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Read WSI selects CDC Data Centres for digital tower deployment
WSI selects CDC Data Centres for digital tower deployment

WSI selects CDC Data Centres for digital tower deployment

March 12, 2024 Sydney

Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) has selected CDC Data Centres for its digital tower deployment. WSI will be one of the first in Australia to run a digital air traffic control tower and has partnered with CDC, Frequentis Australasia, and Airservices to develop the system. WSI will...

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Read Telkom Indonesia consolidates Singapore data centers
Telkom Indonesia consolidates Singapore data centers

Telkom Indonesia consolidates Singapore data centers

March 05, 2024 Singapore

Telkom Indonesia has consolidated its Singapore data centers under one umbrella unit ahead of a potential sale. The company wrote on LinkedIn that this marks a “significant milestone in our journey toward becoming a regional powerhouse in the data center industry,” “The rationale behind this...

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Read Empyrion DC secures S$133 million green loan
Empyrion DC secures S$133 million green loan

Empyrion DC secures S$133 million green loan

February 27, 2024 Singapore

Empyrion DC, a Singapore-based data center operator, has secured a green loan worth S$133 million (US$98 million) to refinance its SG1 Dodid data center in Singapore, with proceeds used to “support existing operations” at the 12.5MW facility. This financing was provided by the UOB bank. Mark...

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Read Diraq secures $15 million in a Series 2-A funding round
Diraq secures $15 million in a Series 2-A funding round

Diraq secures $15 million in a Series 2-A funding round

February 14, 2024 Sydney

Quantum computing startup Diraq has raised $15 million in a Series 2-A funding round led by specialist investor Quantonation, a venture capital fund dedicated to quantum technologies, with participation from Higgins Family Investments and the University of New South Wales, Sydney. This latest...

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Read Singapore-based startup receives $12.5 million in funding for electricity transformers
Singapore-based startup receives $12.5 million in funding for electricity transformers

Singapore-based startup receives $12.5 million in funding for electricity transformers

February 09, 2024 Singapore

Singapore-based startup Amperesand, which makes SSTs that could replace standard transformers in electricity distribution, has been given $12.5 million in funding to develop solid-state transformers (SSTs), which could make electricity grids more efficient and flexible. "We are thrilled to...

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Read Singapore considers making data centers and clouds "critical infrastructure"
Singapore considers making data centers and clouds "critical infrastructure"

Singapore considers making data centers and clouds "critical infrastructure"

December 22, 2023 Singapore

Singapore’s government is currently contemplating marking data centers and clouds as "critical infrastructure,” and extending oversight to cloud service providers and data center operators. A decision in this regard is expected to be made by January 15, 2024. Currently, the Cybersecurity...

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Read Seraya Partners reaches goal of $800 million APAC funding
Seraya Partners reaches goal of $800 million APAC funding

Seraya Partners reaches goal of $800 million APAC funding

December 14, 2023 Singapore

Singapore-based Seraya Partners has closed an $800 million fund dedicated to digital infrastructure and energy transition investments. Half of the fund has already been dedicated to three companies: data center operator Empyrion DC, offshore wind vessel operator Cyan Renewables, and solar, wind,...

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Read 6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings
6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings

6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings

October 11, 2023 Singapore

Singaporean large language model provider 6Estates recently launched an Nvidia DGX BasePOD based on Nvidia GCX H100 systems to develop its AI offerings. The company will use this BasePOD for its "Model Solutions" offering, which provides users with personalized large language models....

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Read ESR secures Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) for Hong Kong data center development
ESR secures Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) for Hong Kong data center development

ESR secures Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) for Hong Kong data center development

August 03, 2023 Hong Kong

ESR has secured a Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) to develop a data center in Hong Kong, it has announced. It has closed the first SLL in Hong Kong, worth HK$1.6 billion (US$205m), which will be used to convert a building in Kwai Chung into the 21.3MW ESR Kwai Chung Data Centre HK1.The company...

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Read AirTrunk has submitted plans for a 320MW facility in Sydney, Australia
AirTrunk has submitted plans for a 320MW facility in Sydney, Australia

AirTrunk has submitted plans for a 320MW facility in Sydney, Australia

August 01, 2023 AirTrunk

AirTrunk has filed for its Sydney, Australia, SYD3 data center campus. After purchasing the land in 2021, the company has submitted plans to the New South Wales Department of Planning for a 320MW data center spanning 1.3 million square feet across seven stories. The property in question cost...

