Aecero

What Aecero does

Aecero, Inc. is a privately held colocation data center operator headquartered in Anaheim, California, founded in 2007 and operating a single 110,000 sq. ft. facility called the Critical Business Exchange (CBX). The CBX was purpose-built by EYP Mission Critical Facilities (now part of Hewlett-Packard) and is engineered with 2N power redundancy throughout, 22,000-gallon onsite water reservoirs independent of municipal supply, a 16,000-gallon fuel reservoir for backup generators, a 2MW on-site load bank, Liebert System3 precision cooling with redundant CRAC units, VESDA early smoke detection, FM-200 clean agent fire suppression, dry-pipe double-interlocked sprinklers, an overhead seismic rack reinforcement system exceeding Zone 4 specifications, and biometric two-factor access controls guarded by 15+ security officers with military or law enforcement backgrounds. The facility holds annual SSAE16 and SOC 1 Type II audits and is positioned as compliant with PCI DSS and HIPAA requirements.

Aecero's commercial offering has three layers: (1) Colocation Services, providing half/full cabinets, private cages starting at 10'x10', and private suites up to 11,000 sq. ft.; (2) Network Services, delivered through a carrier-neutral Meet-Me-Room hosting more than a dozen major telecom carriers (Level 3, AT&T, Verizon, Zayo, Cogent, Cox, Wilcon, and others) with over 70 four-inch fiber conduits; and (3) Support Services, a managed services layer covering hybrid cloud environments, global MPLS networks, DDoS mitigation, managed dedicated and virtual servers, and software licensing, staffed 24x7x365. The company sells exclusively through direct enterprise field sales, using facility tours and quote-based pricing tailored to each customer's space, power, and connectivity requirements, and targets mid-market to large enterprises in Southern California and Orange County along with telecom carriers requiring interconnection.

Name

Aecero

Legal name

Aecero Inc.

Website

https://aecero.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aecero is a privately held colocation data center operator in Anaheim, California, offering colocation, carrier-neutral network connectivity, and managed support services from its 110,000 sq. ft. CBX facility, primarily serving mid-market and large enterprises in Southern California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Colocation Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Colocation (Multi-Tenant Data Centers) (HDABACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interconnection-Focused Colocation (IX / Meet-Me-Room Ecosystems) (HDABACAF), Carrier Hotels & Network-Dense Colocation (HDABACAE)

Keywords

• Data center colocation
• Carrier neutral facility
• Managed network services
• Mission critical infrastructure
• Disaster recovery hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Anaheim

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Colocation Services: Provides physical space for client infrastructure including half or full cabinets, private cages (starting at 10'x10'), and private suites (up to 11,000 sq. ft.). Revenue generated from recurring colocation fees based on space, power, and connectivity requirements.
2. Network/Connectivity Services: Carrier neutral data center providing access to multiple telecom carriers in meet-me-rooms. Revenue from network connectivity and bandwidth services.
3. Support Services: Managed services including help with hybrid cloud compute environments, global MPLS networks, DDoS mitigation, managed dedicated and virtual servers, and software licensing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aecero provides colocation rack and floor space (half/full cabinets, private cages from 10'x10', private suites up to 11,000 sq. ft.) inside its 110,000 sq. ft. Critical Business Exchange (CBX) data center in Anaheim, California. It complements physical hosting with carrier-neutral network connectivity through a Meet-Me-Room aggregating more than a dozen telecom carriers, and 24x7 managed support services covering hybrid cloud, global MPLS, DDoS mitigation, and managed dedicated/virtual servers.

