What Carrier Connect Data Solutions does

Carrier Connect Data Solutions Inc. is a Vancouver-headquartered, TSXV-listed (CCDS) carrier-neutral co-location data center operator building a multi-site infrastructure platform across Canada, Australia, and (pending close) the United States. The company operates and is acquiring Tier II and Tier III data center facilities, currently comprising five sites: 200 Burrard in Vancouver, PureColo in Ottawa (acquired November 2025), Nexion W1 in Perth, Australia, a Saint John facility (acquired February 2026 from Carbon60), and Rochester, New York (definitive agreement signed June 2026, expected close August 15, 2026).

The technology stack centers on repurposed industrial buildings with pre-existing power infrastructure, enabling reported capital costs of approximately $1 million per megawatt compared to $10-50 million per megawatt for greenfield builds. Facilities are designed to support AI workloads with up to 150kW per rack and specialized liquid cooling. The company layers a network interconnection platform across its sites and, through a June 2026 partnership with Radian Arc (a Submer Group company), is deploying a GPU Edge offering that enables cloud gaming and InferX GPU-as-a-Service to telecom operators, enterprises, and AI service providers.

Revenue is generated through recurring co-location subscriptions, network interconnection services, and (prospectively) usage-based GPU Edge services. The GTM motion is enterprise-led with a newly appointed CRO driving direct sales to enterprises, technology providers, and AI companies. The company has raised CAD 14.8 million across two private placements in three months and is executing an aggressive serial acquisition strategy to build a national Canadian platform with international extensions.

Name

Carrier Connect Data Solutions

Legal name

Carrier Connect Data Solutions Inc.

Website

https://carrierconnectdatasolutions.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Carrier Connect Data Solutions is a Vancouver-based, TSXV-listed carrier-neutral co-location data center operator building a five-facility platform across Canada, Australia, and (pending) the United States, serving enterprises, AI companies, technology providers, and telecom operators through repurposed industrial-building facilities with AI-ready liquid-cooled infrastructure and a GPU Edge partnership with Radian Arc.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Co-location Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Center Interconnection (DCI) & Cross-Connects (HDABALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Edge Colocation & Distributed Data Center Services (HDABAOAB), Network Interconnection & Data Center Meet-Me Services (MMRs, carrier hotels, interconnect fabrics) (HDAIAEAK), Edge Connectivity & Interconnect (Backhaul, 5G/MEC Interconnect, Cross-Connect) (HDABAOAK), Network Services & Managed Data Center Networking (HDABAFAM)

Keywords

• Co-location services
• Data center infrastructure
• Network interconnection
• GPU edge computing
• Carrier-neutral facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Co-location/Colocation Services: Recurring revenue from providing carrier-neutral co-location facilities where enterprises and technology providers house their servers and infrastructure. Revenue is generated through long-term contracts with customers requiring secure, scalable data center space and power.
2. Network Interconnection Services: Revenue from providing advanced network interconnection platform enabling carriers and customers to connect across the data center network, facilitating low-latency connectivity and network peering services.
3. GPU Edge Services: Revenue opportunity from GPU-as-a-Service offerings including cloud gaming and inferencing services enabled through the Radian Arc partnership, targeting telecommunications operators, enterprises, and AI service providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carrier Connect Data Solutions operates a portfolio of carrier-neutral co-location data center facilities providing secure, scalable infrastructure, power, cooling, and network interconnection services to enterprises, technology providers, and AI companies. The company also offers GPU Edge infrastructure through a partnership with Radian Arc for low-latency services including cloud gaming and sovereign AI.

