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Read CtrlS acquires land for new data center in India
CtrlS acquires land for new data center in India

CtrlS acquires land for new data center in India

August 06, 2024 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS Datacenters has acquired a parcel of land in Patna, India for an Edge data center development on a site less than 300m from its' existing Patna DC1 data center in the Pataliputra Industrial Area. The company plans to invest around Rs 400 crore ($477.2m) in the facility, which will have 10MW...

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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 CtrlS breaks ground on new data center in Gujarat, India
CtrlS breaks ground on new data center in Gujarat, India

CtrlS breaks ground on new data center in Gujarat, India

December 28, 2023 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS Datacenters has broken ground on its greenfield data center in GIFT City, Gujarat, India as it announces that it intends to invest Rs 250 crore in the project which is dubbed CtrlS Gandhinagar 1 DC. At the launch ceremony, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendrabhai Patel, laid the first stone...

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Read Nokia Reveals Plans to Build Open Innovation lab in Dubai, UAE
Nokia Reveals Plans to Build Open Innovation lab in Dubai, UAE

Nokia Reveals Plans to Build Open Innovation lab in Dubai, UAE

September 27, 2023 Dubai

Finnish vendor Nokia has revealed plans to launch an Open Innovation lab in Dubai, UAE, to drive its Cloud RAN in the Middle East and Africa region. In a release, the vendor explained that the initiative will increase the regional focus of its established collaborations with Dell Technologies and...

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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 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 CtrlS Plans to Invest $18.1m on a Data Center in Odisha, India
CtrlS Plans to Invest $18.1m on a Data Center in Odisha, India

CtrlS Plans to Invest $18.1m on a Data Center in Odisha, India

May 31, 2023 CtrlS Dubai

CtrlS Datacenters will invest $18.1 million in a greenfield Edge data center in Odisha, India. On May 30, the corporation began work on the data center in the capital city of the state, Bhubaneswar. It is anticipated that approximately 110 jobs will be created in the city of Bhubaneswar as a...

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Read Damac plans to build data center in Amman, Jordan
Damac plans to build data center in Amman, Jordan

Damac plans to build data center in Amman, Jordan

March 28, 2023 Dubai

Following an agreement with King Hussein Business Park, Dubai property firm Damac (previously Edgnex) has announced its plans to build a new data center in Amman, Jordan. Specific details regarding the project have not yet been shared, although they are expected to follow shortly. Damac Speaking...

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Read Alibaba Cloud to upgrade its Dubai-based data center
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Alibaba Cloud to upgrade its Dubai-based data center

March 13, 2023 Dubai

Alibaba has announced that it has signed a deal to upgrade its Dubai-based data center. Through its long-term partner Dubai Holding, the company is set to revamp the facility, equipping it with state-of-the-art cloud infrastructure. It will also reportedly offer a wider range of products and...

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Read Global Data Hub partners with KAUST to launch first-of-its-kind data center
Global Data Hub partners with KAUST to launch first-of-its-kind data center

Global Data Hub partners with KAUST to launch first-of-its-kind data center

March 10, 2023 Dubai

Dubai-based Global Data Hub (GDH), has announced the launch of a new commercial tier-III data center, in partnership with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The facility will span 27,600 sqm and have a minimum capacity of 14.4 MW IT load. Further, the two parties outlined...

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Read Digital DEWA launches in Dubai
Digital DEWA launches in Dubai

Digital DEWA launches in Dubai

February 17, 2023 Dubai

Digital DEWA subsidiary Moro Hub has announced the launch of its 16,030 sqm (172,566 sq ft) Dubai data center, the world's largest solar-powered data center. It will have a capacity of 100MW, which be 100 percent powered by solar power from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park in Saih...

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Read Edgnex Rebrands as Damac Data Centres, Promises Additional Projects
Edgnex Rebrands as Damac Data Centres, Promises Additional Projects

Edgnex Rebrands as Damac Data Centres, Promises Additional Projects

February 14, 2023 Dubai

The new data center company Edgnex, founded by the Dubai real estate company Damac, has changed its name to Damac Data Centres and revealed plans for a 35MW data center. This week, the company announced that Edgnex had changed its name to Damac Data Centres to serve its clients better and uphold...

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Read CtrlS announces big expansion plans
CtrlS announces big expansion plans

CtrlS announces big expansion plans

January 17, 2023 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS has made some big expansion announcements this week. The company, founded back in 2007, with a portfolio of eight operational data centers, spanning from Mumbai to Noida, has said it will triple its data center portfolio by 2025, taking its figure to 25. This will see the company expand...

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Read Dubai's Moro Hub named world's largest solar data center
Dubai's Moro Hub named world's largest solar data center

Dubai's Moro Hub named world's largest solar data center

November 17, 2022 Dubai

The Guinness Book of World Records has awarded Dubai's Moro Hub the title of the largest solar-powered data center in the world. Owned by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), with a capacity of 100 MW data center, entirely fueled by DEWA-owned 3,000MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar...

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Read CtrlS Starts Works on a New Facility in Guwahati, Assam, India
CtrlS Starts Works on a New Facility in Guwahati, Assam, India

CtrlS Starts Works on a New Facility in Guwahati, Assam, India

April 19, 2022 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS has announced that it has started work on a new data center in India. The facility is located in the Tech City Park in Guwahati, Assam. CtrlS’ new data center will sit on a three-acre site, and it will have a capacity of 1,000 racks, expandable to 2,000 racks over the next 18 months. The IT...

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Read CtrlS commences construction on third Hyderabad data center
CtrlS commences construction on third Hyderabad data center

CtrlS commences construction on third Hyderabad data center

March 24, 2022 CtrlS Datacenters Ltd

CtrlS has announced that it has broken ground on its third hyperscale facility, located in the Gachibowli suburb of Telangana, India. The facility, which is expected to span 131,000 sqft, with a capacity of 1,600 racks powered by 18MW of electricity, will reportedly meet LEED Platinum standards...

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Read Dubai to be home to two new 'state-of-the-art' data centers
Dubai to be home to two new 'state-of-the-art' data centers

Dubai to be home to two new 'state-of-the-art' data centers

January 04, 2022 Dubai

Dubai Internet City has entered into a deal with Khazna Data Centers to construct two ‘state-of-the-art’ data centers in Dubai. The two facilities will employ Khazna’s data center pod design for rapid scaling, something which will reportedly offer both partners long-term growth benefits. This...

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Read Moro Hub to build solar-powered data centre in Dubai
Moro Hub to build solar-powered data centre in Dubai

Moro Hub to build solar-powered data centre in Dubai

December 27, 2021 Dubai

Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has announced that it has commenced work on a 100MW facility solar-powered data center located at EWA's 3,000MW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The facility, located southeast...

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Read Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East
Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East

Huawei to build the largest solar-powered data center in the Middle East

May 11, 2021 Dubai

Huawei has signed an agreement with Moro Hub, a digital unit of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), to build the largest solar-powered Tier III-certified data center in the Middle East and Africa. The data center, located at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, will be...

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