Data Center Registry
Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station
Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland
Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station is a proposed data center in Berlin, Maryland (Worcester County), operated by Globalinx (GLX). The public record puts it at 5 MW planned. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.
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Facility record
Proposed
- Operator
- Globalinx (GLX)
- Facility type
- Data center
- Location
- Berlin, Worcester County, MD
- Coordinates
- 38.3117, -75.1229 (approximate)
- Power capacity
- 5 MW planned
- Land
- Not established from a public source
- Investment
- Not established from a public source
- Announced
- Not established from a public source
- Utility
- Not established from a public source
- Cooling
- Not established from a public source
- Water use
- Not established from a public source
- Jobs
- Not established from a public source
- Public subsidy
- Not established from a public source
- Community reception
- Contested
- Source confidence
- Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation
Opposition and litigation at this site
Yes. Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Worcester County staff determined the proposed cable landing station does not qualify as a public utility and is not permitted under the site's current C-2 zoning.
How the community has taken it
Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.
Worcester County staff determined the proposed cable landing station does not qualify as a public utility and is not permitted under the site's current C-2 zoning. After 'months of debate' and public hearings, the County Commissioners unanimously enacted a 12-month moratorium (Resolution No. 26-18, enacted 2026-07-21) on the submittal and issuance of permits for both data centers and cable landing stations, applying to Globalinx's pending application while the county drafts new zoning rules.
Notes on the record
AWS is the anchor tenant of the Fastnet transatlantic subsea cable (Ocean City, MD to Castlefreke, County Cork, Ireland; ~320 Tbps across 16 fiber pairs); Globalinx's lease agreement was signed late 2025 with a targeted Q3 2027 ready-for-service date and Fastnet operational in 2028. No source fetched this run states a specific street address or parcel, reporting places the site 'near Ocean City Municipal Airport' off Route 611 / Stephen Decatur Highway outside Berlin. Coordinates are therefore a disclosed representative pin at Ocean City Municipal Airport (via OSM Nominatim), NOT a confirmed parcel location; precision is approximate. 24,000 sq ft facility designed to support up to four subsea cable systems; capacityMw.planned=5 reflects the reported scalable-to-5MW power capacity, not a confirmed operational figure.
What the record does not establish, and the document that would
In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.
- Cooling method and water use
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- Permanent jobs promised
- Land area
- Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
- Cooling method and water use
- The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
- Tax abatements or other public subsidy
- The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
- Permanent jobs promised
- The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
- Land area
- The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
- Which utility serves it
- The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.
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Questions people ask about this site
Is there opposition to the Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station data center in Berlin?
Yes. Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Worcester County staff determined the proposed cable landing station does not qualify as a public utility and is not permitted under the site's current C-2 zoning.
Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station data center?
No lawsuit over Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station appears in the record we track as of September 13, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.
How much water does Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station use?
No water withdrawal figure for Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.
Who operates Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station, and how big is it?
Globalinx (GLX) is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 5 MW.
How to cite this page
SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Globalinx Fastnet Cable Landing Station," updated September 13, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/globalinx-fastnet-cls-ocean-city-md.
Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/globalinx-fastnet-cls-ocean-city-md, retrieved September 14, 2026.
Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.
Sources for this record
As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.
- 1.Globalinx to Build a Cable Landing Station in Maryland for AWS's Fastnet Subsea Cable · Submarine Networks · retrieved September 13, 2026
- 2.Globalinx Poised to Construct a Subsea Cable Landing Station in Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland · Telecom Ramblings · retrieved September 13, 2026
- 3.Worcester County Enacts Moratorium on Data Centers and Cable Landing Stations While New Regulations Are Developed · Worcester County, Maryland · retrieved September 13, 2026
- 4.Worcester County approves one-year moratorium on data centers, cable landings · WBOC · retrieved September 13, 2026
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