Product overview

Carrier Connect Data Solutions operates as a data center ecosystem company offering carrier-neutral co-location services and network interconnection infrastructure. The portfolio includes four named facilities: 200 Burrard (Vancouver), PureColo (Ottawa), Nexion W1 Australia (Perth), and the Saint John Data Center (New Brunswick), with a Rochester, NY facility pending acquisition. The company also offers a GPU Edge platform via partnership with Radian Arc for cloud gaming and AI services, and provides network interconnection services. The ecosystem is designed to serve the growing AI and Data Housing marketplaces, with the company trading on TSXV (CCDS) and OTCQB (CCDSF).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 200 Burrard Data Center A carrier-neutral co-location data center facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia, serving enterprises, technology providers, and AI companies.
• PureColo Data Center A carrier-neutral co-location data center provider in Ottawa, Canada, offering secure, scalable infrastructure with specialized liquid cooling systems for AI server racks. Operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Carrier Connect.
• Nexion W1 Australia Data Center A co-location data center facility in Perth, Australia, operated in partnership with Nexion, expanding Carrier Connect's international footprint.
• Saint John Data Center A data center facility in Saint John, New Brunswick, acquired from Carbon60 Operating Co. Ltd. in February 2026, providing Atlantic Canada coverage.
• GPU Edge Platform Infrastructure platform deployed in partnership with Radian Arc providing GPU Edge computing capabilities including Cloud Gaming and InferX GPUaaS offerings, enabling low-latency services such as cloud gaming and sovereign AI across data centers in North America.
• Network Interconnection Platform Carrier Connect's advanced network interconnection platform that supplies connectivity infrastructure for PureColo data centers, enabling cross-connection and network services for telecommunications operators, enterprises, and AI service providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Capital cost of $1 million per megawatt vs $10-50 million for greenfield data centers
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Radian Arc (Submer Group)coreTechnology or Integration · 25 June 2026Radian Arc, a company acquired by Submer Group in February 2026, signed an agreement to deploy GPU Edge infrastructure across PureColo data centers in the US and Canada. Radian Arc provides its GPU Edge platform including Cloud Gaming and InferX GPUaaS offerings, while Carrier Connect supplies the advanced network interconnection platform. The partnership targets telecommunications operators, enterprises, and AI service providers with low-latency GPU services.
• Rochester Colo LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Carrier Connect, through its subsidiary PureColo Inc., signed a definitive Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire the principal business assets of Rochester Colo LLC, a carrier-neutral data center operator in Rochester, New York. The transaction involves USD $250,000 cash and 800,000 common shares, with expected closing August 15, 2026. This acquisition provides Carrier's first U.S. operating platform.
• Morewave Communication Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2026Carrier Connect signed a non-binding LOI to acquire network connectivity and delivery assets from Morewave Communication Inc., a Vancouver-based provider of last mile connectivity services. The transaction valued at $750,000 in company shares (escrowed and released over 24 months) is expected to close by May 2026, with Morewave generating approximately $725,000 in annual recurring revenue with profit margins exceeding 25%.
• Carbon60 Operating Co. Ltd.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026Carrier Connect completed acquisition of Saint John data center assets from Carbon60 Operating Co. Ltd. through subsidiary PureColo Inc. for total consideration of $1.75 million ($1.6M cash + $150K post-closing). The acquisition extended Carrier's national coverage to Atlantic Canada, providing the fifth data center and achieving national coverage from Vancouver to Ontario and New Brunswick.
• PureColo Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2025PureColo Inc. is a carrier-neutral data center provider in Ottawa, Canada, acquired by Carrier Connect for CAD 6.3 million. The acquisition expanded Carrier Connect's data center footprint to Ottawa and provided capacity across three regions. PureColo generates approximately CAD $2.35M in revenue and is EBITDA-positive. Now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Carrier Connect.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cologix: North American carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection provider with facilities in Canada and the US. Highly comparable to Carrier Connect on geography (including Canadian Tier II/III markets), carrier-neutral model and interconnection-led value proposition.
• DataBank: US-based colocation and interconnection provider with a mix of Tier II and edge facilities. Comparable in facility count and customer segment to a multi-site mid-market operator like Carrier Connect.
• 365 Data Centers: Mid-market carrier-neutral colocation operator in Tier II markets across the US. Similar scale, customer mix (regional enterprises, carriers) and network interconnection focus.
• EdgeConneX: Specialist in edge data centers outside traditional Tier I markets, serving hyperscalers, CDNs and AI workloads. Closely comparable Tier II/III / edge thesis and AI-ready power and cooling design.
• eStruxture Data Centers: Canadian carrier-neutral colocation operator with facilities in Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary and other Canadian markets. Direct overlap with Carrier Connect's home market and customer profile (enterprises, carriers, cloud providers).
• Compass Datacenters: Designs and operates modular data center campuses primarily for hyperscale and large enterprise tenants. Relevant comparable for the build philosophy and customer targeting, though typically at larger scale than Carrier Connect's repurposed facilities.

Broad incumbents

• Equinix: Largest global carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection operator. Directly comparable business model (carrier-neutral, interconnection-rich colos) but vastly larger scale and a Tier I market focus, making it the dominant incumbent Carrier Connect competes against for enterprise tenants.
• Digital Realty: Global data center REIT offering colocation, interconnection and hyperscale build-to-suit across major markets. Comparable in offering (colo + interconnection PlatformDIGITAL) but serves primarily Tier I markets and operates at materially larger scale.
• Vantage Data Centers: Global hyperscale and enterprise data center operator with significant North American footprint. Comparable in AI-ready high-density design and liquid cooling capabilities, but at much larger scale and concentrated in Tier I markets.

Emerging players

• CoreWeave: AI-focused GPU cloud provider operating large-scale, GPU-dense data centers. Comparable to Carrier Connect's GPU Edge / InferX GPUaaS positioning as a buyer and tenant of high-density AI infrastructure, though it builds purpose-built AI campuses rather than repurposed facilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CarrierCDS
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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