IPR International, LLC announced the signing of agreements with the State of Delaware, IPR International, McConnell Johnson Real Estate, and fiber providers, Sunesys, LLC and Fibertech Networks $16 million for the Wilmington Carrier Hotel Project at 1201 N. Market Street in downtown Wilmington.
Carrier hotels, sometimes known as co-location centers, are secure data centers where data networks converge.
The announcement was made by Michael J. Emmi, chairman and CEO of IPR International.
Carrier Hotels bring together dozens and sometimes hundreds of networks and providers.
IPR’s Carrier Hotel Project is dedicated to bringing a highly efficient, reliable and most importantly, competitive bandwidth interconnection point to the center of Wilmington’s business district, according to a release.
Wilmington can then quickly join the other principal East Coast corridor cities with Carrier Hotel locations, such as New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington D.C.
Delaware’s future growth lies in its ability to compete with other states’ IT infrastructure/bandwidth environments, the release stated.
The carrier hotel will enable companies to tap in to fiber paths and will provide the ability to spawn fiber-optic links throughout Wilmington and the state of Delaware, according to the release.
“Bringing this project to Wilmington creates innovative business opportunities that can spur economic growth,” Delaware Gov. Jack Markell said. “We know the importance of expanded IT infrastructure and telecommunication network capacity in an increasingly tech-savvy business environment.”
“With this award to IPR, Delaware’s New Jobs Infrastructure Fund has done what Governor Markell envisioned by opening our state and her businesses to the most advanced communication technology possible while at the same time creating employment opportunities for many,” said Alan Levin, director of the Delaware Economic Development Office.
IPR, headquartered in Wayne, Pa. And has multiple redundant data centers and serves clients in 17 countries worldwide.