[SatNews] A new data center won't require such a huge move — it's directly next door!

EchoStar Broadcasting Corp. has selected Cheyenne for locating a Tier III, 77,000-square-foot data center. The multimillion dollar data center will be located adjacent to EchoStar’s existing satellite uplink and broadcast facility, which is located in the Cheyenne Business Park just east of Cheyenne along Interstate 80. EchoStar, which designs products and delivers television services for satellite, IPTV, cable, terrestrial, and consumer electronics markets worldwide, will use the data center for supercomputing, data storage and archiving to support the company’s growth, and for collocation to third party customers, including DISH Network L.L.C., one of EchoStar’s largest customers. Collocation space will feature state-of-the-art power and cooling as well as leading edge high density rack-mount solutions. The data center will initially add about a dozen new IT professional positions. EchoStar employs more than 360 in Cheyenne at the 24/7 broadcast center, one of the largest providers of video channels in the world, and it provides telemetry and control for more than a dozen satellites. It was built in 1994 to support the launch of DISH Network, one of the fastest growing satellite TV services, and today delivers uplink services for a variety of commercial and government customers.