Gallery: The Internet Lives in a Huge Hotel in Manhattan
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Fiber optic cables form a dense nest around a technician.
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Biometric mantrap snares (double locking doors) are common security protections.
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Fiber optic cables enter and exit carrier hotels through underground vaults. Some of these cables are running local connections, others are on their way to cross the Atlantic.
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Raised floors are commonly used to manage wiring and channel cool air ducts directly to server arrays.
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New, higher capacity fiber optic cables are fitted onto a rack, replacing slower copper cabling.
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20-cylinder diesel engines kick on to keep systems running if primary utilities fail.
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Electrical switches transfer and distribute power.
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Server racks inside a peering exchange, where large networks exchange traffic with others when a mutual benefit exists.
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Ceiling tiles removed for maintenance reveal various conduits–some fiber cabling and some utility lines.
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A customer's servers are installed in vacant space on a rack.
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A network operations center where a facility is monitored and controlled.
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An electrical substation transforms incoming voltage and distributes power through a building.
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Techs are on site 24/7 to diagnose and fix issues for clients without immediate access to their equipment.
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Technical drawings on a whiteboard.
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A technician works on a server.
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Conduit carrying lines of power, fiber, and control cables enters a room where backup power systems are connected.
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Yellow cables indicate fiber optic lines. The grey wires are lower bandwidth copper cables.
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In a sub basement, redundant utility equipment and diesel fuel are stored for disaster recovery.
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Construction begins on newly leased floor space.
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Security guards in the lobby of 60 Hudson Street, originally built as Western Union's headquarters in 1930.
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Build out begins on a floor that will become colocated space.
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Fans move warm exhaust air of the roof at 60 Hudson Street.
