Operator comparison
Digital Realty vs Telecom Italia Sparkle
Both columns come from the facilities each operator publishes and Coloprice tracks: Digital Realty — 231 facilities in 29 countries, Telecom Italia Sparkle — 9 facilities in 4 countries. Score is the independent Coloprice Score of each facility, averaged; it is never sold.
Digital Realty
231
Tracked facilities · Countries: 29
Where they operate: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Telecom Italia Sparkle
9
Tracked facilities · Countries: 4
Where they operate: Greece, Israel, Italy, Turkey
Portfolios side by side
| Field | Digital Realty | Telecom Italia Sparkle |
|---|---|---|
| Tracked facilities | 231 | 9 |
| Countries | 29 | 4 |
| Cities | 87 | 8 |
| Published IT capacity | 290 MW (13 of 231 sites publish) | 8 MW (1 of 9 sites publish) |
| Operational | 225 | 9 |
| Under construction / announced | 6 | 0 |
| Liquid-cooled sites | 0 | 0 |
| AI-ready sites | 2 | 0 |
| Most common certifications | ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, ISO 14001 | ISO 14001, LEED Gold, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility Tier III Certification of Design Documents |
| Average Coloprice Score | 29/100 across 231 scored sites | 22/100 across 9 scored sites |
| Awards and badges | 180 | 5 |
| Highest-scored facility | Digital Realty ICN10 (Digital Seoul 1) (54/100) | TI Sparkle Metamorfosis II (56/100) |
Counts are the Coloprice catalog as of 2026-10-01; benchmarks are the Colocation Price Index (Q3 2026). Operators publish some facts and not others — an empty cell means «not published», not zero.
Where they differ
Only fields both sides publish and where the values are not identical. This is not a judgement: the right choice depends on the workload, the contract and the site.
- Tracked facilities: Digital Realty — 231; Telecom Italia Sparkle — 9
- Countries: Digital Realty — 29; Telecom Italia Sparkle — 4
- Cities: Digital Realty — 87; Telecom Italia Sparkle — 8
- Published IT capacity: Digital Realty — 290 MW (13 of 231 sites publish); Telecom Italia Sparkle — 8 MW (1 of 9 sites publish)
- Operational: Digital Realty — 225; Telecom Italia Sparkle — 9
- Under construction / announced: Digital Realty — 6; Telecom Italia Sparkle — 0
- AI-ready sites: Digital Realty — 2; Telecom Italia Sparkle — 0
- Most common certifications: Digital Realty — ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, ISO 14001; Telecom Italia Sparkle — ISO 14001, LEED Gold, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility, Uptime Institute Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility Tier III Certification of Design Documents
- Average Coloprice Score: Digital Realty — 29/100 across 231 scored sites; Telecom Italia Sparkle — 22/100 across 9 scored sites
- Awards and badges: Digital Realty — 180; Telecom Italia Sparkle — 5
- Highest-scored facility: Digital Realty — Digital Realty ICN10 (Digital Seoul 1) (54/100); Telecom Italia Sparkle — TI Sparkle Metamorfosis II (56/100)
Highest-scored facility
Digital Realty
Digital Realty ICN10 (Digital Seoul 1)
Seoul, South Korea · 12 MW · 54/100
Telecom Italia Sparkle
TI Sparkle Metamorfosis II
Metamorfosis (Athens area), Greece · 7.7 MW · 56/100
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