HOSTKEY Expands into Italy with a New Location at Retelit Avalon 2 Data Center, Milan

HOSTKEY is proud to announce the launch of its newest hosting facility at the Retelit Avalon 2 Data Center, located just outside Milan, Italy. This strategic expansion strengthens HOSTKEY’s infrastructure footprint in Southern Europe and offers clients an advanced hosting environment with exceptional connectivity, cutting-edge efficiency, and a firm commitment to sustainability.

Key Benefits of HOSTKEY’s Milan Hosting Facility

Situated in Settimo Milanese, less than 3 km from Milan’s Caldera Park, the Avalon 2 Data Center is part of the Retelit’s Avalon Campus, the largest Interconnection hub in Italy. It provides a robust platform for enterprises, cloud providers, and carriers seeking high availability and low-latency infrastructure in one of Europe’s most important business hubs.

Highlights include:

• High-performance infrastructure with 650 kW of IT power load, hot/cold aisle containment for efficient thermal management, and a floor-load capacity of 1,500 kg/sqm.

• Advanced connectivity, including carrier-neutral access to over 165 national and international operators hosted in Retelit’s Avalon Campus. Avalon 2 is directly linked via dual-path fiber to Avalon 1 and Avalon 3, supporting up to 400 Gbit/s transport speeds.

• Sustainability-first design, powered entirely by renewable energy and engineered for optimal energy efficiency.

• Scalability and integration, allowing seamless expansion and integration across the full Avalon Campus infrastructure.

HOSTKEY Offerings at the Milan Data Center

The new Milan facility expands HOSTKEY’s service portfolio in both Italy and Europe, offering powerful and reliable infrastructure for businesses of all sizes:

• Instant dedicated servers featuring the latest Intel Xeon, AMD Ryzen, and AMD EPYC processors, available for immediate deployment.

• Virtual servers for any workload — from cost-effective entry-level options to high-performance configurations tailored for enterprise needs, powered by the latest-generation AMD EPYC and AMD Ryzen processors.

"With the addition of our presence at the Avalon 2 facility in Milan, HOSTKEY continues to deliver on its promise of bringing high-quality, energy-efficient, and scalable hosting infrastructure to key markets across Europe," said Jeroen de Bie, CEO at HOSTKEY. "Milan’s strategic importance, connectivity density, and forward-looking data center ecosystem make it a natural choice for our continued growth."

HOSTKEY’s new Milan location provides the ideal environment for organizations seeking robust infrastructure, seamless expansion potential, and low-latency access across Europe and beyond.