en.Wedoany.com Reported - Miami, Florida, USA – Latin American telecommunications service provider IFX Networks recently announced the official launch of its Orión Data Center in Guatemala, with an initial investment exceeding $25 million. The company's Chief Revenue Officer, Augusto Dumit, disclosed at the opening ceremony that the company plans to invest a total of an additional $100 million in Guatemala over the next three years. This investment blueprint also includes the intention to acquire more local data center assets.
The Orión Data Center is positioned as one of the most modern data centers in Central America, specifically designed to host high-performance computing workloads such as artificial intelligence. The facility has received Tier III certification from the Uptime Institute, ensuring 99.989% uptime. In its first phase, Orión offers a capacity of 160 standard racks and an initial power supply of 2.5 megawatts, with a maximum design power capacity scalable to 40 megawatts to meet the dense energy demands of future AI computing deployments. At the hardware level, the data center comprehensively utilizes NetApp's storage and application services, as well as Fortinet's network security solutions.
To ensure high reliability and low latency, the Orión Data Center has established a multi-network access system. Through three independent fiber optic routes from Ufinet, the data center achieves physical path redundancy protection; it is also simultaneously connected to the backbone networks of major local operators such as Tigo, Claro, and Liberty. Alexander Gutiérrez, IFX Networks' Regional Manager for Guatemala, emphasized that deploying the data center locally can significantly reduce data transmission latency, which is crucial for enterprises relying on real-time data access, as "some companies can lose up to 30% of their business when they cannot access data."
The construction and operation of the project have also injected direct momentum into the local economy and talent cultivation. During the nine-month construction period, the project created approximately 350 direct jobs. As the data center transitions to regular operations, it is expected to generate 35 to 40 highly specialized technical positions and 60 to 70 indirect employment opportunities, covering key areas such as network security, network engineering, and electrical systems. To cultivate local digital talent, IFX Networks has launched a specialized training program in Guatemala.
At the industry impact level, Guatemala is accelerating its rise as a digital hub in Central America, leveraging its strategic geographic location connecting North and South America, a relatively relaxed data regulatory environment, and lower operational costs. The launch of the Orión Data Center is seen by the industry as another major advancement in Guatemala's digital infrastructure construction, following the $300 million "Next-Gen AI Data Center for Latin America" project announced last year. According to Gutiérrez, the company is actively advancing occupancy negotiations with hyperscale cloud service providers, with the first customer expected to officially move in by October this year.
IFX Networks is a regional telecommunications and managed services giant headquartered in Florida, USA, with a business footprint spanning 18 countries across Latin America, operating over 27 data centers and managing a proprietary fiber optic network stretching 140,000 kilometers. The company has been deeply rooted in Guatemala for seven years, and the launch of the Orión Data Center is a key step in its strategic vision to establish Guatemala as a "Central American technology hub." Currently, the project is entirely funded by the company's own capital.
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