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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

New Jersey

Read Thailand's Bangkok Will Get a New Data Center From NTT
Thailand's Bangkok Will Get a New Data Center From NTT
March 23, 2023

Thailand's Bangkok Will Get a New Data Center From NTT

NTT

NTT will construct a new data center in Thailand. The company revealed this week that it will spend $90 million through NTT Global Data Centers to build a 12MW, 43,000 sq ft facility in Bangkok. The second half of 2024 will see the start of operations at the next data center, BKK3, which wi...

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Read Microsoft agrees to air-cooled data centers in the Goodyear area of Phoenix, Arizona
Microsoft agrees to air-cooled data centers in the Goodyear area of Phoenix, Arizona
March 23, 2023

Microsoft agrees to air-cooled data centers in the Goodyear area of Phoenix, Arizona

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is switching its cooling system for data centers in the Goodyear area of Phoenix, Arizona, following an update of its development agreement. Further to this, it has pledged to invest more than $40 million to expand the city's wastewater capacity. While the giant purchased the site i...

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Read Meta signs PPA in Texas
Meta signs PPA in Texas
March 23, 2023

Meta signs PPA in Texas

Meta

Meta has announced that it has signed a new PPA for solar energy. The PPA, with Avangrid, will see the giant source 240MW of energy from the True North solar farm which is currently under development in Falls County, Texas, the former's first in the state. The solar farm is set to launch in e...

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Read Nokia involved in ocean plastic prevention project
Nokia involved in ocean plastic prevention project
March 22, 2023

Nokia involved in ocean plastic prevention project

Netherlands

Nokia has outlined its involvement in a project to prevent ocean plastic pollution as part of The Ocean Cleanup project, which is a non-profit organisation that seeks to extract ocean plastic pollution through technological development. To help clear ocean plastic, the company has partnered wi...

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Read HDC announced the launch of a new container data center in Hulhumale, the Maldives
HDC announced the launch of a new container data center in Hulhumale, the Maldives
March 22, 2023

HDC announced the launch of a new container data center in Hulhumale, the Maldives

South Asia

The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has launched a new containerized data center in Hulhumale, the Maldives, which is to be operated under its SmartCom brand. Although specific details about the container are yet to be shared, it reportedly features a redundant battery backup system whic...

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Read Samsung SDS has launches a new data center in South Korea
Samsung SDS has launches a new data center in South Korea
March 22, 2023

Samsung SDS has launches a new data center in South Korea

South Korea

Samsung SDS has announced the opening of a new data center in South Korea. This new addition is part of wider plans to expand its cloud offering, and make Samsung Cloud Platform (SCP) available to all customers. Its new Dongtan IDC, spans six floors with four server rooms, and will focus on AI...

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Read Edge Centers launches in St. Louis, Missouri
Edge Centers launches in St. Louis, Missouri
March 22, 2023

Edge Centers launches in St. Louis, Missouri

Edge Centres

Edge Centres has announced the launch of a new facility in St. Louis, Missouri, its first in the region. Traditionally, its off-grid facilities are powered by on-site wind and/or solar power, with each having 48-hour batteries, and UPS backup equipment supporting 64 1kW quarter racks. However...

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Read Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions
Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions
March 22, 2023

Concerns over Northern Virginia diesel generators leads to DEQ revising its relaxation of generator restrictions

Northern Virginia

Residents in North Virginia had recently raised their concerns about the decision made by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to permit diesel generators to power data centers in the region. The DEQ announced that it would be looking into the permittance to preserve data center relia...

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Read Construction of H5's Ashburn, VA Data Center Begins
Construction of H5's Ashburn, VA Data Center Begins
March 22, 2023

Construction of H5's Ashburn, VA Data Center Begins

H5 Data Centers

After dismantling the former data center there, H5 Data Centers has started construction on a new one in Ashburn, Virginia. This week, the company started building a 255,000-square-foot, three-story data center with a 42-megawatt capacity. The building is offered for pre-leasing at Loudoun Cou...

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Read Egyptian Government Halts Sale of Telecom Egypt Stake
Egyptian Government Halts Sale of Telecom Egypt Stake
March 22, 2023

Egyptian Government Halts Sale of Telecom Egypt Stake

Africa

Plans by the Egyptian government to sell a portion of the state-owned Telecom Egypt have been put on hold. According to Reuters, which cites people familiar with the situation, market factors are to blame for the suspension. It happened only a few weeks after rumors claimed that the Egyptian g...

