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Read Colt Data Centre Services to launch in Chennai, expand Mumbai operations with $750m
Colt Data Centre Services to launch in Chennai, expand Mumbai operations with $750m

Colt Data Centre Services to launch in Chennai, expand Mumbai operations with $750m

September 18, 2023 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) of the United Kingdom intends to open a new unit in Chennai and invest $750 million to expand the capacity of its first unit in Mumbai, according to a senior company official. In five to seven years, India is anticipated to account for one-third of the company's...

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Read Colt DCS establishes its inaugural data facility in India
Colt DCS establishes its inaugural data facility in India

Colt DCS establishes its inaugural data facility in India

September 15, 2023 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) opened its first Indian data center last week. Colt DCS's flagship data center in Navi Mumbai enters the booming Indian data center market, expected to reach 1.318 GW by 2024. Colt DCS hopes to meet the growing demand from hyperscale cloud service providers and...

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Read Principal buys a pair of telco-occupied facilities in Dublin, Ireland
Principal buys a pair of telco-occupied facilities in Dublin, Ireland

Principal buys a pair of telco-occupied facilities in Dublin, Ireland

September 06, 2023 Vodafone

Principal Asset Management bought two data centers located in Dublin, Ireland, that are leased. Principal European Data Centre Fund I has made its fourth and fifth investments in Europe, this time in the capital of Ireland, according to IPE Real Assets and PropertyEU. The company has acquired two...

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Read Bharti Airtel acquires stakes in two renewable energy projects to power data centers
Bharti Airtel acquires stakes in two renewable energy projects to power data centers

Bharti Airtel acquires stakes in two renewable energy projects to power data centers

September 05, 2023 Nxtra Data Ltd

Bharti Airtel has announced that it will purchase 23,000 Mwh (Megawatt hour) of renewable energy by the fourth quarter of FY24 to power its data center company, Nxtra. It is facilitating this by acquiring stakes in two renewable energy companies, Continuum Green India and Vibrant Energy Holdings....

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Read Clark provides NTT with a data center in Ashburn, Virginia
Clark provides NTT with a data center in Ashburn, Virginia

Clark provides NTT with a data center in Ashburn, Virginia

August 31, 2023 NTT

NTT's Ashburn, Virginia, data center has been delivered by the construction company Clark. This week, Clark Construction Group revealed the notable finalization of the first phase of the VA6 Data Center in Loudoun County, Virginia. The project, which began in May 2022, was completed on time for...

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Read NTT data centers in India becomes 100% booked
NTT data centers in India becomes 100% booked

NTT data centers in India becomes 100% booked

August 28, 2023 NTT

The entire capacity of NTT's data center campuses currently under construction in Kolkata, Noida, Chennai, and other areas of Maharashtra has been pre-booked. NTT Data's Senior Vice President of Global Delivery, Ravi Kumar, stated. The Japanese conglomerate revealed plans to invest $2 billion in...

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Read CtrlS partners with NT for 150MW campus in Chonburi
CtrlS partners with NT for 150MW campus in Chonburi

CtrlS partners with NT for 150MW campus in Chonburi

August 25, 2023 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS Datacenters is teaming up with NT, Thailand's state-owned telco, for its new 150MW campus in Chonburi, it has announced. Through the MOU, the partnership will provide data center co-location services, cable landing stations, network connectivity hubs, and cloud-based services. This...

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Read Thai's NT and India's CtrlS build 150MW facility in Chonburi
Thai's NT and India's CtrlS build 150MW facility in Chonburi

Thai's NT and India's CtrlS build 150MW facility in Chonburi

August 25, 2023 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

Indian firm CtrlS Datacenters has partnered with Thailand's government-owned telecommunications company to construct a new data center campus in Chonburi. Last week, the company and National Telecom Public Company Limited (NT) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for...

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Read STT GDC plans to construct a third facility in Bangkok, Thailand
STT GDC plans to construct a third facility in Bangkok, Thailand

STT GDC plans to construct a third facility in Bangkok, Thailand

August 14, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) Thailand is constructing its third data center in Bangkok, Thailand. STT Bangkok 3 will be located in the One Bangkok district and will have 2MW of IT capacity when it opens at the end of 2023, as is currently scheduled. This facility will join the other...

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Read Equinix will construct a $42 million data center in Mumbai, India
Equinix will construct a $42 million data center in Mumbai, India

Equinix will construct a $42 million data center in Mumbai, India

August 10, 2023 Equinix

Equinix will invest $42 million in a new data center in Mumbai, India. The MB4 data center is anticipated to be operational by the end of the fourth quarter 2023. The MB4 data center is in the Kalwa Industrial Area, approximately 9 miles from the company's two other IBX data centers in Mumbai....

