Teraspace Networks has been on the drawing boards for some time, marked by a hushed construction project at Ft. Worth's Alliance Gateway. As it turns out, the construction is the first phase of a 1.1-million sf Internet data center complex, just the first of several being planned by the new Hillwood division. Heading up the operation is James Trout, a former vice president and corporate facilities officer for ProLogis Trust.

Construction is expected to wrap up in March 2001 on the Alliance Gateway Internet Data Center as dirt begins flying on a 24-acre tract in Richardson's Telecom Corridor and 21-acre parcel on the south side of the Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport, Trout told GlobeSt.com. Each site will contain a 200,000-sf data center. Contracts are pending on the land acquisitions.

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