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Unidata begins development on 20MW data center in Rome, Italy
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Italian telco Unidata and private equity firm Azimut Libera Impressa have launched a joint company to build a “green” and carrier-neutral Tier IV-quality data center in Rome.
Key facts
- In 2024, Microsoft announced a €4.3bn ($4.8bn) investment over two years to expand the country’s AI and cloud infrastructure and become one of Microsoft’s largest data center regions in Europe
- The UniCenter project will create a 20MW data center with more than 2,000 racks in an area spanning 140,000 sq ft (3,000 sqm) in the Italian capital
- Oracle opened its first Italian cloud region in Milan in December 2021, followed by a second region in Turin, launched in November 2025 in partnership with Telecom Italia (TIM)
- Unidata will own 25 percent of UniCenter while Azimut will own the remaining 75 percent
Summary
The UniCenter project will create a 20MW data center with more than 2,000 racks in an area spanning 140,000 sq ft (3,000 sqm) in the Italian capital. The data center will serve Italian and international customers and will operate in a wholesale-only capacity. Unidata will own 25 percent of UniCenter while Azimut will own the remaining 75 percent. The telco will continue to independently provide services through its two data centers in Rome and Milan and through UniCenter's infrastructure for clients requiring services with a capacity greater than 30kW.