Equinix FR5

Operational

Kleyerstrasse 90, Frankfurt am Main

Equinix FR5 is a data center in Frankfurt, Germany, operated by Equinix, currently operational.

Equinix FR5 IBX data center at Kleyerstrasse in Frankfurt West, a network interconnection facility in Germany's main carrier hub.

Equinix FR5 — schematic illustration — Schematic illustration based on published specifications, not a photograph · air-cooled · in operation

Operator: Equinix
City: Frankfurt, Germany
Power, MW: —
Cooling: Air
Floor space: 3,200 m²

ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 22301ISO 27001ISO 45001ISO 50001PCI DSSSOC 1 Type 2SOC 2 Type 2

Coloprice Score

40 out of 100

Class D · #26 of 122 in Germany

Resilience10/35
Compliance18/20
Transparency5/20
Scale0/15
Maturity7/10

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Connectivity: 553 networks and 37 internet exchanges are present in this facility. Source: PeeringDB →

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Few German facilities carry as much network history as Equinix FR5 at Kleyerstrasse 90 in Frankfurt West — the former ancotel carrier hotel that Equinix absorbed into its IBX platform, long a meeting point for international carriers entering the German market. It is a compact site by modern standards: listings report about 37,700 sq ft total with roughly 34,300 sq ft (around 3,200 sqm) of raised-floor space and access to 3 MW of power. What it offers instead of scale is reach — a deep carrier roster including AT&T and Hurricane Electric, plus direct connectivity to four cloud regions including AWS and Oracle Cloud, all inside Germany's principal carrier hub. The compliance set is broad: ISO 9001, 14001, 22301, 27001, 45001 and 50001, along with PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2. FR5 suits network operators, ISPs and enterprises that need dense interconnection and cross-connect ecosystems more than large contiguous footprints.