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Read GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative
GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative

GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative

July 24, 2023 Singapore

The sovereign wealth fund GIC of Singapore is soliciting funds for a data center outside Seoul, South Korea. According to Business Korea, institutional investors, such as GIC, are working with indigenous institutional investors, securities companies, and asset management firms to build a data...

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Read Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment
Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment

Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment

July 14, 2023 AirTrunk

As Singapore looks to end a years-long prohibition on new developments, four data center operators have been given 80MW of capacity for new facilities. Since 2019, Singapore has imposed a ban on the construction of new data centers; however, previously authorized facilities were permitted to be...

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Read Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan
Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan

Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan

July 12, 2023 Singapore

In Bitdeer Technologies Group's latest operations update, it shared details about its upcoming expansion. Linghui Kong, Chief Executive Officer of Bitdeer, noted that its 100MW Gedu mining data center in Bhutan, for example, is almost complete and is expected to be delivered in July. Further...

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Read AirTrunk officially starts the TOK1 facility expansion in Tokyo, Japan
AirTrunk officially starts the TOK1 facility expansion in Tokyo, Japan

AirTrunk officially starts the TOK1 facility expansion in Tokyo, Japan

July 03, 2023 AirTrunk Tokyo TOK1

AirTrunk has begun work on an expansion of its Tokyo, Japan, TOK1 campus. Senior AirTrunker personnel and construction partners attended a traditional "jichinsai" Shinto launching ceremony to spiritually sanctify the land in preparation for safe and efficient construction. No timelines...

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Read AirTrunk to develop HKG2, its second facility in Hong Kong
AirTrunk to develop HKG2, its second facility in Hong Kong

AirTrunk to develop HKG2, its second facility in Hong Kong

June 28, 2023 AirTrunk

AirTrunk is developing its second facility in Hong Kong, located in the East New Territories. The facility, AirTrunk HKG2, will offer 15 MW, spanning 11,600 sqm (124,860 sq ft), with 4,400 sqm (4,7360 sq ft) of technical space. The facility will have a PUE of 1.25, and initial capacity is set to...

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Read AirTrunk begins the 70MW expansion of the SYD2 facility in Sydney, Australia
AirTrunk begins the 70MW expansion of the SYD2 facility in Sydney, Australia

AirTrunk begins the 70MW expansion of the SYD2 facility in Sydney, Australia

June 16, 2023 AirTrunk Sydney SYD2

AirTrunk, an APAC data center developer, has begun constructing a 70MW expansion to one of its Sydney, Australia campuses. The organization announced this week that construction has begun on the final two stages of its SYD2 facility. The two-phase development is anticipated to be completed in...

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Read Princeton Digital Group (PDG) signs PCA with Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL)
Princeton Digital Group (PDG) signs PCA with Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL)

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) signs PCA with Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL)

June 09, 2023 Mumbai

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has signed a 25-year power consumption agreement (PCA) with Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) to procure solar energy in India. The deal will see the data center firm receive power generated by a solar project located in Nanded district, Maharashtra. This...

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Read Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark
Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark

Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark

June 09, 2023 Singapore

Singapore has introduced a standard for maximizing the energy efficacy of data centers (DCs) in tropical regions. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) standard recommends operating centers at higher temperatures to save energy on cooling. Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Singapore's Senior...

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Read Knight Frank: Mumbai becomes third biggest data center market in Asia-Pacific region
Knight Frank: Mumbai becomes third biggest data center market in Asia-Pacific region

Knight Frank: Mumbai becomes third biggest data center market in Asia-Pacific region

May 24, 2023 Mumbai

A report by Knight Frank has revealed that Mumbai is now the third-largest data center market in the Asia-Pacific region. Mumbai follows Shanghai, Tokyo, which secured first and second place, with 2,692MW, and 2,575 MW, respectively. In third place, Mumbai now offers a total capacity of 2,337...

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Read CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center
CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center

CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center

May 19, 2023 Singapore

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) is seeking to acquire Seagate Singapore's research and development facility, which includes a data center, for $163.14 million. The facility, known as 'The Shugart' and located in the one-north district of Singapore, was constructed only eight years ago...

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