DataBank Welcomes AT&T as a New Telecom Carrier in Los Angeles Data Center

Agreement Enhances Connectivity Options for Local Enterprises

Dallas, TX — December 11, 2024 – DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class, HPC-ready edge colocation, interconnection, and managed services, today announced that AT&T, one of the world’s largest and most trusted telecommunications providers, is now a carrier at DataBank’s LAX1 data center in Los Angeles. This agreement expands DataBank’s carrier-neutral ecosystem in Los Angeles, offering customers greater connectivity, flexibility, and choice to meet their critical IT infrastructure needs.

DataBank’s Los Angeles carrier hotel, LAX1, is located at One Wilshire Boulevard—often referred to as “the most connected carrier hotel on the West Coast.” At the nexus of a rich telecommunications network in the western United States, One Wilshire serves as an essential communications point to the Pacific Rim—with submarine cables transmitting 33% of Internet traffic from the U.S. to Asia.

With the addition of AT&T, customers in the second most populous metro in the U.S. gain access to AT&T’s robust network and infrastructure, which enables high-speed, reliable connectivity and supports a range of hybrid IT environments. This enhancement is particularly valuable for companies seeking improved redundancy and optimized latency for their applications and services. As one of the nation’s most extensive telecom networks, AT&T’s presence at LAX1 will empower customers to streamline operations, scale efficiently, and meet the demands of modern, data-driven businesses.

Originally built in 1966, most of the 664,000-square-foot structure at One Wilshire is now used as data center space and carrier points of presence. The thirty-story high-rise was originally built for offices but transformed into a home for telecommunications companies in the 1990s after a heavy concentration of underground cable was installed in that section of Los Angeles.

“DataBank is committed to providing our customers with top-tier connectivity solutions and adding AT&T as a carrier is a significant step toward fulfilling that mission,” said Tim Glatz, product manager of interconnection at DataBank. “This agreement not only strengthens our carrier network but also offers our customers in Los Angeles more versatile, reliable options to support their unique IT and data center needs.”

AT&T joins DataBank’s ecosystem of carriers to enable a comprehensive and customizable connectivity environment for enterprises that host their IT environments in the Los Angeles area. The expansion aligns with DataBank’s ongoing commitment to enhance interconnectivity options, support hybrid IT models, and offer solutions that empower businesses to thrive in a competitive digital landscape.

“AT&T is excited to serve DataBank customers at One Wilshire,” said John Golden, AVP, Product Management & Development. “As a connectivity provider, AT&T excels at taking our network to the next level by servicing customers that require speed, reliability, and security. By being a carrier at One Wilshire, we can extend our high-performance, resilient connectivity solutions to even more businesses, ensuring they have the robust infrastructure needed to thrive in today’s digital economy. Our commitment to innovation and excellence in network services will help DataBank customers achieve their IT goals seamlessly and effectively.”

For more information on DataBank’s connectivity solutions, visit our Interconnection Solutions page. For services and carrier options in the Los Angeles area, please visit this page.

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About DataBank

DataBank helps the world’s largest enterprises, technology, and content providers ensure their data and applications are always on, always secure, always compliant, and ready to scale to meet the needs of the artificial intelligence era.

Recognized by Deloitte in 2023 and 2024, and Inc. 5000 in 2024 as one of the fastest-growing private US companies, DataBank’s edge colocation and infrastructure footprint consists of 65+ “HPC-ready” data centers in 25+ markets, 20 interconnection hubs, and on-ramps to an ecosystem of cloud providers with virtually unlimited reach.

We combine these platforms with contract portability, managed security, compliance enablement, hands-on support, and a guarantee of 100% uptime availability, to give our customers absolute confidence in their IT infrastructure and the power to create a boundless digital future for their business.

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