Ziply Fiber Expands its Data Center Presence in Washington State with H5 Data Centers in Seattle and Quincy | Business

DENVER – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Aug. October 2021–

H5 Data Centers, a national colocation and wholesale data center provider, today announced the expansion of Ziply Fiber to its data centers in downtown Seattle and Quincy, Washington. Ziply Fiber is a leading provider of commercial networks designed specifically for the Internet, an additional carrier available in H5 Data Centers Tier III facilities.

“We’re excited to partner with H5 data centers and give businesses the access they need to connect to our network, which has been designed and built for speed, reliability, capacity and security,” said Chris Gellos, Vice President and General Manager of the Ziply Fiber commercial. “Organizations typically need data centers to meet high performance standards that are critical to the success of their business. The Ziply Fiber network was built to exceed these standards.”

Ziply Fiber has aggressively expanded its fiber footprint since acquiring Frontier Communications’ Northwest operations in May 2020, with the goal of gaining access to fiber from about 30 percent to more than 80 percent of its territory over the next three years the entire four-state region.

As Ziply Fiber continues to roll out fiber-based services across the region, the company will support the growing customer base of H5 data centers comprised of Fortune 500 companies, content delivery networks (CDNs) and cloud service providers who support their mission-critical operations want to improve.

The H5 data center highlights from Quincy:

The H5 Data Centers data center campus in Quincy includes up to 480,000 square feet of data center space.

• 63 hectare data center campus with Tier III data center space
• $ 0.03 / kWh average annual electricity prices
• Access to 100% renewable hydropower
• 100% WA sales tax reduction on hardware equipment

H5 data center highlights in Seattle:

H5 Data Centers’ Seattle data center is a 293,000 square foot colocation facility with 40 on-net carriers located just blocks from the Westin Building.

• 293,000 square foot data center in downtown Seattle
• Private colocation suites, bespoke cages or custom closets
• One of the most energy efficient data center concepts in Seattle
• Various transportation companies have access to the Westin building

“Access to the Ziply Fiber network in the Pacific Northwest is a huge asset to our customer base and carrier-neutral ecosystem in Washington,” said Josh Simms, CEO of H5 Data Centers. “Ziply is an excellent opportunity for our customers to diversify their network options and reduce latency.”

About Ziply Fiber

Ziply Fiber is locally based in the Northwest, headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, and has headquarters in Everett, Washington; Beaverton, Oregon; and Hayden, Idaho. Most of the Ziply Fiber executive team, comprised of former executives from AT&T, CenturyLink, and Wave Broadband, either grew up in the Northwest or spent most of their 30 years here. This local ownership and market knowledge are an important part of the company’s mindset and culture. More information is available at www.ziplyfiber.com.

Via H5 data centers

H5 Data Centers is a leading US private data center operator with over 2 million square feet of managed data center space. The company designs and develops flexible and scalable data center solutions to meet the core infrastructure and edge requirements of its customers. H5 Data Centers operates data centers in 14 US markets. Please visit www.h5datacenters.com for more information.

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CONTACT: H5 data centers Media contact:

Jenna Baker

jenna.baker@h5datacenters.com

(303) 714-7805 Ziply Fiber Media Contact:

Dan Miller

dan.miller@curatorpr.com

(206) 979-4055

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