Data center services provider DC BLOX says it wants to build a submarine cable landing station (CLS) in Myrtle Beach, SC. The company expects the CLS, which will be located in the International Technology and Aerospace Park (ITAP), to be completed in the second quarter of 2023.

DC BLOX says it will design the CLS to withstand a Category 5 hurricane and engineer it to Uptime Institute’s Tier III standards. The facility also will be SOC 2 Type II and NIST 800-171 compliant. The company expects the CLS to include up to 15 MW of AC power with managed rectifiers for DC power feed equipment (PFE). The CLS will connect to five pre-positioned subsea bore pipes configured for up to five submarine cables.

In addition to serving submarine cable network needs, the CLS also will support traditional colocation requirements for communications providers, local enterprises, governments, and customer partner networks, DC BLOX adds. The CLS will provide concurrently maintainable 2N power generation, UPS and switchgear, with indirect adiabatic and evaporation cooling for efficiency and sustainability with N+1 redundancy, the company adds.

“The Southeast is exploding with opportunity and investments in digital infrastructure are key to its growth,” commented CEO of DC BLOX, Jeff Uphues. “We are proud to announce plans for our seventh connected data center facility in the Southeast with this new cable landing station in Myrtle Beach, SC. Our continued investments in data centers and network infrastructure are a benefit to hyperscalers, carriers, and enterprises across the region. This new project represents a turning point for DC BLOX as we continue to scale and realize our vision to serve locally and connect globally.”