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Digital Realty ROM1 Rome

Via delle Testuggini, Rome, ItalyUnder construction
Capacity
3.2 MW
Planned critical IT
Lead participant
Digital Realty Trust
Developer · Operator
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
Most recent public record update

About Digital Realty ROM1 Rome

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. Participants include Digital Realty as developer, Digital Realty as operator, Techbau S.p.A. as contractor. Development comprises First operational phase (construction), Future 22-hectare expansion (proposed). Key milestones include Techbau selected to design and construct ROM1 (2025-12-11) and ROM1 first operations targeted (2027). fiber and subsea connectivity: Carrier-neutral interconnection hub intended to connect terrestrial and future subsea systems; live carrier list is not yet disclosed. cooling: Free-cooling and high-density-ready systems supplied by Vertiv; design claims are not operating performance.

Capacity

Planned critical IT
Operating capacityAn operating IT-capacity figure has not been publicly disclosed.
It Load3.2 MWActual · Digital Realty ROM1 Rome

Development

2 phases · 4 milestones
First operational phaseUnder Construction

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

1 building

Future 22-hectare expansionAnnounced Or Preconstruction

Land envelope only; no MW or construction allocation.

Sep 7, 2023
Digital Realty announces Rome entry and ROM1
Completed
Aug 26, 2025
Digital Realty reports ROM1 groundbreaking
Completed
Dec 11, 2025
Techbau selected to design and construct ROM1
Completed
Jan 1, 2027
ROM1 first operations targeted
Year

Infrastructure

FiberPlanned Or Represented

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

Cooling SystemUnder Construction

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

Project map

0 of 1 project point mapped
Infrastructure facts
2
Mapped records
1
Capacity figures
0

No map point available

Cooling & water: 1Fiber & connectivity: 1

Facts & sources

Published claims and their source links.

17 facts
First Digital Realty Facility In Italy
True
Actual
Construction Groundbreaking Date
2025-08-26
Actual
Planned Operations Year
2027
Actual
First Phase Installed It Capacity
3.2 MW IT
Actual
Module Count
4 modules
Actual
First Phase Gross Area
5,000 square meters
Actual
Current Colocation Space
2,000 square meters
Actual
Site Area
22 hectares
Actual
Future Full Build Area Under Consideration
213,676 square meters
Actual
Street Address
Via delle Testuggini 98-100, Rome
Actual
Distance To Coast Under
15 kilometers
Actual
Carrier Neutral
True
Actual
Cloud Neutral
True
Actual
Tier Iv Design Document Certification
True
Actual
Ups Redundancy
2N
Actual
Cooling Redundancy
2N
Actual
Free Cooling Planned
True
Actual