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Manx Telecom PLC Tuesday said it has signed a contract for online poker operator PokerStars to be its anchor tenant for the second phase of Manx’s Greenhill Data Centre.
Manx, a communication services provider on the Isle of Man, said that the three-year data hosting contract will see a total of 48 data hosting racks and associated equipment moved from their current location in Dublin to Manx’s Tier 3 GDC, which opened last year.
The agreement will enable Manx to proceed as planned with building phase two of the GDC later in 2015. PokerStars has been one of the company’s hosting clients since 2005, Manx said in a statement.
Chief Executive Gary Lamb commented on the agreement:
“This contract extends and expands the very successful relationship we have with PokerStars and represents another endorsement of our commitment to invest a total of GBP10 million in the GDC project. Phase one is already home to a variety of hosting and managed services customers across several sectors and we’re delighted that we can now progress with phase two. This new PokerStars contract is excellent news for Manx Telecom and enhances our reputation as a world class hosting provider.”
