Panama City - Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, in joint venture with Trans Ocean Network (TON), a Panamanian telecommunications company, launches Panama Digital Gateway (PDG), a green open landing and connectivity data center set to become the digital hub for all Central America, the Andean region, and the Caribbean. The event launch was under the aegis of HE Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, President of Panama, and attended by Fabrizio Nicoletti, Ambassador of the Italian Republic in Panama, David Gonzalez Solis, CEO and founder of TON, and Enrico Maria Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle. Panama Digital Gateway is a next generation carrier-neutral hub, the first green data center in the country, featuring state-of-the-art technologies and infrastructures to satisfy all customers’ requirements. Located in Corazal (Panama City), the new building offers 5,500 square meters of space for up to 650 equivalent racks and 3.5 MW of scalable power. It is built following the most stringent anti-seismic criteria and designed to guarantee the maximum standards of reliability and performance while minimizing its impact on the environment thanks to the adoption of the latest energy-efficient power and cooling systems available in the market. (red - peg)