The Minnesota Technology Center, formerly called the BTC/Bunker and also known as the 511 Building in reference to its address, is a colocation center located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, near U.S. Bank Stadium and the West Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. The 511 Building has been referred to as "the most wired building in Minnesota" and is a major source of fiber optic data transmission and reception.[2] It is operated by Timeshare Systems Inc. It hosts an interchange between many major carriers, and is on the Internet Backbone.[3]
| Minnesota Technology Center | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Address | 511 11th Avenue South |
| Coordinates | 44°58′18.3″N 93°15′17″W / 44.971750°N 93.25472°W |
| Inaugurated | 1982 |
| Renovated | 2003 |
| Landlord | TimeShare Systems, Inc. |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Floor area | 273,000 sq ft |
| Renovating team | |
| Civil engineer | Palanisami & Associates, Inc. |
| References | |
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The City of Minneapolis budgeted almost $750,000 to rent space at the center for a security command center during the 2018 Super Bowl and 2019 Final Four.[4] The Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange[5] is an Internet exchange point operating within the 511 building, connecting over 100 internet service providers.
References
edit- ^ "OfficeSpace.com - Minnesota Technology Center History". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ^ Marquez Estrada, Heron (2010-12-31). "Eagan eager to boot up data center". Star Tribune.
- ^ 511 building flyer[dead link]
- ^ Webster, Tony (2017). "Fahrenheit 511: Minneapolis Police's Super Bowl Command Center".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Contributions - Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange". 2023-01-12.