Boston, MA ยท CoreSite BO1, Somerville
Boston server colocation, priced by the rack unit.
Put one server or a full cabinet inside a 276,000 square foot carrier-neutral facility next to Cambridge, on a network Axcelx owns and operates under AS33083. No contracts, no commit levels, 24 hour setup.
Facility at a glance
- Facility
- CoreSite BO1
- Location
- Somerville, MA
- Floor area
- 276,000 ft²
- Deployment size
- 1U to 48U
- Power per cabinet
- up to 25 kW
- UPS topology
- 2N and N+1
- Customer port
- 1 or 10 Gbps
- Audits
- SOC 1 and SOC 2
- Contract term
- none
Your server, our rack
What a Boston colocation deployment includes.
Every cabinet is fed by the same redundant power, cooling and network. What changes between a 1U server and a full cage is how much of it you use.
Rack space
- Individual 1U to 48U deployments
- Secure 1/8, 1/6, 1/4, 1/3 and 1/2 cabinets
- Secure full cabinets and private cages
- 24/7 customer access
Network
- Fully redundant IPv4 and IPv6
- Diverse fiber optic entry into the facility
- 100% fiber uplinks on AS33083
- Connected to multiple Boston exchanges
- Customer BGP sessions available
- Carrier-neutral facility
Electrical
- Up to 25 kW per cabinet
- 2N and N+1 AC UPS power
- 2N DC power available
- Redundant N+1 feeds from diverse PDUs
- 1 A to 60 A, 110 V or 208 V
Cooling and suppression
- Cooling designed for dense deployments
- Self-managed temperature and humidity monitoring
- Dual-interlock dry-pipe sprinkler system
Audits and reports
- SSAE-18 SOC 1 Type 2
- SSAE-18 SOC 2 Type 2
- Reports provided annually on request
People on site
- Certified technicians in the building
- Billed hourly
- Emergency dispatch on your call
- Remote and smart hands
Track record
The local leader in per-U colocation.
Deployment sizes
From a Mac mini to a private rack.
Every size below is quoted individually against your power draw, port speed and IP requirements. Same-day setup is available on smaller deployments.
Mac mini colocation
- Shared rack space
- 1 Gbps port speed
- 60 watts or less
- 1 IPv4 address included
- Same day setup
Micro PC or Raspberry Pi
- Shared rack space
- 1 Gbps port speed
- 60 watts or less
- 1 IPv4 address included
- Same day setup
1U server
- 1U of shared rack space
- 1 or 10 Gbps port speed
- 60 watts and up
- 1 IPv4 address included
- Same day setup
2U server
- 2U of shared rack space
- 1 or 10 Gbps port speed
- 240 watts
- 5 IPv4 addresses included
- Same day setup
5U private rack
- 5U of private rack space
- 2 x 1 or 10 Gbps port speed
- 480 watts
- 5 IPv4 addresses included
- Same day setup
6U private rack
- 6U of private rack space
- 2 x 1 or 10 Gbps port speed
- 600 watts
- 5 IPv4 addresses included
- Same day setup
Need something larger? Half cabinets, full cabinets and private cages with dedicated bandwidth or specialized power are designed to order. Tell us the requirement and we will build the quote around it.
Why Boston businesses choose colocation.
Colocation puts your hardware in a facility built for it, without the capital cost of building that facility yourself. For most Boston companies the decision comes down to five things.
Security
The facility runs biometric access control and continuous surveillance, so your equipment is protected physically as well as at the network layer.
Reliability
Redundant power and cooling keep your servers running at temperature with no interruption in supply. Your customers do not notice a utility event because your rack never does.
Connectivity
A carrier-neutral building with multiple carriers and diverse fiber routes means your servers stay reachable even when one path fails.
Scalability
Start at 1U and grow into a cabinet as you need it. You are not buying capacity years ahead of using it.
Cost
Power, cooling, security and physical maintenance are shared across the building rather than carried by your balance sheet. For most businesses that is decisively cheaper than a server room.
Our approach
We always have our customers' best interests at heart and we deliver with empathy. We do not sell you oversold services. We sell you what you need today, with the option to scale later.
- No long-term agreements
- No bandwidth commit levels
- Lowest cost per Mbps in the Massachusetts per-U market
- Quoted once, against your real hardware
- Built for bandwidth-hungry servers
Service area
Colocation for Greater Boston and southern New England.
CoreSite BO1 sits in Somerville at the junction of I-93 and Route 28, which puts it inside a 30 minute drive of most of the Route 128 corridor.
Cambridge and Somerville customers are minutes away, which matters when you want to rack hardware yourself rather than ship it. Companies in Newton, Waltham, Brookline and Medford reach the building without touching downtown traffic. Teams further out in Quincy, Lynn, Malden, Revere and Worcester generally rely on our remote hands service rather than driving in, and customers in Providence, Manchester and Nashua use Boston as their New England point of presence while keeping BGP announcements local.
If your hardware is further away than you would like to drive, that is usually a reason to use smart hands rather than a reason to pick a different city. Latency into MASS-IX and the Boston cloud on-ramps is what most customers are actually buying.
Straight answers
Boston colocation questions.
How much does colocation cost in Boston?
Axcelx quotes Boston colocation per deployment rather than publishing a rate card. Power draw, port speed, IP requirements and whether you need shared rack space or a private cabinet change the number significantly, so we size a quote against your actual hardware. There is no contract and no commit level attached to it.
What is the smallest colocation deployment Axcelx accepts?
One rack unit. Axcelx also colocates Mac minis, Intel NUCs, Raspberry Pi and other small form factor hardware drawing 60 watts or less in shared rack space, which most Boston facilities will not quote at all.
Where is the Boston colocation facility?
CoreSite BO1 at 70 Inner Belt Road, Somerville, Massachusetts. It is a 276,000 square foot carrier-neutral data center minutes from Cambridge and downtown Boston, and it is reachable from most of the Route 128 corridor in under 30 minutes.
How much power can a cabinet draw?
Up to 25 kW per cabinet. Circuits are delivered between 1 A and 60 A at either 110 V or 208 V, on 2N and N+1 AC UPS power. 2N DC power and redundant N+1 feeds from diverse PDUs are both available.
Can I get 24/7 access to my hardware?
Yes. Colocation customers have 24/7 access to their cabinets. If you would rather not drive in, certified Axcelx technicians provide remote and smart hands on site, billed hourly.
What compliance reports are available?
The Boston facility carries SSAE-18 SOC 1 and SOC 2 reports, available annually on request, which customers regularly use to satisfy their own auditors in finance, healthcare and government work.
Choose a Boston provider you can trust.
Tell us what you are racking and we will quote it against your real power draw and port speed. No contracts, no commit levels, and no surprise first invoice.