NTT expands data center, cloud to US with acquisition

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It has acquired about 80 percent RagingWire for US$350 million. The acquisition will more than double NTT Com's data center space in the U.S., enabling the company to respond to what it said is a high demand for data center services in North America.

RagingWire has 650,000 square feet of data center space at its campuses in Sacramento, California, and Ashburn, Virginia, which are currently being expanded. The company has also begun the construction of a 150,000 square foot data center in Sacramento, and will soon break ground on a 78-acre plot of land in Ashburn. RagingWire has also developed technology to offer more cost-effective data center redundancy, NTT said.

RagingWire's founders and management team will continue to operate the company under the RagingWire brand and maintain a minority interest.

The U.S. market for data center services -- which accounts for more than 50 percent of global demand -- has roughly doubled between 2010 and 2013, according to NTT.