Dublin, Ireland, November 3, 2025- BT has completed the sale of its data center business in Ireland to Equinix, a deal first announced on December 23, 2024, and cleared by the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in August, as the UK telecom group accelerates an asset-light international strategy.
BT said the transaction represents “the next step” in its plan to become a more agile, focused business, and that the company will continue to serve Irish customers through a retained local presence.
Bas Burger, CEO of BT International, said, “We are delighted to conclude this successful transaction, which represents the next step in our strategy to become a more agile and focused business. We look forward to our continued partnership with Equinix not only in Ireland, but globally.”
Following the completion, BT will retain more than 300 colleagues in Ireland to deliver connectivity, cloud, and security services to multinational and large organisations, and will continue to operate the Emergency Call Answering Service; the company also noted it employs over 100 experts in Dublin in its global procurement unit, BT Sourced.
The divestment is the latest move in a wider reshaping of BT’s international footprint: the company earlier announced the sale of its Irish wholesale and enterprise business in September and has signalled a preference for partnering with globally scaled providers to deliver data centre and cloud capability where that provides greater commercial scalability and flexibility. The completion in Ireland transfers operational control of the data center assets to Equinix, a global colocation specialist that has been actively expanding its footprint across Europe to meet enterprise and cloud demand.
BT framed the deal as enabling a clearer focus on its core connectivity, cloud, and security offerings while maintaining strong local relationships and service delivery in Ireland. For Equinix, the transaction adds to its inventory of European facilities and strengthens its ability to offer interconnection and hybrid-cloud services to customers operating in and through Ireland. Market observers say such consolidation, where telecom incumbents divest physical data-centre assets to specialist operators, reflects cost and capital priorities as telcos pivot toward higher-margin digital services and partner with hyperscalers and colocators for infrastructure scale.
BT published a short media contact block alongside the announcement for further enquiries and said it will work with Equinix to ensure an orderly transition for customers and employees.
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