🇩🇪Europe

Frankfurt

Continental Europe's leading interconnection hub, home to DE-CIX, the world's largest internet exchange.

1,100MW

Total Capacity

165

Active Facilities

4.5%

Vacancy Rate

$0.155/kWh

Power Cost

700MW

Pipeline

5/10

Regulatory Risk

$400K/acre

Land Cost

16mo

Permit Timeline

Capacity Growth Trend

+700 MW pipeline

Market Highlights

DE-CIX - highest throughput IX globally
Financial services and cloud connectivity hub
High energy costs driving efficiency innovation

52%

Renewable Energy

200 MW

Annual Absorption

Market Risk Factors

High Power CostsPower at $0.155/kWh is above the global average

Key Providers

EquinixDigital RealtyInterxionNTTe-shelter

Top Facilities (10 tracked)

Facility	Operator	Capacity	Tier
FR1	Equinix	16 MW	Tier III
FR2	Equinix	20 MW	Tier III
FR3	Equinix	24 MW	Tier III
FR4	Equinix	18 MW	Tier III
FR5	Equinix	28 MW	Tier III
FR6	Equinix	30 MW	Tier III
FR7	Equinix	8 MW	Tier III
DLR Frankfurt	Digital Realty	14 MW	Tier III
FRA1	CyrusOne	35 MW	Tier III
FRA2	CyrusOne	18 MW	Tier III

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Recent Deals

Acquisition30 Jan 2026

Brookfield acquires Frankfurt portfolio

Brookfield Infrastructure acquired e-shelter's Frankfurt portfolio, including prime locations near DE-CIX.

$1.2B95 MW

Acquisition15 Dec 2025

DigitalBridge acquires Vantage EMEA platform

DigitalBridge closed on Vantage's European portfolio spanning Frankfurt, Zurich, and Warsaw - 260 MW across 8 campuses.

$3.2B260 MW

Development28 Feb 2026

CyrusOne FRA7 Frankfurt campus - €1.2B

CyrusOne commenced construction on FRA7, a €1.2 billion campus expansion in Hesse, Germany, creating 500 jobs.

$1.2B40 MW

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