MTL3: 1250 Rene-Levesque West, Montréal, Québec
Colocation in Montréal – MTL3 Data Center
Cologix operates a colocation data center plus the largest Meet-Me-Room (MMR) in the only Montréal carrier hotel, offering direct connectivity to the main Hyperscalers plus access to 75+ unique network service providers, leading cloud service providers, and the Montréal Internet Exchange (QIX).
The Downtown Montréal Carrier Hotel
The largest Meet-Me-Room (MMR) in the only local carrier hotel, providing unmatched connectivity to Hyperscalers, network service providers, and the Montréal Internet Exchange (QIX). Customers recognize the strategic value of this market as an interconnection gateway to North America, and an attractive edge market alternative to markets like New York City. As Montréal’s leading neutral colocation provider, we maintain approximately 100,000 SQF spanning seven data centers across Montréal.
MTL3: Technical Specs
LOCATION
Located in downtown Montréal
Natural interconnect point for long-haul fiber routes to Europe (via Halifax), New York & Toronto
Connected via Metro Connect to six additional Cologix Montréal data centers throughout the city
Approx. 15 minutes to the Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
FACILITY
33,000 SQF in Montréal’s primary carrier hotel
Custom cabinet, cage & suite options as well as 1U Standard Connections product
Concrete & steel structure
Food court, conference room & other building amenities
POWER
Newly upgraded uninterruptible power systems (UPS), data center plant & 4 generators
Flexible power redundancy options from the primary (A) to redundant UPS (A+B) to 2N (redundant UPS & backup generator)
100+ watts/SQF (high-density configurations available)
Two dedicated bus ducts to the data center
COOLING
Perimeter computer room air conditioner (CRAC) units with raised floor plenum supply in cold/hot aisle configuration
550-ton cooling capacity
N+1 cooling
Humidifiers
SECURITY
24/7 on-site security
Closed-circuit TV systems (CCTV)
Turnstile outside elevator restricts data center access via keycards
Keycard access to data center suites
Biometric system for private suites
FIRE PROTECTION
Building system fire protection
5 zones of dry pipe pre-action system
NETWORK
Neutral access to 75+ unique network service providers via on-site, Cologix controlled Meet-Me-Room
Network neutral facility
Active 100 Mbps/1 Gbps & passive waves (DWDM) to 6 other Cologix Montréal data centers via Metro Connect
Home to the core node for the Montréal Internet Exchange (QIX)
House riser cables to facilitate new/additional fiber deployments
COMPLIANCE
SOC 1, SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS compliant
SUPPORT
24/7 access to local engineers & support teams
Access to self-service online customer care portal
All environmental & power monitored 24/7 via Cologix Command DCIM
Customer alerts when nearing power capacity to ensure business continuity
24x7x365 Network Operations Center (NOC) available by phone or email