SMARTNET / AS203446

Colocation

Rack space, power and connectivity in secure, well-connected facilities.

Colocation

Colocate your hardware in a secure, professional environment

Our colocation service is designed for customers who need a reliable, well-connected home for their equipment. Power and network are included from the start, with clear pricing and the ability to scale as your infrastructure grows.

Offers

Colocation offers

Equinix FR5 Frankfurt and Equinix SV4 San Jose.

1U

1U 19" rack space
300 W power flat
Location: All SMARTNET PoPs in Frankfurt
2x1 Gbps uplink with 1 Gbps 95/5 traffic
/29 IPv4 and /64 IPv6
Free setup
DualStack BGP session included

170 €

per month

10U

10U 19" rack space
850 W power flat
Location: All SMARTNET PoPs in Frankfurt
2x10 Gbps with 1 Gbps flat
/28 IPv4 and /48 IPv6
Free setup
DualStack BGP session included

580 €

per month

Half Rack FR5

Not available

Lockable 19" rack, 23U usable space
Location: Equinix FR5 Frankfurt
2x16 A power circuits
2 kW flat-rate power included
2x40G uplinks, 4G 95/5 CDR
1,500 € one-time setup
24/7 access via biometric and key

1000 €

per month

1U SV4

1U 19" rack space
300 W power flat
Location: Equinix SV4
2x1 Gbps uplink with 1 Gbps 95/5 traffic
/29 IPv4 and /64 IPv6
150 € setup fee
DualStack BGP session included

140 €

per month

10U SV4

10U 19" rack space
850 W power flat
Location: Equinix SV4
2x10 Gbps with 1 Gbps flat
/28 IPv4 and /48 IPv6
Setup fee TBC
DualStack BGP session included

460 €

per month

Locations

Data center guide

Pick the right facility based on power density, interconnection needs, redundancy design and operating model. Frankfurt customers can also combine two locations for metro-redundant deployments.

Best all-rounder

Equinix FR5

Main Frankfurt colocation site for standard 1U, 10U and larger customer deployments. Strong choice when you want mature interconnection, meet-me-room access and direct Frankfurt ecosystem reach.

Address: Kleyerstrasse 90, 60326 Frankfurt

Meet-me-room: Yes

Power: 2 utility feeds, 6 kVA cabinet pole capacity, 2.01 kVA actual kVA per cabinet

Generators: 12 systems, 29,908 kW total capacity, N+1 design

UPS: Static UPS, 2N configuration, 37 UPS units

Fuel: 30+ hours, approx. 220,000 liters total fuel capacity

Cooling: N+1 cooling, CRAC/CRAH and chiller infrastructure

Security: On-site guarding, AMAG access, biometric readers, mantrap, 250 cameras

Shipping: 08:00-18:00 warehouse hours, secure storage area available

Use FR5 for: primary Frankfurt colocation, customer-facing deployments, BGP sessions, transit, cross-connect heavy setups.

Best redundancy pair with FR5

Equinix FR7

Strong secondary Frankfurt site with meet-me-room, large sellable power base and good local ecosystem access. Useful as a second metro location for failover or dual-site designs.

Address: Gutleutstrasse 310, 60327 Frankfurt

Building: 4-storey building with gated entrance

Meet-me-room: Yes

Power: 2 utility feeds, 14,125 kVA total sellable capacity, 2 kVA actual kVA per cabinet

Generators: 10 installed generators, 15,756 kW total capacity

UPS: Distributed redundant UPS, 17 UPS units, 3,750 kVA total capacity

Cooling: N+1 cooling, cold aisle containment, 14 chillers, 136 CRAH units and 8 CRAC units

Security: On-site guarding, NEDAP access, biometric readers, mantrap, 175 cameras

Shipping: 08:00-18:00 warehouse hours, secure storage area available

Use FR7 for: second Frankfurt site, network redundancy, separate failure domain, backup routers or dual-location colo.

Best high-power Frankfurt site

Equinix FR8

Newer Frankfurt site with high per-cabinet power profile. Good for dense compute, larger power draw and deployments that benefit from being outside the same exact city campus as FR5/FR7.

Address: Lärchenstrasse 141, 65933 Frankfurt

Opened: September 2021

Meet-me-room: Yes

Power: 2 utility feeds, 6 kVA actual kVA per cabinet

Generators: 6 installed generators, 25,296 kW total capacity

UPS: Static UPS, N+1 redundant equipment, 8,400 kVA total UPS capacity

Cooling: N+1 cooling, cold aisle containment, free cooling, 316 T CRAH capacity

Security: On-site guarding, AMAG access, biometric readers, mantrap, 138 cameras

Shipping: 09:00-17:00 warehouse hours

Use FR8 for: high-density servers, compute-heavy workloads, separate Frankfurt metro diversity, second-site backup.