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Read European Commission Approves Orange's Belgium Investment
European Commission Approves Orange's Belgium Investment
March 22, 2023

European Commission Approves Orange's Belgium Investment

Orange

The decision to allow Orange to purchase a controlling share in the Belgian cable companies VOO and Brutélé has been made. It follows the European Commission's approval of the transaction in accordance with the EU Merger Regulation. It comes after a protracted examination of the deal's competi...

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Read Nordic Data Center Company Glesys is purchased by Cube IM
Nordic Data Center Company Glesys is purchased by Cube IM
March 22, 2023

Nordic Data Center Company Glesys is purchased by Cube IM

Nordics

European investment company Cube Infrastructure Management has purchased a controlling share in the Nordic data center company Glesys. The agreement's terms were kept confidential. The purchase was completed through the Cube Infrastructure Fund III with funding from the VIA Equity Fond III,...

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Read Seznam.cz launches new data center located outside Prague
Seznam.cz launches new data center located outside Prague
March 21, 2023

Seznam.cz launches new data center located outside Prague

Prague

Seznam.cz has launched a new data center outside Prague, in Benátky nad Jizerou, known as 'Nagoya'. The Czech Internet portal outlined that the facility spans around 1,200 square meters, with a capacity of 3MW across two data halls with 200 racks. Work began on construction in February 2022.  ...

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Read Microsoft announces CO2 removal initiative with Running Tide
Microsoft announces CO2 removal initiative with Running Tide
March 21, 2023

Microsoft announces CO2 removal initiative with Running Tide

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is teaming up with Running Tide to remove 12,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from its operations. This will be done through Running Tide's carbon capture and removal technology, which utilizes photosynthesis and ocean alkalinity enhancement to fix carbon from the fast carbon cycle,...

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Read Amazon announces HVO adoption in Dublin
Amazon announces HVO adoption in Dublin
March 21, 2023

Amazon announces HVO adoption in Dublin

Amazon AWS

In Dublin, Ireland, AWS has announced it is turning to HVO for its backup generators at its data centers. It will work with companies like Certa in Ireland to help develop a global supply chain, in order to create a more "accessible, steady, and sustainable supply of HVO." Further, it is inves...

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Read Recent Tower Sales Generate $220 Million For PLDT
Recent Tower Sales Generate $220 Million For PLDT
March 21, 2023

Recent Tower Sales Generate $220 Million For PLDT

ePLDT

Under an agreement with Frontier Tower Associates Philippines for a sale and leaseback, PLDT has consented to sell slightly over 1,000 communication towers. The agreement, which would likely cost the Filipino telecom company $220 million, continues the company's plan to market its tower assets...

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Read Cologix to bring AWS outposts to Vancouver data centers
Cologix to bring AWS outposts to Vancouver data centers
March 21, 2023

Cologix to bring AWS outposts to Vancouver data centers

Cologix

Cologix has announced that customers can now deploy AWS Outposts at its VAN3 digital edge data center. The facility is a 42,000-square-foot data center, the region’s largest neutral data center. Through this addition, customers in Cologix’s Vancouver data centers will be able to connect to AW...

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Read Akamai Technologies Will Purchase Ondat, a Cloud Storage Company
Akamai Technologies Will Purchase Ondat, a Cloud Storage Company
March 21, 2023

Akamai Technologies Will Purchase Ondat, a Cloud Storage Company

London

Akamai Technologies, an American provider of content delivery services, and Ondat, a provider of cloud storage, have signed a binding agreement. The transaction is anticipated to occur in the first quarter of 2023, and Akamai anticipates no major changes to its annual financial forecast. The a...

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Read OpsRamp to be Bought by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
OpsRamp to be Bought by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
March 21, 2023

OpsRamp to be Bought by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett-Packard

OpsRamp, a provider of IT operations management services, will be acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), the company has announced. OpsRamp, situated in San Jose, California, controls, automates, and monitors IT infrastructure. Due to the purchase, the IT operations management business ...

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Read AWS Wavelength Zone is Being Implemented by BT in Manchester
AWS Wavelength Zone is Being Implemented by BT in Manchester
March 21, 2023

AWS Wavelength Zone is Being Implemented by BT in Manchester

Amazon AWS

Wavelength Zones are being implemented across the UK by UK telecom BT in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), beginning in Manchester. Wavelength gives users access to cloud services in a local AWS Region and embeds Amazon compute and storage capabilities at the edge of 5G networks fo...

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