Stellanor Acquires 8 Data Centres to Grow UK Network

Stellanor Datacenters has completed the acquisition of eight data centres from UK managed services provider Redcentric plc.

In doing so, the company expands its UK infrastructure footprint as telco operators and enterprise customers seek more connected, low-latency services.

The deal adds around 450 enterprise customers to Stellanor’s portfolio and increases its total estate to 11 facilities across the UK.

Stellanor positions the acquisition as part of a wider strategy to develop urban infrastructure that supports wholesale connectivity, AI-ready colocation and growing enterprise traffic demands.

With the expansion, access to regional interconnection points and carrier-neutral facilities close to businesses and end users will strengthen.

Stellanor’s enlarged footprint includes facilities in London at Goswell Road, Braham Street and Shoreditch, alongside sites in Reading, Cambridge, Gatwick, Woking, Byfleet, West Yorkshire, Hemel Hempstead and near Heathrow.

Together, the portfolio delivers 39MVA of secured grid capacity.

Urban infrastructure supports telco demand

The acquisition reflects wider demand across the telco sector for infrastructure capable of supporting distributed networks and high-capacity connectivity services.

Urban data centres increasingly support telco operators that require fibre-rich locations close to enterprise customers and population centres.

These facilities help operators manage lower latency for applications such as AI inference and real-time analytics, while also supporting cloud connectivity and hybrid network deployments.

Stellanor states that the combined portfolio supports high-density colocation alongside cooling systems, physical and digital security measures and renewable energy procurement.

The company plans coordinated upgrades across the network, including higher-density power capacity and enhanced fibre interconnection. 

These upgrades aim to support more intensive workloads without disrupting existing services for customers already operating across the sites.

“This acquisition represents a transformative step in building the UK's leading urban data centre platform,” says Michael Tobin CBE, Chairman of the Board, Stellanor.

“We've scaled from two to 11 facilities in nine months, backed by the infrastructure fund managed by DWS Group.

“This enables Stellanor to serve the accelerating demand for enterprise colocation and AI-ready infrastructure across the UK, with further expansion into Ireland and the Nordic regions planned.

“We're building the platform for a digital future that's close to the businesses and people who depend on it.”

The company’s focus on proximity aligns closely with telco industry requirements for edge infrastructure.

For operators expanding 5G services and enterprise connectivity, distributed infrastructure also supports resilience and scalability across multiple locations.

Fibre connectivity and distributed networks

The integration of the Redcentric facilities forms part of Stellanor’s effort to create a more interconnected national platform through expanded fibre infrastructure.

Enterprises increasingly depend on seamless connectivity between data centres, cloud environments and edge locations to support distributed IT operations.

Stellanor says its infrastructure upgrades support these requirements by improving connectivity between facilities while increasing overall capacity.

The company also states that the programme will be delivered with no disruption for existing customers, which is important for telco providers requiring service continuity.

Redcentric maintains customer continuity

This transaction marks a strategic change for Redcentric, while it maintains support for existing data centre customers through the new ownership structure.

The company indicates confidence in Stellanor’s ability to operate and expand the acquired facilities as part of a larger integrated platform backed by infrastructure investment from DWS Group.

As Michelle Senecal De Fonseca, CEO at Redcentric, explains: “We're confident our data centre clients will benefit from Stellanor's platform approach and DWS backing.

“We look forward to continuing to develop our partnership together and building on the strong ties we have built through this sales process.”

As AI traffic, cloud adoption and distributed applications place greater pressure on networks, telco providers continue to seek infrastructure capable of supporting high-performance connectivity close to users and businesses across the UK.