Teraspace Networks has been on the drawing boards for some time,marked by a hushed construction project at Ft. Worth's AllianceGateway. As it turns out, the construction is the first phase of a1.1-million sf Internet data center complex, just the first ofseveral being planned by the new Hillwood division. Heading up theoperation is James Trout, a former vice president and corporatefacilities officer for ProLogis Trust.

Construction is expected to wrap up in March 2001 on theAlliance Gateway Internet Data Center as dirt begins flying on a24-acre tract in Richardson's Telecom Corridor and 21-acre parcelon the south side of the Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport,Trout told GlobeSt.com. Each site will contain a 200,000-sf datacenter. Contracts are pending on the land acquisitions.

There is no intent to compete with Alliance businesses for webhosting or carrier services. "We're just the guys providing thepower, the building and the connectivity," he emphasized toGlobeSt.com.