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Digital Realty to develop new cable landing station in Los Angeles. September 22, 2026 Expands Subsea Infrastructure Capabilities to Strengthen Connectivity Between Asia Pacific and North America AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, today announced plans to develop a new cable landing station (CLS) at its LAX12 data center in Los Angeles in partnership with Assured Communications, a specialist in subsea infrastructure design and delivery. The new subsea infrastructure deployment is expected to further strengthen connectivity across Digital Realty's Los Angeles footprint by enabling closer integration between subsea and terrestrial networks. The new CLS is designed to provide subsea cable operators with a turnkey solution for landing and powering their systems while providing access to the robust connectivity available in the Los Angeles market through interconnection with terrestrial networks. By bringing together cable landing infrastructure, connectivity and colocation within Digital Realty's broader platform, the CLS is expected to enable subsea customers to access a broad range of networks, cloud providers, and carriers available across Digital Realty's Los Angeles campus. "This development reflects our continued focus on expanding Digital Realty's role in supporting global connectivity," said Andy Power, President and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Realty. "By bringing together subsea landing infrastructure with our existing interconnection and data center platform, we are strengthening the intercontinental connectivity available across our Los Angeles campus and providing our customers with a more seamless and scalable environment for connecting across regions." "Assured Communications is supporting the design, engineering and construction of the project, drawing on its experience in subsea cable systems and landing infrastructure development. Projects like this are reshaping how global infrastructure is deployed and connected. We're excited to help bring a new subsea cable landing station to Los Angeles to further strengthen connectivity between Asia Pacific and North America," said Joel Ogren, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Assured Communications. The project is currently in development and is expected to begin supporting cables in 2028. Once complete, the CLS is expected to provide critical infrastructure to support subsea cables landing in Los Angeles, giving carriers, cloud providers, and content platforms additional routes and greater flexibility to connect between Asia Pacific and North America. ____________________________________________________________________________________ About Digital Realty Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation, and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL(R), the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx(R) solution methodology for powering innovation, from cloud and digital transformation to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 55+ metros across 30+ countries on six continents. To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow Digital Realty Trust Inc. on LinkedIn and X. For Additional Information Media Contacts Helen Bleasdale Digital Realty [email protected] Investor Relations Jordan Sadler / Jim Huseby Digital Realty +1 (737) 281-0101 [email protected] Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially, including statements related the company's development plans, subsea infrastructure and expected benefits, the company's partnership with Assured Communications, growth in digital transformation and demand, company strategy and customer demand. For a list and description of risks and uncertainties, please see the company's reports and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Related resources

Data center command hub keeps AI up and running. SHARE/SAVE Sep 20, 2026 Singapore - A steady nerve is crucial when keeping watch over hundreds of data centers worldwide, facilities essential to the frictionless online banking, messaging and AI services that society relies on. Analysts sit surrounded by digital maps and dashboards at the Singapore command center of U.S. firm Digital Realty, a major global operator of the warehouse-like sites filled with whirring servers. The goal is not simply to react when something breaks, but to detect warning signs, such as a sudden rise in temperature, early enough to prevent disruption. Daniel Naing, 37, and his colleagues handle thousands of system alerts flagging signs of trouble each week. "If I panic, my team members will panic. So even though inside I may be nervous, I cannot show it," he said. The command center and its two sister hubs, in Europe and the United States, provide round-the-clock oversight of more than 300 data centers across six continents. Digital Realty rents its server space to around 6,000 companies big and small, with power disruptions and equipment failure the most common issues faced. There are also detailed protocols for earthquakes and typhoons, and an approaching storm thousands of kilometers away is enough to put the team on standby. Booming demand for data centers is a political hot potato in many places, as tech companies race to develop artificial intelligence tools that require massive amounts of computing power. But without them "nothing works" in our high-tech world, said Serene Nah, managing director and head of Asia Pacific at Digital Realty. Data centers are essential infrastructure - a matter "almost like national security", she said. "We need to be up running all the time." Nah said, however, that "our business is very misunderstood" and has little support from the public, who believe data centers emit "a lot of carbon or heat" or "use up a lot of water." "Yet everyone's scrolling their phones every day," and for each swipe "the data needs to go somewhere." The company is prioritising