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Read Starwood, Doma, and Telstra Plan New Facility in Sydney
Starwood, Doma, and Telstra Plan New Facility in Sydney

Starwood, Doma, and Telstra Plan New Facility in Sydney

November 14, 2025 Sydney

Starwood Capital Group, Doma Infrastructure Group, and Telstra InfraCo this week announced the formation of a strategic agreement to develop a carrier-neutral data center in Minchinbury, Western Sydney.Starwood Capital and Doma are responsible for financing, development, construction, and ongoing...

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Read Global Switch confirms search for co-investor
Global Switch confirms search for co-investor

Global Switch confirms search for co-investor

January 03, 2025 Sydney

Global Switch recently announced that the sale of its Sydney data center business to HMC Capital had closed, and has officially confirmed previous reports it was seeking external investment for its London campus.“As part of its financing strategy to drive future growth, Global Switch has also...

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Read Engineering Firm Woolpert acquires Greenbox Architecture
Engineering Firm Woolpert acquires Greenbox Architecture

Engineering Firm Woolpert acquires Greenbox Architecture

October 10, 2024 Sydney

Engineering and architecture consulting firm Woolpert has acquired Greenbox Architecture. The Sydney-based architectural firm has specialized in data center, commercial, and residential architecture in the APAC region since 2009.“By joining a tech-driven company like Woolpert, we will be able to...

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Read Atturra expands sovereign cloud in NextDC Sydney data center
Atturra expands sovereign cloud in NextDC Sydney data center

Atturra expands sovereign cloud in NextDC Sydney data center

August 05, 2024 Sydney

Australian advisory and IT solutions provider Atturra is expanding its sovereign cloud capacity with a new deployment in NextDC's S3 data center in Sydney, helping the company to meet growing demand from clients for cloud computing and storage capacity. The solutions provider will commence its...

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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 15, 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 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 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 CDC Purchases Land in Australia For a Second Facility in Sydney
CDC Purchases Land in Australia For a Second Facility in Sydney

CDC Purchases Land in Australia For a Second Facility in Sydney

May 19, 2023 Canberra Data Centres (CDC)

The Australian company CDC Data Centres has purchased a 17-hectare plot in Sydney. According to RealEstateSource, the Australian real estate investment fund Roberts Jones Funds and Development purchased Burra Park in Badgerys Creek, west Sydney, for $99 million this week. Robert Jones mentions...

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Read CDC Data Centres emissions data released after claim rejected by watchdog
CDC Data Centres emissions data released after claim rejected by watchdog

CDC Data Centres emissions data released after claim rejected by watchdog

May 10, 2023 Canberra Data Centres (CDC)

According to a report by Innovation Aus, CDC Data Centres request to have its greenhouse gas emissions data withheld from public release has been rejected by Clean Energy Regulator, Australia's clean energy watchdog. The data center company was seeking to have its indirect emissions and energy...

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Read Macquarie Data Centres and Console Connect partner for new Point of Presence in Sydney
Macquarie Data Centres and Console Connect partner for new Point of Presence in Sydney

Macquarie Data Centres and Console Connect partner for new Point of Presence in Sydney

May 03, 2023 Sydney

Macquarie Data Centers has announced that it has partnered with Console Connect to add a new Point of Presence in Sydney. Through the partnership, Console Connect’s Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform will be available at the Macquarie Data Centres campus in Macquarie Park, Sydney. The two have...

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Read Lacework announces availability of Sydney based data center
Lacework announces availability of Sydney based data center

Lacework announces availability of Sydney based data center

March 01, 2023 Sydney

Lacework has announced the availability of its new cloud data center in Sydney, New South Wales, which is pegged to provide organizations with lower latencies in Australia and New Zealand, with better support. Richard Davies, Area Director at Lacework, said that as the Australia and New Zealand...

