Status: Operational / High-Density Upgrade (April 2026) | Location: Frankfurt am Main
FRA32 stands as a critical evolution within Digital Realty’s Frankfurt campus, complementing its twin facility FRA31 and completing the strategically significant three-building cluster at Wilhelm-Fay-Straße. While it maintains the proven 9MW architectural blueprint of its predecessors, FRA32 distinguishes itself through its role as a primary hub for Digital Realty’s ServiceFabric™ platform. This orchestration layer enables enterprises to seamlessly interconnect private AI infrastructure with multiple public cloud on-ramps, creating a highly flexible hybrid ecosystem tailored for modern workloads. As of 2026, the facility has been formally designated as a High-Performance Compute (HPC) specialization site, reflecting the growing demand for AI training and inference capabilities. To support these intensive workloads, FRA32 integrates advanced liquid-to-chip cooling loops, allowing efficient thermal management of high-density racks. Additionally, the building leverages an innovative pumped refrigerant “free cooling” system, which plays a vital role in achieving a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) below 1.25, an essential requirement under Frankfurt’s stringent energy efficiency regulations. Its location near the A66 motorway further enhances its strategic importance, acting as a low-latency bridge between the Sossenheim data cluster and the expanding Hanau industrial technology corridor.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project Name | Digital Realty FRA32 Frankfurt: 9MW AI-Ready Data Center |
| Location | Frankfurt am Main |
| Status | Operational / High-Density Upgrade (April 2026) |
| Project Type | Retail & Wholesale Colocation / AI-Optimized Hub |
| Commissioning | 🔒 Subscriber Intelligence |
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| Header | Details |
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| City Name | Frankfurt |
| Population | 7,80,000 |
| Urban Agglomeration | 5.8 million |
| Economic Profile | 🔒 Detailed city intelligence available to subscribers |
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