Ascenty celebrates 15 Years with announcement of new data center in São Paulo

R$300 million investment will expand the company’s 40,000 m² technology complex in greater São Paulo

On June 21, Ascenty – a joint venture between Digital Realty and Brookfield Infrastructure – celebrates 15 years as a leader in the Latin American market. To mark this milestone, the company is announcing the construction of a new data center in the São Paulo region. With an investment of approximately R$300 million, SPO05 will be the company’s fifth data center in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, part of a campus totaling 47 MW and approximately 40,000 m² of total area. The new facility is designed to serve enterprise and hyperscale clients with cloud and artificial intelligence solutions, which require robust infrastructure for high-volume data processing and transmission.

As part of this expansion, Ascenty is also announcing the development of units SPO07 and SPO08, which are now officially underway. These two new data centers will offer 40 MW of capacity and represent an investment of approximately R$1.5 billion. They will be built on a 47,430.16 m² plot acquired in 2023 in São Paulo. This initiative is part of the company’s broader expansion plan, bringing its total to 36 data centers—24 in operation and 12 under construction or development.

“We’ve seen strong demand from clients for space in our data centers to meet the growing need for connectivity and infrastructure, driven by the technological evolution of digital services and the need for robust, high-availability, low-latency connectivity,” explains Chris Torto, founder and CEO of Ascenty.

The company will also soon launch operations at its third facility in Chile, SCL03, further strengthening its established presence in the Latin American market.

15 Years of History

Founded in 2010, Ascenty celebrates 15 years in the data center market in June 2025. Since 2018, it has been a joint venture between Digital Realty and Brookfield Infrastructure. This partnership has strengthened its capital base for growth, making it the largest data center and connectivity company in Latin America. The 2024 figures confirm this: the company saw a 54% increase in enterprise sales compared to the previous year and added 119 new clients, now serving over 600 companies across various sectors and sizes. This year, to further strengthen its operations in Latin America, Ascenty issued eight debentures, raising a total of USD 860 million.

“As a long-term investor, Brookfield has closely followed Ascenty’s evolution over the past 15 years, witnessing its transformation into the largest data center company in Latin America. Our investment philosophy—focused on essential infrastructure assets with high entry barriers, stable cash flows, and sustainable growth potential—finds a clear example in Ascenty, where innovation and operational excellence translate into lasting value creation,” says Marcos Almeida, Head of Infrastructure for Brookfield in South America.

Ascenty has a strong presence in the Brazilian and Latin American markets, operating a robust, carrier-neutral data center and connectivity network—allowing interconnection with any carrier or use of its more than 5,000 km of proprietary fiber optic network, designed and built since its founding to support client connectivity.

In Brazil, Ascenty also offers ServiceFabric®, Digital Realty’s orchestration platform, which enables connections to over 500 data centers worldwide and meets client demands for 100% availability, low latency, and decentralized connectivity to support data resilience and ensure constant connectivity.

“We are proud to be Ascenty’s partner and are confident in its continued growth and expanding leadership as Latin America’s premier data center platform”, says Andy Power, President and CEO of Digital Realty.

A market leader in Brazil, Ascenty operates data centers in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area and in the cities of Campinas, Jundiaí, Paulínia, Hortolândia, Sumaré, Vinhedo, Fortaleza, and Rio de Janeiro. The company also has a strong presence in Latin America, with operations in Santiago (Chile) and Querétaro (Mexico), and ongoing projects in Bogotá (Colombia). Across more than 245,000 m² in the region, Ascenty serves companies in various sectors, including retail (Grupo GPA, Magalu, Marabraz, Renner, Riachuelo), automotive (DPaschoal), food (Madero, Vigor, Gomes da Costa), finance (Nubank, Stone, Sicoob), IT services (Kyndryl, CI&T), connectivity (Vivo, Claro, Cirion, Starlink), cloud providers (Nuv, CDN Star), and many others.

A Future with Artificial Intelligence

Looking ahead, Ascenty’s CEO expresses optimism about the company’s development and the regions in which it operates. “When I started my career in 1982, the internet already existed, but no one talked about it. It only took off with the advent of graphical browsers. The same is happening with Artificial Intelligence—it’s been around for years, but with the emergence of Gen AI and new ways of interacting, AI has exploded. This is the future.”

He believes AI will further transform society in the coming years. “I know it will, and Ascenty is ready to provide the necessary infrastructure for these applications, with larger data centers, the required energy supply, and adequate cooling to support the power demands of AI racks, which are nearly 10 times what the market is used to. This will require significant investment from us—and we are ready,” concludes Torto.