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Read Princeton Digital Group (PDG) to power Indonesian data center with biomass
Princeton Digital Group (PDG) to power Indonesian data center with biomass

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) to power Indonesian data center with biomass

August 09, 2023 Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) will power one of its Indonesian data centers with biomass, following the signing of a renewable energy contract with PT Cikarang Listrindo Tbk (CL). PDG will subsequently power its Cibitung data center with the company's biomass-sourced energy. The facility itself...

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Read Vodafone Idea partners with Yotta to expand Indian data centers
Vodafone Idea partners with Yotta to expand Indian data centers

Vodafone Idea partners with Yotta to expand Indian data centers

August 09, 2023 Yotta Infrastructure Solutions LLP

Vi Business, the enterprise division of Vodafone Idea (Vi), has partnered with Yotta Data Services to expand its data center colocation and cloud services offering in India. The collaboration will enable Vi Business to provide its enterprise customers with integrated connectivity, cloud, and...

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Read Kotak Data Center Fund grants Sify $73 million
Kotak Data Center Fund grants Sify $73 million

Kotak Data Center Fund grants Sify $73 million

July 26, 2023 Sify Technologies

Sify has raised over $70 million to develop new data centers. This funding was made public this week during the company's quarterly earnings report. Sify and Sify Infinit Spaces Limited ("SIS"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sify that operates its data centers, recently entered into a contract...

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Read STT GDC to team up with leading universities in the Philippines
STT GDC to team up with leading universities in the Philippines

STT GDC to team up with leading universities in the Philippines

July 25, 2023 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) Philippines, a joint venture of Globe, Ayala Corporation, and Singapore-based ST Telemedia Global Data Centres, has announced that it is partnering up with some of the country's top universities. Collaborating with De La Salle University, the University...

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Read Equinix to connect to new district heating scheme in Frankfurt, Germany
Equinix to connect to new district heating scheme in Frankfurt, Germany

Equinix to connect to new district heating scheme in Frankfurt, Germany

July 17, 2023 Equinix

Equinix has announced that, through a partnership with a number of different companies, it will connect to a new district heating scheme in Frankfurt, Germany. In collaboration with Vonovia, AS Enterprise, and EB-SIM, the group aims to build a heating network for the bizonal residential area in...

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Read Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment
Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment

Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment

July 14, 2023 Equinix

As Singapore looks to end a years-long prohibition on new developments, four data center operators have been given 80MW of capacity for new facilities. Since 2019, Singapore has imposed a ban on the construction of new data centers; however, previously authorized facilities were permitted to be...

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Read Vodafone signs Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to procure solar energy in Europe
Vodafone signs Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to procure solar energy in Europe

Vodafone signs Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to procure solar energy in Europe

July 12, 2023 Vodafone

Vodafone has signed a PPA with Iberdrola for 410GWh of annual solar spread across Spain, Portugal, and Germany, as part of the company's wider net-zero ambitions. The renewable energy comes from three solar plants, the Velilla solar PV plant located in Palencia, Spain, the Cedillo PV plant...

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Read Vodafone is selling its portfolio of data centers in London
Vodafone is selling its portfolio of data centers in London

Vodafone is selling its portfolio of data centers in London

July 12, 2023 Vodafone

Savills is looking for buyers for the Network Portfolio, a collection of six buildings totaling 260,000 square feet. The portfolio is reportedly worth $128.3 million. The properties are leased to Vodafone Enterprise UK through April 2032. They generate $7.8 million per year in total passing...

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Read CtrlS Datacenters to set up data center in Thailand
CtrlS Datacenters to set up data center in Thailand

CtrlS Datacenters to set up data center in Thailand

July 11, 2023 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

Hyderabad-based CtrlS Datacenters has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the eastern economic corridor office (EECO) of Thailand to lease a 10-acre parcel of land which will be used for a 150 MW datacenter campus. The lease will reportedly last for 50 years, and marks its first...

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Read Iron Mountain signs 24/7 PPA for hydropower in US
Iron Mountain signs 24/7 PPA for hydropower in US

Iron Mountain signs 24/7 PPA for hydropower in US

July 04, 2023 Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain has signed a 24/7 PPA agreement with Rye Development, a US hydropower developer, for 150 ME of power over the next ten years from a number of the developer's low-impact hydroelectric projects. Rye Development seeks to integrate power generation capabilities into existing dams with...

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