Equinix OS5x Osaka

Osaka, JapanPreconstruction

Headline capacity: Not established in published records
Updated: Oct 28, 2026

Equinix lists OS5x as a new Osaka xScale data center planned for the first quarter of 2027. Its address, capacity, customer, capital allocation and construction start have not been publicly disclosed.

Capacity

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

OS5x planned openingAnnounced or preconstruction

The official expansion page provides timing and facility class only.

Milestones (1)

OS5x opening target

Q1 2027 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Equinix, Inc.

Operator

Sources by role

Operator (1)

Expanding our global reach · Primary

GIC

Investor

Sources by role

Investor (1)

Hyperscale connectivity drives data center projects by Equinix and JV partners · Mar 9, 2021 · Corroborating

Investor (1)

Equinix and GIC to form greater-than-US$1.0 billion Japan xScale joint venture · Apr 21, 2020 · Primary

Site & development

Location

Actual

Osaka, Japan

Conflicting public evidence

Source

Additional project facts

Official name

Actual

OS5x

Source

Facility class

Actual

XScale data center

Source

Target opening

Forecast

Q1 2027

OS5x planned opening · Phase

Conflicting public evidence

Source

Boundary exclusion

Actual

Distinct from Osaka IBX and earlier Osaka xScale facilities

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (1)

Compute and platform system

Planned or represented

Official facility class is xScale. Facility-specific MW, area, address, power and connectivity specifications remain undisclosed.

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