Best US West Coast option

Equinix SV4

Sunnyvale / Silicon Valley location for customers that need US West Coast presence, low-latency access to Bay Area networks and a US landing point for global infrastructure.

Address: 255 Caspian Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Metro: Silicon Valley, 8 mi to SJC, 28 mi to SFO

Network ecosystem: Silicon Valley metro with 720+ companies and 135+ network providers

Power: 1 utility feed, 6,000 kVA total sellable capacity, 1.75 kVA actual kVA per cabinet

Generators: 5 installed generators, 10,000 kW total capacity, N+1 design

Fuel: 30+ hours at full load, approx. 160,880 liters total fuel capacity

Cooling: DX cooling, N+1 redundancy, 2,290 T CRAC capacity

DC power: Available

Shipping: 07:00-17:00 warehouse hours, secure storage area available

Use SV4 for: US West Coast services, latency-sensitive US deployments, US backup location, global redundancy.

Carrier-neutral Frankfurt option

Colt Frankfurt City

Carrier-neutral Frankfurt City data center with Tier 3 design and strong connectivity options. Better suited for pure compute or network PoP deployments that do not require meet-me-room access or a large local ecosystem presence.

Address: Hanauer Landstraße 326, 60314 Frankfurt am Main

Technical space: 1,200 sqm

Power: 2.4 MVA total power provision

Resilience: Colt Tier 3 certified, concurrently maintainable

Power design: N+N power with infrastructure static switching A+B

UPS: Dedicated N+N UPS, 10 minute UPS autonomy

Generators: N+1 generators, 72 hour fuel capacity at full load

Connectivity: Carrier neutral, diverse entry points

Security: 24/7 onsite security, mantrap, CCTV,

Use Colt for: compute-only PoP or higher density colocation or second-site backup.

low density

Cogent Frankfurt

Good for compute-only PoP or backup deployments that do not require meet-me-room access or a large local ecosystem presence.

Address: Lyoner Strasse 15, Frankfurt

Technical space: approx. 214 sqm

Rack format: 600 x 800 mm standard rack configuration

Power: AC 230V

UPS: 2 UPS modules, 120 kVA each, Socomec Masterys GP4

Batteries: 3 strings, 33 batteries per string

Generator: 240 kW Cummins diesel generator, 2,000 liter fuel tank

Cooling: 3 Hiross CRAC units at 20 kW each, 2 Stulz CRAC units at 30 kW each

Security: Main entrance and colo room cameras, 24/7/365 monitoring, card reader access control

Use Cogent for: compute-only PoP or low density colocation or second-site backup.

Redundancy

Double-location redundancy

For customers that cannot rely on a single building, SMARTNET can design dual-site deployments across Frankfurt or combine Frankfurt with Silicon Valley for geographic redundancy.

FR5 + FR7

Best default Frankfurt metro redundancy pair. Both sites have meet-me-room availability and strong interconnection options.

Same Frankfurt metro
Different physical buildings
Good for routers, firewalls, clustered services and BGP redundancy
Low-latency metro design

FR5 + FR8

Better if the second site needs more power density or if the customer wants diversity away from the core Kleyerstraße/Gutleutstraße area.

Primary colo in FR5
Higher-density backup or compute in FR8
Good for active-passive server clusters
Useful for separate DDoS or backup equipment

Frankfurt + SV4

Geographic redundancy between Europe and the US West Coast. Not a low-latency HA pair, but useful for global service resilience.

Europe + US presence
Good for DNS, control planes, backups and global services
Separate legal, power and metro risk profile
Useful for international customers

Services

Remote hands and connectivity

Remote hands are available via the customer portal. Connectivity can be delivered with IP Transit, cross-connects and BGP.

Remote hands

On-site technical assistance
Equipment installation
Interface card removal and installation
Carrier circuit testing
Inventory, photos and serial capture
Power cycle or soft-boot

Connectivity

Carrier-grade IP Transit
Cross-connects to carriers and partners
IPv4 and IPv6
BGP sessions

Add-ons

Additional cross-connects
Additional DC power
Storage space
Staging area

Details

Colocation with SMARTNET

Why Frankfurt?

Frankfurt is one of Europe’s largest internet markets. Hosting your hardware here gives you direct access to carriers, internet exchanges and cloud networks.

The case for colocation

Colocation provides stable power, physical security and network options that are difficult to match in office or on-premise environments.

Security and access

Facilities use physical access control, biometric verification, CCTV monitoring and on-site staff presence.

A platform for growth

From single servers to larger deployments, colocation with SMARTNET provides a connected and secure base for your infrastructure.

FAQ

Colocation FAQ

Contact

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Contact our team to discuss your requirements.