus Hong Kong and Singapore in Asia-Pacific, with new expansion into Johor (Malaysia) and Bangkok announced. Founded in 1998, the company markets itself as the highest credit-rated data center company in the world, with investment-grade ratings from Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, and its portfolio totals roughly 428,000 sqm (4.6 million sq ft) of technical space. Global Switch does not build sprawling hyperscale campuses in secondary markets the way AWS or Google do; instead its differentiator is siting dense, high-power buildings right next to financial districts and internet exchange hubs so customers get low-latency access to carriers and cloud on-ramps. It sold its Australian business (two Sydney data centers, Sydney East and West) to HMC Capital in a deal announced in 2024 and expected to close in 2025, ending its presence there, while it is currently expanding capacity in Madrid, London, Frankfurt and Paris to serve AI, cloud and high-performance-computing demand.
Global Switch has a confirmed data center presence at the following locations:
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Global Switch Data Center Locations
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney West (400/392-422 Harris Street, Ultimo) CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Sydney West is one of two adjoining conjoined data center buildings representing the only large-scale data center campus in the immediate vicinity of the Sydney CBD. - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney East (273 Pyrmont Street, Ultimo) CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Sydney East, adjoining Sydney West, together formed a 26MW campus that HMC Capital said could be expanded to 88MW after a densification and optimization project. - Clichy, France Paris West TIER III+ CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Paris West and its campus have one of the highest power densities and largest floorplates in France, at over 50,000 sqm of space, located in Clichy-Levallois between Paris's financial hub and La Défense. - Clichy, France Paris East TIER III+ CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Paris East provides roughly 34,915 sqm of data floor space across 6 data floors as part of Global Switch's wider Paris campus. - Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany Frankfurt South CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Frankfurt South provides roughly 17,686 sqm of space and sits close to the financial district, city center and Frankfurt International Airport. - Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany Frankfurt North CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Frankfurt North, comprising about 11,862 sqm of space, was completed in March 2024 by main contractor Mercury Engineering. - Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong Global Switch Hong Kong CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
This facility offers about 70,000 sqm of infrastructure and holds an OCP Ready v1 Data Center Site Assessment from the Open Compute Project. - Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam West CARRIER-NEUTRAL · +44 2 08 05 49 000 PENDING REVIEW
This site is located in the Slotevaart/Overtoomseveld district, about 2km from the financial district, adjacent to the main Dutch cable infrastructure. - Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam East CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Located adjacent to the existing Amsterdam West building, this expansion added around 32,000 sqm of space with technical suites specifically designed to accommodate high-performance computing needs. - Madrid, Spain Madrid 1 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Madrid 1 sits in the area Global Switch calls Madrid's 'Silicon Alley,' known for its concentration of internet and tech companies and Spain's highest per-capita connectivity. - Madrid, Spain Madrid 2 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Madrid 2 is a 56MW, roughly 24,000 sqm building under construction on Calle Yécora, planned to open in 2029 and reach full capacity by 2032, expanding the Madrid campus to 70MW combined. - London, UK London East (Global Switch House, 3 Nutmeg Lane) CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
This building was, at the time of its construction, described as the largest purpose-built data center in Europe, offering roughly 450,000 sq ft of net technical space across 11 floors. - London, UK London North (East India Dock House, 240 East India Dock Road) CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
This facility is a retrofit of the former Financial Times printing works and first opened as a data center in late 1999 during the dot-com boom. - London, UK London South (Nutmeg Lane) CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Global Switch has publicly announced this as a new five-floor, roughly 290,000 sq ft (or per one report 40MW/27,000 sqm) building adjacent to its existing London East and North sites in Docklands, having received planning permission from Tower Hamlets Council.
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Common Questions
Does Global Switch have AI/GPU-specific infrastructure?
Global Switch has announced a new 56 MW Madrid 2 facility explicitly targeted at AI, cloud and high-performance computing workloads, set to begin operating from 2029 and reach full capacity by 2032, expanding the Madrid campus to 70 MW combined.
Did Global Switch sell its Australian data centers?
Yes. In October 2024, Global Switch agreed to sell Global Switch Australia (its two adjoining Sydney data centers in Ultimo) to HMC Capital for roughly AU$2.12 billion (~AU$1.94bn per some reports), with the assets set to seed a new ASX-listed digital infrastructure REIT (later branded DigiCo).
How many data centers does Global Switch operate and where?
As of 2026 Global Switch's own site lists facilities in London (3 buildings), Amsterdam (2), Frankfurt (2), Madrid (2, including one under construction), Paris (4), Hong Kong (1) and Singapore (2), with expansion planned in Johor, Malaysia and Bangkok, Thailand.
Who owns Global Switch?
Global Switch has been majority owned by Chinese steel maker Jiangsu Shagang Group since around 2016, following an earlier 2018 consortium ownership change involving Chinese investors known as Elegant Jubilee.
Is Global Switch a colocation or cloud provider?
Global Switch is purely a colocation provider — it sells rack, cage and suite space in its own carrier- and cloud-neutral buildings for customers to install their own equipment, rather than selling cloud compute services itself.
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