renewable energy such as solar panels and closed-loop server cooling systems that continuously recycle water, Nah said. The vulnerabilities of the sector were highlighted this year, when data centers run by Amazon's cloud arm were struck during the Middle East war. Data centers operate 24 hours a day, so Naing and his colleagues take the 7 am to 7 pm shift in Singapore before handing over to Europe. Engineers must attend to an alert within minutes. The teams liaise with those on the ground and call on a global network of experts to help, while keeping clients updated. Digital Realty is one of the biggest providers of data center server space along with rivals like Equinix, also a U.S. company. Meanwhile tech giants from Microsoft to Alibaba are racing to build their own data centers to train and run AI models - part of a global buildout costing trillions of dollars. Digital Realty's Global Command Center in Singapore is housed inside one of three data centers that the company runs in the city-state. Most areas of the data center, whose roof is lined with solar panels, are off-limits for security reasons. But one room available for viewing has rows of black server cabinets formed long, narrow corridors, with bundles of yellow cables running overhead and the computer servers' high-velocity fans emitting a soft hum. AI is accelerating the growth and complexity of data centers, but for operations at the command center, humans remain indispensable, said Terence Tang, head of the Asia Pacific global command center. "We still need human intervention to really look at whether or not those are genuine outages, genuine alerts and alarms, because sometimes AI or automation can give you false positives," Tang said. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.

Digital Realty Trust (DLR) forms Türkiye venture. Does secured power justify the commitment? Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) has secured land, power and permits for an Ankara data-center venture. Undisclosed capital exposure and customer commitments leave returns unproven ahead of the first facility's targeted 2028 completion. Published September 17, 2026 at 2:54 pm EDT Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:DLR) announced a joint venture with Rönesans Infrastructure on September 14 to develop and operate data centers in Türkiye. The first Ankara campus is designed for more than 22 megawatts of IT capacity. Land, power and permits are secured, early construction has begun, and the first facility is scheduled for completion in 2028. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has established credible development foundations. The investment question is whether those foundations can support attractive returns once construction spending, customer contracts, and operating costs enter the calculation. Bull case. For Digital Realty Trust, Inc., securing land, electricity and permits reduces uncertainty around whether development can proceed. That matters because customer interest has limited commercial value when a developer cannot offer a credible delivery schedule. Construction progress can make discussions with prospective tenants more concrete. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. also combines its global customer relationships and operating experience with Rönesans Infrastructure's local development and construction capabilities. The potential benefit is practical: a partner familiar with local execution can help deliver the buildings, while an established data-center operator can help attract customers and manage their deployments. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is entering through a venture that also plans an additional Istanbul facility. A presence in both cities could appeal to customers seeking multiple locations for resilience and connectivity. Success in Ankara could therefore create a commercial foundation for further expansion, provided demand supports additional investment. Bear case. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. did not disclose ownership percentages, capital contributions, construction costs or signed customer commitments in the announcement. Without those terms, investors cannot assess the capital at risk or estimate a project return. A joint venture can distribute funding obligations, but its structure determines how much exposure each partner ultimately carries. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. described planned campus capacity, which does not establish leased capacity or future revenue. The 2028 completion target concerns the first facility, rather than confirming that the entire campus will be operating then. Leasing volumes, contract pricing, and customer move-in schedules will determine how quickly construction spending begins producing income. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. also faces the task of completing construction and commissioning the facility. Delays could extend the period before revenue starts, while cost overruns could weaken returns even if customer demand materializes. Secured electricity is valuable, but power pricing and the allocation of energy costs between operator and customer also affect the economics. Hedge fund sentiment. The filings available so far reflect positions held before Digital Realty Trust, Inc. reported the formation of its Türkiye joint venture. Insider Monkey's database showed 73 hedge funds holding Digital Realty Trust, Inc. at the end of 2Q2026, up from 46 funds three months earlier. Conclusion. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. has a credible starting point for entering Türkiye. Secured development inputs and complementary partner capabilities strengthen the execution case, while the financial case remains unquantified. The next useful disclosures are capital exposure, construction milestones, preleasing, and expected returns. Attractive contracts matched to disciplined spending would support the expansion thesis.