Pranav Hotkar
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - February 9, 2026 - UK data center operator Pulsant has completed a GBP 10 million (~ USD 13 million) investment to launch a new high-density data hall at its Milton Keynes facility, expanding capacity to support artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other compute-intensive enterprise workloads.
The expansion adds 1.2 megawatts (MW) of power capacity engineered specifically for high-density compute environments, where AI and accelerated processing place significantly higher demands on power delivery and cooling systems. Pulsant said the facility is designed to meet growing customer requirements for AI-ready infrastructure outside London’s increasingly constrained data center market.
The Milton Keynes site forms part of Pulsant’s platformEDGE™ network, a nationally interconnected portfolio of regional data centers that enables customers to deploy latency-sensitive workloads closer to end users while maintaining strong connectivity to cloud and carrier ecosystems.
“We are seeing sustained demand for AI-ready compute capacity across the UK,” said Rob Coupland, chief executive officer of Pulsant. “This investment strengthens our ability to deliver high-density infrastructure where customers need it, without relying solely on London-centric deployments.”
Located within the Oxford-Cambridge technology corridor, the Milton Keynes data center offers latency of approximately two milliseconds to major London connectivity hubs, including Docklands and Slough. The site provides access to more than 1,600 cloud platforms, network providers, and digital service partners through Pulsant’s high-capacity optical network, supporting hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.
Pulsant said the expansion is aimed at customers in sectors such as financial services, healthcare and life sciences, gaming, and digital services, where AI adoption is driving rapid increases in rack density and power consumption. By delivering high-density capacity in regional locations, the company is positioning its facilities as a scalable alternative to London, where power availability, land constraints, and rising costs continue to limit new development.
The investment also aligns with broader UK efforts to strengthen domestic digital infrastructure and support AI deployment through geographically distributed compute resources. Industry analysts have noted a growing shift toward regional high-performance data centers as enterprises seek lower latency, improved resilience, and greater control over data locality.
Pulsant operates 14 interconnected data centers across the UK and said it plans to continue rolling out high-density capabilities across additional sites as AI-driven demand accelerates.