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Read CDC expands presence in Australia
CDC expands presence in Australia

CDC expands presence in Australia

December 13, 2022 Canberra Data Centres (CDC)

CDC Data Centres has announced expansion plans in Australia. The company has said it will expand its Sydney campus with two new buildings, adding more than 100MW, with the new additions seeing $1 billion in investment. This follows the official opening of its new $1.5 billion data center campus...

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Read Canberra Data Centres Announces $1.8bn Refinancing and $209m Capital Markets Issuance
Canberra Data Centres  Announces $1.8bn Refinancing and $209m Capital Markets Issuance

Canberra Data Centres Announces $1.8bn Refinancing and $209m Capital Markets Issuance

December 02, 2022 Canberra Data Centres (CDC)

Canberra Data Centers has announced the close of a US$1.8 billion refinancing. Law firm Gilbert+Tobin (G+T) revealed that it advised the Australian data center firm on the AU$ 2.7 billion (US$1.8B) refinancing. G+T also said it advised CDC on upsizing its debt facilities and its US$209.4 million...

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Read Canberra DC Plans Expansion of its Auckland Campuses in New Zealand After Land Purchase
Canberra DC Plans Expansion of its Auckland Campuses in New Zealand After Land Purchase

Canberra DC Plans Expansion of its Auckland Campuses in New Zealand After Land Purchase

November 29, 2022 Canberra Data Centres (CDC)

Canberra Data Centres has announced that it has bought more land in New Zealand. The company acquired the land in Hobsonville and Silverdale, Auckland. The plan is to expand its existing data center campuses in Auckland with the acquired land. The Founder and CEO of CDC, Greg Boorer, said:...

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Read DigitalOcean announces new facility in Sydney
DigitalOcean announces new facility in Sydney

DigitalOcean announces new facility in Sydney

November 16, 2022 Sydney

DigitalOcean has announced that it is expanding its digital footprint with a new data center in Sydney, Australia, namely SYD1. This new facility is reportedly connected to DigitalOcean's private internet edge and backbone network, providing 400 Gbps of on-net access to Asia, North America, and...

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Read Optus-Occupied Facility Up For Sale in Sydney
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Optus-Occupied Facility Up For Sale in Sydney

February 24, 2022 Sydney

According to ITNews, Fortius has listed its data center at 549 Harris Street, Sydney, Australia, for sale through JLL and CBRE. The data center is currently being occupied by Optus. Optus’ lease on the data center will expire in 2024 with no further option for expansion. This is a 60,300 square...

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Read Australia's Trifalga launches data center unit, plans 800,000 sq ft data center in Sydney
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Australia's Trifalga launches data center unit, plans 800,000 sq ft data center in Sydney

December 16, 2021 Sydney

Australian real estate company Trifalga is starting a data center unit with plans to have a largescale data center campus in Sydney. Trifalga and Trifalga DC’s first data center project will be an 800,000 square feet data center in Rouse Hill, Sydney. However, Trifalga did not reveal when the...

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Read Canberra Data Centres set to build new 150MW Melbourne facility
Canberra Data Centres set to build new 150MW Melbourne facility

Canberra Data Centres set to build new 150MW Melbourne facility

November 12, 2021 Canberra Data Centres (CDC)

Canberra Data Centres (CDC) is building a new 150MW facility in Melbourne, Victoria. According to the company, its operating and development capacity now extends beyond 700MW, and in the next two years, the company plans to have 13 operational data centers in its portfolio. Speaking about the...

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Read Stockland to build new data center in Macquarie Park, Sydney
Stockland to build new data center in Macquarie Park, Sydney

Stockland to build new data center in Macquarie Park, Sydney

June 09, 2021 Sydney

Stockland has announced plans to build a five-story new data center in Sydney, which, according to the Australian Financial Review, might be for Amazon Web Services (AWS). The facility, worth AU$264 million (US$204.3 million), was reportedly fast-tracked by the New South Wales Government due to...

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