US data center operator DC Blox is expanding its cable landing station (CLS) site in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The company this week announced the planned expansion of its Myrtle Beach cable landing station, acquiring approximately 20 acres of adjacent land within the Myrtle Beach International Technology and Aerospace Park (ITAP), adjacent to the existing CLS.

The expansion has the potential to accommodate up to five additional subsea cables and an additional 20MW of power from the current on-site substation.

DC Blox launched its first CLS at Myrtle Beach in October of 2023. It is the first CLS in the state. Three of the five available cable slots at the facility have already been reserved – two for Google and one for Meta.

“Demand for landing subsea cables in Myrtle Beach has been extraordinary, and the rapid addition of new carrier partners into MYR1 has significantly enhanced the facility’s connectivity ecosystem,” said Jeff Wabik, DC Blox CTO. “By preparing for MYR2, DC Blox is enabling new digital infrastructure development across the region by global hyperscale companies and ensuring continued growth of the Southeast’s digital economy.”

News that DC Blox was expanding the site surfaced last year in filings with the Horry County council, with the company confirming plans to buy the site.

Google has two subsea cables that will land at the original CLS; the Firmina cable connecting the US to Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, and the Nuvem cable connecting to Portugal and Bermuda. Meta, via its Edge Holdings subsidiary, plans to land its Anjana cable connecting to Spain at the new CLS.

The Confluence-1 cable, set to run from New Jersey to Florida, is also set to land in Myrtle Beach, but no official announcement about it landing at the CLS has been made yet.

DC Blox operates facilities at locations across Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama, and Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is planning another facility in High Point, North Carolina, and outside Atlanta, Georgia. The company recently announced plans for a new 45MW data center campus in South Carolina's Berkeley County. It is also developing a CLS in Florida that will host Google’s upcoming Sol cable.

“The continued growth of DC Blox in our community is the vision presented by their leadership in 2021. DC Blox is an extraordinary company committed to providing technology services and community partnerships as promised," Sandy Davis, Myrtle Beach Regional EDC President & CEO, said.

"We are excited to have DC Blox expand in Horry County and to house the largest facility of its kind on the Eastern Seaboard in our county. Congratulations to the DC Blox team, and thank you for choosing Horry County as your home."