Our story
Subsea cables are the backbone of global connectivity, carrying the vast majority of transcontinental data traffic. As demand for bandwidth continues to surge (driven by cloud services, content delivery, and enterprise connectivity) the number of new, high-capacity cables being developed has also risen. Recognizing this, Columbia Capital and Digital Realty envisioned a platform that would deliver integrated, resilient, and strategically located cable landing stations essential for the future of global connectivity.
This shared vision led to the creation of Vela Infrastructure, a joint venture dedicated to addressing the challenges facing the subsea cable industry. Vela’s cable landing stations provide the vital infrastructure needed to support new routes and enhance network resilience.
Columbia Capital was founded over 30 years ago and over time has developed a repeatable investment model, guided by a specialized and experienced team.
“With network resilience becoming more critical, Vela’s solutions are timely and highly impactful. We are confident that Vela has the expertise and vision needed to excel in this space, and we are thrilled to support their journey.”
Columbia focuses on the Communications & Technology space, having raised $7B in fund commitments and invested in over 175 companies operating in the digital infrastructure, enterprise technology, and mobility sectors. Columbia uses their experience and insights in partnership with experienced executive teams to proactively initiate and develop new businesses such as Vela Infrastructure.
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions.
“There are distinct challenges to building and operating Cable Landing Stations, and Vela’s focus on addressing them will undoubtedly deliver exceptional solutions for their customers. We’re excited to partner with Columbia Capital to launch this innovative platform.”
PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation 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 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.