Product overview

Aecero is a data center colocation provider offering a unified portfolio of infrastructure services centered on the Aecero Critical Business Exchange (CBX), a 110,000 sq. ft. facility in Anaheim, Southern California. The core offering is Colocation Services (cabinets, private cages, private suites) with integrated Network Services (carrier-neutral connectivity via meet-me-room), Support Services (24x7 managed services including hybrid cloud, network architecture, and DDoS mitigation), and comprehensive facility infrastructure (power with 2N redundancy, environmental cooling, fire suppression, and physical security). All services are backed by 100% SLA guarantees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Colocation Services Rack and floor space hosting inside the 110,000 sq. ft. Aecero Critical Business Exchange (CBX) data center, ranging from half or full cabinets to private cages (minimum 10'x10') and private suites up to 11,000 sq. ft., backed by SSAE16/SOC 1 Type II audits and 100% SLA guarantees for enterprise customers requiring mission-critical infrastructure.
• Network Services Carrier-neutral connectivity delivered through the Meet-Me-Room, providing access to more than a dozen telecom carriers including Level(3), Global Crossing, AT&T, Cogent, Cox, Edison, Telepacific, Time Warner Cable, TW Telecom, Verizon, Windstream, XO, Zayo, and Wilcon across 70+ four-inch fiber conduits with multiple diverse paths.
• Support Services Managed services delivered 24x7x365 including hybrid cloud compute environment deployment, global network architecture design, infrastructure security and DDoS mitigation, managed dedicated and virtual servers, and software licensing assistance for colocation customers.
• Critical Business Exchange (CBX) The 110,000 sq. ft. flagship data center facility in Anaheim, Southern California, purpose-built by EYP Mission Critical Facilities (now part of Hewlett-Packard), featuring 2N power redundancy, redundant Liebert precision cooling, VESDA smoke detection, FM-200 fire suppression, dry-pipe sprinklers, biometric security, 22,000-gallon on-site water reservoir, 16,000-gallon fuel reservoir, 2MW load bank testing, and 100% SLA guarantees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% SLA availability guarantee
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• EdgeConneX: EdgeConneX builds and operates edge colocation data centers across the US, including Southern California facilities, with a focus on carrier-neutral interconnection and proximity to end users. Comparable in scale and product offering as a multi-tenant colocation and interconnection-focused operator.
• CoreSite (American Tower): CoreSite operated a major multi-tenant colocation campus in downtown Los Angeles (LA2) with carrier-dense meet-me-rooms and a similar enterprise customer base before its 2021 acquisition by American Tower. Directly comparable retail colocation operator in Southern California with overlapping carrier ecosystem and similar product mix.
• DataBank: DataBank operates a national footprint of retail colocation data centers including a Los Angeles (LAX10) facility, offering cabinets, cages, suites, and managed services to mid-market and enterprise customers. Closely comparable retail colocation operator with similar product taxonomy and customer focus.
• Cyxtera Technologies: Cyxtera operates retail colocation facilities in the Los Angeles metro (LA1, LA2) with carrier-neutral meet-me-rooms and a comparable mix of cabinets, cages, and suites targeting enterprise and hyperscale-adjacent customers. Directly comparable multi-tenant colocation peer in Southern California.

Emerging players

• Vantage Data Centers: Vantage has rapidly expanded across the US (including a new 138MW Santa Clara campus near Southern California) with retail and wholesale colocation targeting enterprise and hyperscale customers. Emerging player with overlapping product mix and a comparable focus on engineering quality and sustainability.

Broad incumbents

• CyrusOne: CyrusOne (taken private by KKR/GIP) operates a national portfolio of enterprise and hyperscale data centers including Southern California facilities, offering colocation and interconnection services to similar mid-market and enterprise customers. Broad incumbent with overlapping product set at materially larger scale.
• Digital Realty: Digital Realty is one of the largest global data center operators with significant Southern California presence, serving retail and wholesale colocation customers across all major US metros. A broad incumbent with overlapping colocation, interconnection, and managed services but at significantly greater scale than Aecero.
• QTS Data Centers (Blackstone): QTS (now owned by Blackstone) operates a large national portfolio of retail and hyperscale data centers with hybrid colocation and managed services. Broad incumbent competing for the same hybrid cloud / hybrid IT enterprise workloads that Aecero's support services target, but at substantially larger scale.
• Equinix: Equinix is the global leader in retail colocation and interconnection, operating multiple IBX data centers in the Los Angeles metro (LA1-LA7) and hundreds of facilities worldwide. A much larger incumbent offering overlapping colocation and meet-me-room services but at a far broader scale and with cross-region capabilities Aecero cannot match.

Others

• Zayo Group: Zayo is primarily a fiber and bandwidth provider that also operates data center facilities, and is a key carrier interconnecting inside the Aecero meet-me-room. Adjacent player — both a network supplier partner and a partial competitor for colocation customers with network needs.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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