US Signal, a provider of network, data center and cloud infrastructure backed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners, has acquired a new data center in Aurora, Ill., building on the company’s data center footprint in the greater Chicago area and reinforcing its strategy of building a distributed edge-focused national data center platform.
As part of the deal, US Signal will begin investing in expanded capacity on day one, accelerating the availability of power, space, connectivity and cloud services at the new facility. Customers will have access to US Signal’s private cloud platform OpenCloud, delivering new virtualization options in one of the country’s largest and most dynamic technology markets.
After the acquisition, US Signal will begin executing expansion plans to increase capacity to 4 megawatts critical power or 6 megawatts on a commercial basis and will immediately deploy cloud and virtualization services. The facility will support a wide range of use cases,