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Read Sixth Street acquires minority stake in EdgeConneX
Sixth Street acquires minority stake in EdgeConneX

Sixth Street acquires minority stake in EdgeConneX

September 24, 2024 EdgeConneX

Investment firm Sixth Street has acquired a minority stake in data center firm EdgeConneX from EQT as both companies announced that the EQT Infrastructure IV and V funds have signed an agreement to sell a minority stake in EdgeConneX to funds managed by Sixth Street. Infrastructure will remain...

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Read Equinix becomes one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers after issuing $750m in green bonds
Equinix becomes one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers after issuing $750m in green bonds

Equinix becomes one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers after issuing $750m in green bonds

September 17, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has now become one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers in the market, issuing $750 million in green bonds across two offerings. The company says it will use the proceeds to advance sustainability initiatives across its business. Equinix said the funding will be towards initiatives...

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Read Equinix explores deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at Dublin data center
Equinix explores deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at Dublin data center

Equinix explores deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at Dublin data center

August 17, 2024 Equinix

Colocation firm Equinix is exploring deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at its data center in Dublin, Ireland. A spokesperson for the company noted that while a temporary demonstration pod was deployed at one of the company's sites on tour from ESB and GeoPura, is not a permanent deployment. Peter...

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Read Equinix surpasses $1bn EBITDA for Q2
Equinix surpasses $1bn EBITDA for Q2

Equinix surpasses $1bn EBITDA for Q2

August 09, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has surpassed a $1 billion EBITDA in Q2 2024 for the first time, reaching $1.036bn. The company Equinix has surpassed a $1 billion EBITDA in Q2 2024 for the first time, reaching $1.036bn. Furthermore, the quarter's results saw operating income up 20 percent compared to the previous...

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Read Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers
Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

July 23, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced that it will be entering into the Philippines market after purchasing three facilities from Total Information Management, a local technology solutions provider. This deal comprises three carrier-neutral and interconnection-rich data centers with more than 1,000...

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Read Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition
Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition

Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition

July 05, 2024 Equinix

Ericsson has confirmed that it will record a noncash impairment charge of 11.4 billion Swedish crowns, which reflects lower anticipated market growth in some of Vonage’s current portfolio."We continue to advance our strategy to build a Global Network Platform for network APIs, which was the...

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Read Crown Castle changes focus to small cells as building towers
Crown Castle changes focus to small cells as building towers

Crown Castle changes focus to small cells as building towers

June 12, 2024 Crown Castle

Crown castle which operates more than 40,000 towers, has acknowledged that it's become more difficult to build new infrastructure. This is due to opposition from residents and the fact that some municipalities don't want more telecom masts at all."It's generally because it's very difficult to...

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Read Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal
Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

June 05, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced plans for LS2, a new International Business Exchange (IBX) facility to be located adjacent to Equinix's existing LS1 site. This €50 million project due to open in the first quarter of 2025 will offer 2,050 square meters of colocation space.Carlos Paulino, managing...

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Read Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers
Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

May 28, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has now broken ground in Malaysia with two International Business Exchange data centers in Johor (JH1) and Kuala Lumpur (KL1) now serving the company’s customers in Malaysia and across. Jeremy Deutsch, president for Asia-Pacific at Equinix, said: “Malaysia is a cornerstone market and top...

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Read Digital Realty signs new PPAs in France and Spain
Digital Realty signs new PPAs in France and Spain

Digital Realty signs new PPAs in France and Spain

May 24, 2024 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty this week announced the signing of several power purchase agreements (PPA) to power its European operations in France and Spain. The company signed a package solar deal comprising three separate 12-year agreements in Spain and two 15-year deals for wind energy in France. Together,...

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Read Digital Realty launches new cooling colocation offering
Digital Realty launches new cooling colocation offering

Digital Realty launches new cooling colocation offering

May 17, 2024 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty this week announced the launch of a direct liquid cooling (DLC) offering, available in 170 Digital Realty data centers globally. The company noted that the offering includes a range of mechanical solutions, such as rear door heat exchangers (RDHx) and DLC, offering power densities...

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Read Glass Lewis stands with Ted Miller against Crown Castle board
Glass Lewis stands with Ted Miller against Crown Castle board

Glass Lewis stands with Ted Miller against Crown Castle board

May 17, 2024 Crown Castle

Proxy firm Glass Lewis has publicly urged Crown Castle shareholders to vote for two activist director candidates, including the company's co-founder and former chief executive officer, Ted Miller, to the board, along with former CFO Charles Green. Furthermore, Glass Lewis also told shareholders...

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Read Digital Realty launches new data center in Japan
Digital Realty launches new data center in Japan

Digital Realty launches new data center in Japan

May 10, 2024 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has broken ground on a new data center outside Tokyo, Japan, marking its third data center at the NRT campus in Inzai, Chiba prefecture. This new 31MW facility, known as NRT14, will be configurable to support private AI deployments at densities up to 70kW per rack via air-assisted...

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Read Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore
Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

April 29, 2024 Equinix

Colocation firm Equinix has signed long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Singapore fromSembcorp Industries. Following the agreements, Sembcorp Power will supply a maximum capacity of 75MWp from its solar assets and 30MW from its gas-power generation portfolio...

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Read Digital Realty to partner with Enel X for grid balancing UPS systems
Digital Realty to partner with Enel X for grid balancing UPS systems

Digital Realty to partner with Enel X for grid balancing UPS systems

April 24, 2024 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has revealed that it will be partnering with energy firm Enel X to roll out grid-balancing UPS systems in Ireland. The integrated battery banks, housed within Digital Realty’s Irish data centers, will relieve grid dependence on fossil fuel power plants during periods of frequency...

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Read Crown Castle reveals update on fiber business review
Crown Castle reveals update on fiber business review

Crown Castle reveals update on fiber business review

April 22, 2024 Crown Castle

Tower company Crown Castle recently revealed that it has been in talks with multiple parties regarding its fiber business in recent months. Miller, who was the company's CEO until 2001, wants to sell the fiber business and has previously said the assets could fetch as much as $15 billion. "The...

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Read Lumen secures new contract from GAO
Lumen secures new contract from GAO

Lumen secures new contract from GAO

April 15, 2024 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has secured a contract worth about $73.6 million from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) under the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program. This multi-million dollar contract will see Lumen modernize network, data, voice,...

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Read EdgeConneX secures $1.9 billion sustainable-tied financing
EdgeConneX secures $1.9 billion sustainable-tied financing

EdgeConneX secures $1.9 billion sustainable-tied financing

April 12, 2024 EdgeConneX

This week, EdgeConneX announced it had secured an additional $1.9 billion in sustainability-linked financing to support its EMEA expansion. The company mentioned that this financing consolidates it’s portfolio across EMEA, transitioning it from “stand-alone project-based funding to a more robust...

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Read Crown Castle announces new CEO
Crown Castle announces new CEO

Crown Castle announces new CEO

April 09, 2024 Crown Castle

Crown Castle has announced Steven J. Moskowitz as president and CEO, bringing an end to Crown Castle's search for a successor to former CEO Jay Brown, who announced his departure in December. Anthony Melone acted as interim CEO from January 16, 2024. “I have long admired Crown Castle’s quality...

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Read Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations
Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

March 23, 2024 Equinix

Short seller Hindenburg Research has accused data center REIT Equinix of "major accounting manipulations." The investigative reporting and researching company claims that Nadaq-listed Equinix overstated its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a key profitability metric for REITs, by at least...

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