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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 Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone sign 10-year etwork-sharing agreement
Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone sign 10-year  etwork-sharing agreement

Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone sign 10-year etwork-sharing agreement

July 03, 2024 Vodafone

Virgin Media O2 and Vodafone have signed a new network-sharing deal in the UK which also includes plans for Virgin Media O2 to acquire spectrum from Vodafone, which could help the latter gain regulatory approval for its merger with Three."We are extending and bolstering elements of our existing...

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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 CtrlS Datacenter launches new Hyderabad facility
CtrlS Datacenter launches new Hyderabad facility

CtrlS Datacenter launches new Hyderabad facility

May 31, 2024 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS Datacenters has now launched its DC3 facility, located in the Gachibowli district of Telangana state, offers 13MW of IT load across 130,000 square feet. The company noted that it invested over Rs 500 crore ($60m) into the construction of this new facility , which has a capacity of...

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Read Vodafone begins 5G trials in Ukraine
Vodafone begins 5G trials in Ukraine

Vodafone begins 5G trials in Ukraine

May 30, 2024 Vodafone

Vodafone Ukraine has begun its 5G trials, pairing up with Finnish vendor Nokia to carry out the trials during the Action Forum 2024. The company held its first trails this month which was confirmed by Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov."The significance of our trial in...

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Read Vodafone plans 5G Standalone for Northern Ireland
Vodafone plans 5G Standalone for Northern Ireland

Vodafone plans 5G Standalone for Northern Ireland

May 29, 2024 Vodafone

Vodafone has revealed its plans to deliver 5G Standalone (5G SA) to Northern Ireland which will support many industries across rural Northern Ireland, including healthcare, education, and agriculture if its merger with Three is approved. “We know how vital access to connectivity is for everyone,...

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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 STT GDC expands into Vietnam
STT GDC expands into Vietnam

STT GDC expands into Vietnam

May 18, 2024 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is expanding into Vietnam and has announced a joint venture partnership with Vietnamese technology company VNG Corporation for the “development, construction, and operation of data center projects in Ho Chi Minh City.” “We are thrilled to partner with...

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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 Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes
Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes

Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes

April 17, 2024 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt DCS, a company which provides hyperscale and large enterprise data center solutions, is set to double the size of its planned data center campus in Hayes, West London, after acquiring a fresh parcel of land. A Colt DCS statement said: “This will make the entire site one of the largest in the...

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Read PDG completes first phase of Tokyo data center
PDG completes first phase of Tokyo data center

PDG completes first phase of Tokyo data center

March 27, 2024 Princeton Digital Group

Data center operator Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has completed the first phase of its 96MW data center campus, TY1, in Tokyo, Japan which included the core and shell construction of a six-story facility, expected to supply 48MW of IT capacity. The TY1 data center located in Saitama City, 30km...

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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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Read Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform
Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform

Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform

March 21, 2024 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has launched a new data center telemetry platform which enables customers to use real-time telemetry data to support the management of their data center workloads. The company developed this platform in partnership with consulting firm Protiviti, the company...

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Read CMA warns Vodafone against proposed merger
CMA warns Vodafone against proposed merger

CMA warns Vodafone against proposed merger

March 21, 2024 Vodafone

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it's concerned that Vodafone and Three's proposed merger could lead to mobile customers facing higher prices and reduced service quality. This comes after a 40-day review into the £15 billion ($18.5bn) merger, set to create the UK's...

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Read Vodafone sells Italian business for €8 billion
Vodafone sells Italian business for €8 billion

Vodafone sells Italian business for €8 billion

March 16, 2024 Vodafone

Vodafone has sold its Italian business to Swisscom for €8 billion in a deal which will see Swisscom merge Vodafone with its Italian subsidiary Fastweb. This merger was announced in Europe this week after the Spanish government approved the proposed Orange and MásMóvil merger. Margherita Della...

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Read Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO
Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as  new CEO

Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO

March 14, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has appointed Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as its new CEO to succeed Charles Meyers, who has led the company for six years. Fox-Martin who has led Google Cloud's go-to-market teams globally since early last year, has been a member of the Equinix board of Directors since 2020....

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Read Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center
Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

March 01, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has deployed a 1MW rooftop solar system at its ME1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data center at 578 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne. The company has now completed the installation of rooftop solar systems at eight of its facilities, including Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, and...

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Read Vodafone to upgrade security at Bracknell data center
Vodafone to upgrade security at Bracknell data center

Vodafone to upgrade security at Bracknell data center

February 29, 2024 Vodafone

Following an increasing number of criminal attacks at Vodafone’s Bracknell data center, the company is now making plans to upgrade security at this facility. Vodafone has received permission from the Bracknell Forest Council to install new security fences and gates, reconfigure the car park, and...

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Read Vodafone signs new wind PPA in Germany
Vodafone signs new wind PPA in Germany

Vodafone signs new wind PPA in Germany

February 21, 2024 Vodafone

Vodafone, this week revealed that it has signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with energy firm RWE to procure the output from the Kaskasi offshore wind farm, 35km off the coast of Heligoland. Following the terms of this agreement, Vodafone will procure 250GWh of energy each year, which...

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Read Vodafone to build a new data center in Turkey with Edgnex
Vodafone to build a new data center in Turkey with Edgnex

Vodafone to build a new data center in Turkey with Edgnex

February 21, 2024 Vodafone

Vodafone and UAE data center firm Edgnex announced their plans to form a joint venture in order to build a new data center in Turkey. This project is a $100 million data center in Izmir; a city in western Turkey on the coast of the Aegean Sea. It was also be Vodafone’s second in Izmir and sixth...

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