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Digital Realty ROM1 Rome

Via delle Testuggini, Rome, ItalyUnder construction
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Planned critical IT
3.2 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

Digital Realty is constructing its first Rome data center, with a 3.2 MW IT first phase planned across four modules and operations targeted for 2027. Digital Realty ROM1 Rome is located in Via delle Testuggini, Rome, IT and is a data center campus in construction status.

Capacity

First phase installed IT capacity

Actual

3.2 MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

First operational phaseUnder construction

1 building

3.2 MW IT across four 0.8 MW modules; facility/building count is one unless authoritative records show otherwise.

Future 22-hectare expansionAnnounced or preconstruction

Land envelope only; no MW or construction allocation.

Milestones (4)
Digital Realty announces Rome entry and ROM1

Sep 7, 2023 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Digital Realty reports ROM1 groundbreaking

Aug 26, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Construction started

Source not linked
Techbau selected to design and construct ROM1

Dec 11, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Event type not stated

Source not linked
ROM1 first operations targeted

2027 · Event timing type not established

Status not stated · Commercial operation

Source not linked

Participants

Digital Realty Trust

Developer · Operator

Sources by role
Developer / Operator (1)
Developer / Operator (1)
Other participants (2)
Techbau S.p.A.

Contractor

Sources by role
Contractor (1)
Contractor (1)
Vertiv

Supplier

Sources by role
Supplier (1)

Site & development

Construction groundbreaking date

Actual

2025-08-26

Source

First phase gross area

Actual

5,000 square meters

Source

Current colocation space

Actual

2,000 square meters

Source

Site area

Actual

22 hectares

Source

Future full build area under consideration

Actual

213,676 square meters

Source

Technical specifications

Cooling redundancy

Actual

2N

Source

Free cooling planned

Actual

True

Source

Additional project facts

First digital realty facility in italy

Actual

True

Source

Planned operations year

Actual

2027

Source

Module count

Actual

4 modules

Source

Street address

Actual

Via delle Testuggini 98-100, Rome

Source

Distance to coast under

Actual

15 kilometers

Source

Carrier neutral

Actual

True

Source

Cloud neutral

Actual

True

Source

Tier iv design document certification

Actual

True

Source

UPS redundancy

Actual

2N

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Fiber

Planned or represented

Carrier-neutral interconnection hub intended to connect terrestrial and future subsea systems; live carrier list is not yet disclosed.

Cooling system

Under construction

Free-cooling and high-density-ready systems supplied by Vertiv; design claims are not operating performance.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.