BT completes sale of its datacentre business in Ireland to Equinix

BT announced that it has completed the sale of its datacentre business in Ireland to Equinix. 

The transaction, first announced on 23 December 2024, and cleared by the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in August this year, reflects BT’s asset-light strategy internationally and, through partnering with globally scaled organisations, provides for a much more commercially scalable and flexible model.

Bas Burger, CEO of BT International, said: “We are delighted to conclude this successful transaction which represents the next step in our strategy to become a more agile and focused business. We look forward to our continued partnership with Equinix not only in Ireland, but globally.” 

Following the completion of this transaction and an earlier divestment of the Irish wholesale and enterprise business unit in September, BT continues to maintain a strong presence in Ireland with over 300 colleagues serving multinational companies and large organisations. This team will also continue delivering the Emergency Call Answering Service. In Dublin, BT also employs over 100 experts in its global procurement unit, BT Sourced.  

BT Group is the UK’s leading provider of fixed and mobile telecommunications and related secure digital products, solutions and services.

BT Group consists of three customer-facing units: Consumer serves individuals and families in the UK; Business covers companies and public services; Openreach is an independently governed, wholly owned subsidiary wholesaling fixed access infrastructure services to its customers - over 700 communications providers across the UK.

British Telecommunications plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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