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{{short description|Data center where servers from multiple customers are located}}
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A '''colocation centre''' (also spelled '''co-location''', or shortened to '''colo''') or "'''carrier hotel'''", is a type of [[data centre]] where equipment, space, and bandwidth are available for rental to retail customers. Colocation facilities provide space, power, cooling, and [[physical security]] for the [[Server (computing)|server]], [[Computer data storage|storage]], and [[Computer network|networking]] equipment of other firms and also connect them to a variety of [[Telecommunications network|telecommunications]] and [[network service provider]]s with a minimum of cost and complexity. The term "carrier hotel" can refer to a data center focused on connecting customer and carrier networks together.<ref>https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/the-rise-and-rebirth-of-carrier-hotels/</ref> Colocation centers often host [[private peering]] connections between their customers, internet transit providers, cloud providers,<ref>https://www.servethehome.com/touring-the-phoenixnap-data-center/2/</ref><ref>https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/the-rise-and-rebirth-of-carrier-hotels/</ref> [[meet-me room]]s for connecting customers together<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Dave Bullock |date=April 3, 2008 |title=A Lesson in Internet Anatomy: The World's Densest Meet-Me Room |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/04/gallery-one-wilshire/ |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |accessdate=2022-06-16}}</ref> [[Internet exchange point]]s,<ref>https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/awasr-ams-ix-and-alliance-networks-launch-internet-exchange-in-oman/</ref><ref>https://www.datacenterfrontier.com/colo/article/55125540/data-center-tours-equinix-dc12-ashburn-virginia</ref> and landing points and terminal equipment for fiber optic [[submarine communication cable]]s,<ref>https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/how-the-internet-works-submarine-cables-data-centres-last-mile/#page-4</ref> connecting the internet, for example at the network access point known as [[NAP of the Americas]], which connects many Latin American ISPs with networks in the US.<ref>https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/networking/equinix-expands-miami-data-center-that-s-key-to-latin-american-connectivity</ref>