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Read Sify signs more PPAs in India
Sify signs more PPAs in India

Sify signs more PPAs in India

February 24, 2022 Sify Technologies

Sify Technologies is renewing its commitment to sustainability with the signing of more than 200MW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) for wind and solar power. These green PPAs signed with Vibrant Energy Holdings will power the company’s latest hyperscale data centers. According to the company,...

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Read Data centers: AI, automation and robotics
Data centers: AI, automation and robotics

Data centers: AI, automation and robotics

February 24, 2022 NTT

Automation is slowly but surely gaining more of a presence in the data center industry. According to reports, 86% of companies in the industry are expecting to dedicate more of their budgets for data-center network automation over the next two years. As data demand skyrockets, AI and automation...

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Read NxtGen To Raise $100m For Expansion in India
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NxtGen To Raise $100m For Expansion in India

February 21, 2022 NxtGen Infinite Datacenter

According to The Business Standard, NxtGen Datacenter and Cloud Technologies want to raise $100 million. The company intends to use the money raised to fund an expansion spree in India. NxtGen is looking to develop 236 Edge facilities and 10 data centers across India. The company offers IT...

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Read Web Werks moves into Bengaluru, India
Web Werks moves into Bengaluru, India

Web Werks moves into Bengaluru, India

February 17, 2022 Iron Mountain: Bengaluru

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...

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Read Johannesburg 1 to open in South Africa in April 2022
Johannesburg 1 to open in South Africa in April 2022

Johannesburg 1 to open in South Africa in April 2022

December 14, 2021 NTT

NTT has announced that it is “on track” to complete the turnkey data center development of its Johannesburg 1 Data Centre, located at Centralpoint Innovation District in Samrand, by early next year. The facility, developed by Growthpoint, includes 6,000sqm of IT space and features “high-end...

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Read Nxtra launches 38MW hyperscale data center in Chennai
Nxtra launches 38MW hyperscale data center in Chennai

Nxtra launches 38MW hyperscale data center in Chennai

November 24, 2021 Nxtra Data Ltd

Nxtra by Airtel is expanding its data center footprint in Chennai. Its new data center will have a capacity of 38MW, spanning 270,000 sq. ft. The facility received its virtual inauguration by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M.K. In a statement, the company said: "This will include setting up...

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Read Globe negotiating with STT GDC over forming a data center JW in the Philippines
Globe negotiating with STT GDC over forming a data center JW in the Philippines

Globe negotiating with STT GDC over forming a data center JW in the Philippines

November 19, 2021 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

Globe Telecom has revealed that it is in advance discussions with STT Telemedia Global Data Centres about forming a data center joint venture in the Philippines. The plan is to expand Globe Telecom’s Globe DC data center business in the Philippines. The company announced that the exclusive...

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Read KSSF invests in Sify for expansion and sustainability
KSSF invests in Sify for expansion and sustainability

KSSF invests in Sify for expansion and sustainability

November 04, 2021 Sify Technologies

KSSF will invest up to INR 1,000 crore (USD 135 million) in Sify Infinit Spaces Limited (SISL), a subsidiary of Sify. The investment from KSSF will be in the form of Compulsorily Convertible Debentures, developing new data centers across Mumbai, Noida, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. According...

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Read Teleindia Networks' subsidiary opens new data center in Bangalore, India
Teleindia Networks' subsidiary opens new data center in Bangalore, India

Teleindia Networks' subsidiary opens new data center in Bangalore, India

October 31, 2021 Teleindia Datasamudra

The subsidiary of Teleindia Networks' subsidiary Data Samudra has announced the launch of its first data center. The facility has 100,000 square feet of space and it is located in Bangalore’s KIADB IT Park. In addition, the facility will offer up to 25,000 square feet of colocation space and 3MW...

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Read NTT is expanding its Vienna data center
NTT is expanding its Vienna data center

NTT is expanding its Vienna data center

October 29, 2021 NTT

NTT has announced that it has broken ground on expanding its data center in Vienna, Austria. The company will add 32,300 square feet (3,000 square meters) to the Vienna 1 facility. By so doing, Vienna will have 92,500 square feet (8,600 square meters) upon expansion. NTT says the expansion is...

