Arelion connects OpenColo's Santa Clara data center to its North American AI superhighway

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Arelion today announced it has deployed a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) at OpenColo's Santa Clara site, enabling diverse connectivity that supports both enterprises and wholesale operators. This PoP gives OpenColo's customers access to Arelion's #1 ranked IP backbone via high-capacity cross-connects and its full ecosystem of content, cloud and AI providers. The network expansion supports customers in the AI and cloud infrastructure sectors, enabling low-latency service delivery as enterprises increasingly deploy bandwidth-intensive applications critical to innovation and growth in Silicon Valley.

OpenColo has over 20 years of experience providing colocation, hosting and cloud services to customers, with its Santa Clara site featuring 71,000 square feet and 2N power redundancy. As a major tech hub in Silicon Valley, Santa Clara has more standalone data centers than any other city in California, totaling 55 in operation and three in the pipeline. Much of this data center development has been driven by AI services, with the enterprise AI market projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.9 percent, reaching $229.3 billion by 2030. This Arelion PoP will support low-latency access for AI training and inference workloads through scalable 400G Wavelengths, Ethernet, Cloud Connect, IP Transit, Dedicated Internet Access (DIA), DDoS Mitigation and other services.

"Our expansion in one of California's primary technology hubs enhances the diversity of our North American network, enabling us to provide OpenColo's customers with high-capacity connectivity underpinned by industry-leading customer service," said Art Kazmierczak, Director of Strategic Sales and Network Development at Arelion. "Through this collaboration, Arelion and OpenColo will play a key role in supporting enterprises and wholesale providers amid increased investment in AI and cloud solutions."

Arelion has maintained excellent customer service throughout 30 years of organic network growth, with its expert technicians supporting seamless access to global markets through end-to-end connectivity solutions. The Internet carrier has an industry-leading Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 70, reinforcing its dedication to providing exceptional service delivery and customer experiences.

"Arelion's commitment to world-class customer experiences and reliable Tier-1 services reflect our own mission in providing cost-effective, diverse options to our customers," said Scott Brookshire, CTO and Co-founder of OpenColo. "Through this PoP, we will collaborate to support innovations in AI and other markets, helping customers confidently deploy emerging applications through resilient, high-capacity connectivity."

About Arelion
Arelion solves global connectivity challenges for multinational enterprises whose businesses rely on digital infrastructure. On top of the world's #1 ranked IP backbone and a unique ecosystem of cloud and network service providers, we provide an award-winning customer experience to customers in close to 130 countries worldwide. Our global Internet services connect more than 700 cloud, security and content providers with low latency. For further resilience, our private Cloud Connect service connects directly to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Oracle cloud across North America, Europe and Asia. Discover more at Arelion.com, and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

About OpenColo
OpenColo is a premier carrier-neutral data center in Santa Clara, delivering resilient infrastructure, scalable power, and diverse connectivity to enterprises, service providers, and global networks in the last 5 years. OpenColo focuses on flexibility and responsive customer service, while providing reliable, low-latency solutions for deployments ranging from single cabinets to cages, helping customers scale confidently in the heart of Silicon Valley.

This collaboration underscores OpenColo's commitment to delivering flexibility, reliability, diversity and performance for digital businesses.

Discover more at opencolo.com, LinkedIn, or our Introductory video

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