Hosting company EdgeConneX and service provider TelNet Worldwide (TelNet) are due to open a Tier III data center in Southfield, Southeast Michigan in the US in November.

Telnet will use the Michigan data center to complement its existing redundant, infrastructure for its network, cloud and managed service offerings.

TelNet offers enterprise and wholesale services and will use the facility to sell colocation, managed services, virtualization and data storage.

EdgeConnex now has 14 Edge Data Centers either operational or under construction and claims to be the fastest growing data center company in the US.

It uses a proprietary online data center infrastructure management system (DCIM) which it clams can gives a real-time picture of each center’s operation. This DCIM monitoring tool will be customized for TelNet’s use in providing service to its customers.

Virginia-based EdgeConneX specializes in purpose-built, edge-of-network facilities. Its strategy is to place its Edge Data Centers as near as possible to network provider aggregation points, in a bid for the lowest latency for data delivery and maximize the quality of service.

“EdgeConneX is locating data centers strategically throughout the US to reshape the way the Internet functions and Detroit is an important location,” Pat O’Leary, CEO of TelNet said.

“The partnership with EdgeConneX will provide a powerful combination and competitive advantage to businesses in Southeast Michigan.”

TelNet’s focus on enterprise customers fits in well with EdgeConnex’s wholesale strategy, according to Clint Heiden, chief commercial officer at EdgeConneX.

The Detroit area, with its car manufacturing heritage, has rich fiber density, vast power and proximity to Michigan’s technology hub, Heiden said.

“With Edge Data Center locations across the country, we plan to grow and expand our relationship, with effort toward building additional partnership opportunities in other geographic areas,” Heiden said.