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Read Adani Group's renewable energy pledge
Adani Group's renewable energy pledge

Adani Group's renewable energy pledge

October 21, 2021 AdaniConneX

Adani Group has made a big investment relating to renewable energy, pledging to commit over USD 50-70 billion in the renewable energy value chain over the next ten years. Alongside this, the company announced that it is ‘incubating’ the first Indian data center that will fuel all its data centers...

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Read STT GDC plans two data centers in Tokyo with 60MW capacity
STT GDC plans two data centers in Tokyo with 60MW capacity

STT GDC plans two data centers in Tokyo with 60MW capacity

October 08, 2021 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced that it plans to build two new data centers in Tokyo, Japan. STT GDC says the two data centers will be developed by and leased from Goodman Group. Goodman Group is an Australian property firm. The facilities will be located in Goodman...

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Read Airtel Bharti to invest $673 million in expanding Nxtra's data center footprint
Airtel Bharti to invest $673 million in expanding Nxtra's data center footprint

Airtel Bharti to invest $673 million in expanding Nxtra's data center footprint

October 01, 2021 Nxtra Data Ltd

Indian telecommunication company Bharti Airtel has revealed its plans for expanding the data center portfolio of its subsidiary Nxtra. Bharti Airtel announced that it would triple Nxtra’s data center capacity by 2025 to 400MW+. According to the company, Nxtra currently operates 120 Edge and ten...

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Read Sify plans a big expansion across India
Sify plans a big expansion across India

Sify plans a big expansion across India

September 24, 2021 Sify Technologies

Indian ISP Sify Technologies has announced that it will undergo significant expansion across India over the next four years. In total, plans will add 200MW in Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru to meet demand. Commenting on the company’s expansion plans, Raju Vegesna, Sify’s chairman said: "Sify has...

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Read NTT plans to grow its data center footprint by 20% in the next 18 months
NTT plans to grow its data center footprint by 20% in the next 18 months

NTT plans to grow its data center footprint by 20% in the next 18 months

September 02, 2021 NTT

NTT ltd has announced it plans to increase its data center footprint in the next 18 months by 20%. The Company would be expanding some of its existing data centers and adding 300MW of capacity and 600,000 sqm (6.5 million square feet) of space within 18months. This expansion will be in 20...

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Read NTT to build data center campus in Mesa
NTT to build data center campus in Mesa

NTT to build data center campus in Mesa

August 23, 2021 NTT

NTT has announced that following the opening of data centers in Chicago, Ill., Hillsboro, Ore., and Santa Clara, Calif.; it is building its seventh data center campus in Mesa. Estimated to open in early 2022, the 102-acre campus will contain seven data centers, with a total of 240 megawatts (MW)...

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Read STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot
STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot

STT GDC collaborates with ABB to create AI energy optimization pilot

July 23, 2021 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced that it is collaborating with tech company ABB to conduct an artificial intelligence (AI) energy optimization pilot in Singapore. The pilot is part of STT GDC’s vision for a greener future, and its pledge to be carbon neutral by 2030. The...

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Read Bharti Airtel to expand its data center portfolio by spending $470m
Bharti Airtel to expand its data center portfolio by spending $470m

Bharti Airtel to expand its data center portfolio by spending $470m

July 23, 2021 Nxtra Data Ltd

According to India’s Economic Times, Indian telco Bharti Airtel plans a major investment and expansion in its data center portfolio. The report shows that Bharti Airtel will invest Rs 3,500 crore ($470m) to expand its data center portfolio. It will also make this investment over the next three...

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Read A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?
A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?

A carbon-neutral future: Which companies are committing and delivering?

July 21, 2021 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

In 2021, data centers are responsible for 2% of the world’s CO2 emissions, equivalent to the entire airline industry worldwide. It has also been forecast that by 2025, data centers could consume up to one-fifth of Earth’s power. Increasingly, data center companies are waking up to the fact that...

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Read Iron Mountain enters $178 million sale-leaseback deal with Intermediate Capital Group, and would use proceeds to invest in data centers
Iron Mountain enters $178 million sale-leaseback deal with Intermediate Capital Group, and would use proceeds to invest in data centers

Iron Mountain enters $178 million sale-leaseback deal with Intermediate Capital Group, and would use proceeds to invest in data centers

June 26, 2021 Iron Mountain

US Real Estate Investment Company Iron Mountain has announced that it sold five facilities in the greater London area to Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). The sale agreement also included a leaseback deal for the facilities. Iron Mountain will remain in the facilities for an initial 12 year...

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