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Web Werks moves into Bengaluru, India

Web Werks has announced its plans to build a new data center in Bengaluru (Bangalore). The company outlined that the first phase of the building project will be completed by the fourth quarter of 2022. In its final form, it will offer 110,000 sqft of colocation space and 20 MVA of gross power ...

February 17, 2022

Iron Mountain: Bengaluru

New data center heading to Islamabad

The government of Pakistan has announced that it has opened a new data center in Islamabad, namely the National Information Technology Board (NITB) (NITB Staging Environment). Federal Minister for Information and Technology, Syed Amin ul Haq, inaugurated the PKR. 330 million ($1.88m) facility,...

February 15, 2022

South Asia

What India's new government policy means for the data center industry

The Indian government is introducing new policies that will encourage data center growth in the country, it has been announced. This policy announcement comes as leaders strive to make the country a hub for the world’s growing data traffic. In the government’s 2022 budget, provisions have been...

February 14, 2022

India / Bhārata

GLP Wants To Raise $500 million to fund Chinese expansion

According to Bloomberg, GLP Pte is mulling over raising up to $500 million to expand its data center footprint in China. The Singapore-based investment manager wants to raise funds from investors in exchange for a minority stake in the firm. GLP Pte’s data center business is valued at up to $5...

February 13, 2022

China

NEXTDC announces AWS availability at S2 data center

NextDC has announced the availability of AWS Direct Connect in the NextDC S2 Sydney data center, the fourth to host AWS Direct Connect (Canberra (C1), Melbourne (M1), and Perth (P1)). According to the company, within the NextDC S2 data center, customers can choose 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, and new hig...

February 11, 2022

NextDC Sydney S2

Hotwon Group Plans To Raise $300 million To Fund Expansion

According to Bloomberg, Hotwon Group is looking to raise up to $300 million in funding. The Chinese data center developer hopes to use the money raised to expand its footprint across the country. Once successful, Hotwon’s valuation will increase to $1.5 billion. Reports also show that the comp...

February 08, 2022

China

Singapore and Silicon Valley tie second place in data center rankings

According to Cushman & Wakefield's 2022 Global Data Center Market Comparison report, Singapore now ties with the US's Silicon Valley in its league table of the top data center markets. This means that Singapore is now the top market for data centers in Asia-Pacific, beating Hong Kong (6th ...

February 03, 2022

Singapore

India To Classify Data Centers as 'Infrastructure,' - More Development Expected

It is great news for data center companies, and investors in India as the country's government says it will classify data centers as infrastructure assets starting April 1, 2022. The development will help ensure that data center companies get better access to funds through loans or investments...

February 02, 2022

India / Bhārata

Etix Everywhere Acquires a 67% Stake In Thailand’s Genesis Data Centers

EtixEverywhere has announced that it has bought the majority interest in Genesis data center. The company revealed that it acquired a 67 percent stake in the Thai data center. The cost of the investment is pegged around AU$15.2 million (US$10.8m). Genesis operates a data center in Bang Chalong...

January 26, 2022

Bangkok / Krung Thep

Jazz opens new Tier III data center in Pakistan

Pakistan-based telecommunication company Jazz has launched a new data center facility in Islamabad, Pakistan. The 3MW data center cost the company $8 million. It currently has 300 racks, with a capacity to be expanded in the future to 450 racks. According to Jazz, the new facility is the large...

January 25, 2022

South Asia

AIIB to invest $150 million in new data centers

Multilateral bank Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), has announced that it is making a significant investment in new data center development, with $150 million. The Beijing-based company will direct the funds through the Keppel Data Centre Fund II (KDCF II). Current reports outline t...

January 24, 2022

Beijing

DataGrid to expand in New Zealand

Following the purchase of a 43-hectare site in North Makarewa near Invercargill, Datagrid, is moving forward with its plans to construct a hyperscale facility there, the first of its kind in the area.According to reports, the company will build up to ten 6,500 sqm (70,000 sq ft) modules totali...

January 18, 2022

New Zealand

Singapore's moratorium on new data center builds lifts, but what's next?

This week, Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister made an announcement that the country's moratorium on new data center builds, which was introduced back in 2019. Minister Gan Kim Yong said that going forward, a "more selective" approach to new builds will be taken.In a written reply to a par...

January 17, 2022

Singapore

Telehouse moves into Bangkok

Telehouse has announced that it is introducing a new data center to Bangkok, Thailand, which according to the company, is the first of its kind in the area, and will launch the company's third location in Southeast Asia.Spanning 9,000 sqm (97,000 sq ft), the facility, based in the Rama 9 busin...

January 14, 2022

Telehouse Bangkok

TAOP to expand its Hong Kong Data Center

Taoping Inc (TOAP) has announced that it is expanding its Taoping G Cloud Hong Kong Data Center (the "Center") in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of January 2022.The facility, built in May 2021, will have an estimated total hash rate of 700GH/s, and i...

January 06, 2022

Hong Kong

Sustainability goals outlined by Alibaba

Alibaba has announced its sustainability goals to meet the rest of the industry in its push to go green. According to Alibaba's Chairman and CEO, Daniel Zhang, this announcement aligns with the company's aspiration to become a force for "positive, innovative change in society." Zhang says that...

January 06, 2022

China

Four mega data center clusters ahead for China

According to reports, China is planning to introduce four large clusters of data centers situated outside the ‘main population centers’ in the north and west of the country. This announcement comes following China laying out its sustainability commitments and key targets as per its 2060 carbon...

December 31, 2021

China

YLT gains access to Dodid data center through acquisition

YTL, with the acquisition of Dodid Pte Ltd, now has access to the startup’s data center based in Tagore Industrial Ave, as it expands its footprint outside of Malaysia for the first time.Dodid’s facility is a 12.5-megawatt Tier-3 hyperscale data center, spanning 39,000 square feet of space. Th...

December 30, 2021

Empyrion (DoDid) Singapore

Sanya to receive first underwater data center

Sanya, a coastal city on the south of Hainan Island, is to receive the world's first commercial demonstration underwater data center, with an investment of over 5.6 billion yuan ($880 million). This news comes following Hainan provincial authorities announcing they had reached a strategic agre...

December 28, 2021

China

Digital Realty Announces Opening Of First Data Center in South Korea

Digital Realty has announced the opening of its first data center in Seoul, South Korea. The new Digital Realty data center is called Digital Seoul 1 (ICN10). The 12MW capacity data center has multiple stories, and it covers a space of 22,000 square feet. This facility is also located in Seoul...

December 25, 2021

Digital Seoul 1 (ICN10)

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