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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

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Read US army to further reduce its data centers
US army to further reduce its data centers
October 22, 2021

US army to further reduce its data centers

United States

The US army has announced that it will further its data center reduction to six over the next seven years. Army CIO Raj Lyer made the announcement on Thursday and said the move is an effort to transfer more data to cloud-based systems to enhance security. This includes moving complex enterpris...

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Read North Bay welcomes new power-to-data center
North Bay welcomes new power-to-data center
October 22, 2021

North Bay welcomes new power-to-data center

Validus Power: North Bay

Today, the new owners of the former Atlantic Power Corp. power plant in North Bay, Ontario, Validus Power Corp and Hut 8 Mining, held a ground- breaking ceremony signalling the start of development on the site. The proposed 32,000-square-foot data center will see an injection of over $100 mill...

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Read An IBM-occupied data center in Dallas has been sold for $41 million
An IBM-occupied data center in Dallas has been sold for $41 million
October 22, 2021

An IBM-occupied data center in Dallas has been sold for $41 million

Kyndryl

Five 9s Digital has revealed that it advised the owner of an IBM-leased data center in Dallas, Texas, to sell it off. The unnamed owner sold the facility for $41 million. However, the exact data center the firm sold can’t be identified at this moment as IBM has many data centers in Dallas. IBM...

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Read Liberum Navitas to develop 15 data centers across Russia
October 22, 2021

Liberum Navitas to develop 15 data centers across Russia

Russia / Россия

Liberum Navitas, a Russian ICT firm, has announced its plans to build 15 data centers across Russia over the next two years. The ICT firm revealed that it is launching a federal investment project to develop the data centers while unifying them by a single fiber-optic communication line. The c...

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Read Alibaba expands in Asia
Alibaba expands in Asia
October 21, 2021

Alibaba expands in Asia

Thailand / Prathet Thai

Alibaba has announced that as part of its global expansion plans, it is launching its first data centers in South Korea and Thailand next year in an effort to compete with the likes of US giants like Amazon and Microsoft.Commenting on the expansion, Selina Yuan, General Manager of Internationa...

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Read Etisalat Group and G42 team up to create UAE’s largest data center provider
Etisalat Group and G42 team up to create UAE’s largest data center provider
October 21, 2021

Etisalat Group and G42 team up to create UAE’s largest data center provider

etisalat and

Etisalat has announced that it has teamed up with Group 42 in a joint venture operating under Khazna Data Centers. They have come together to form the largest data center provider in the United Arab Emirates, with a capacity of 300MW.Eng. Hatem Dowidar, Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat Gro...

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Read Sirius Computer Solutions to be acquired by CDW for $2.5 billion
Sirius Computer Solutions to be acquired by CDW for $2.5 billion
October 21, 2021

Sirius Computer Solutions to be acquired by CDW for $2.5 billion

CDW

CDW Corporation has revealed its plans to acquire Sirius Computer Solutions for $2.5 billion. Sirius was founded in 1980, and it is a provider of mission-critical technology-based solutions for close to 4,000 customers. According to CDW, the transaction will accelerate its services and solu...

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Read Expedient expands with Addition of New Milwaukee Data Center
Expedient expands with Addition of New Milwaukee Data Center
October 21, 2021

Expedient expands with Addition of New Milwaukee Data Center

Expedient Data Centers

Expedient has acquired a new data center in Franklin City, Wisconsin. The facility has 28,500 square feet of space, and it offers 1.2MW of critical power. It also has the capacity for over 8,000 physical servers. The facility will help Expedient serve its growing customer demand for cloud-b...

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Read Adani Group's renewable energy pledge
Adani Group's renewable energy pledge
October 21, 2021

Adani Group's renewable energy pledge

AdaniConneX

Adani Group has made a big investment relating to renewable energy, pledging to commit over USD 50-70 billion in the renewable energy value chain over the next ten years. Alongside this, the company announced that it is ‘incubating’ the first Indian data center that will fuel all its data cent...

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Read The Taliban takeover: What are telecoms looking like?
The Taliban takeover: What are telecoms looking like?
October 21, 2021

The Taliban takeover: What are telecoms looking like?

South Asia

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has been devastating for millions. There has been radical transformation and destabilisation ever since. As part of the coup, Taliban forces targeted cell towers and critical infrastructure. According to figures from the ATRA in June, a total of 301 telecoms...

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Read Securing sustainability: Wipro teams up with National Grid to consolidate data centres
Securing sustainability: Wipro teams up with National Grid to consolidate data centres
October 21, 2021

Securing sustainability: Wipro teams up with National Grid to consolidate data centres

United Kingdom

Wipro has reportedly signed “a multi-year global strategic IT and digital deal” with National Grid. Through the deal, Wipro will assist National Grid with digital transformation, while integrating its managed services, and consolidating multiple data centers across both the UK and US to next g...

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Read Rostelecom to open the first Arctic data center in Russia
Rostelecom to open the first Arctic data center in Russia
October 20, 2021

Rostelecom to open the first Arctic data center in Russia

Rostelecom

Rostelecom has plans to develop a data center in the Arctic in Murmansk, Russia. The Murmansk region Government revealed that the Russian telco would open a new facility on the Kola Peninsula in 2022. Rostelecom also said it would be starting work on the new facility at the end of this year...

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Read Orange plans to open five new Spanish data centers before 2023
Orange plans to open five new Spanish data centers before 2023
October 20, 2021

Orange plans to open five new Spanish data centers before 2023

Orange

According to El Economista, Orange has plans to invest €20 million ($23.2m) to develop five new data centers in Spain. The telco plans to complete the development of these data centers before 2023 runs out. Orange aims to break ground on these facilities in the next few months and have them...

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Read Office complex and data center auctioned for $15m in Orlando, Florida
October 20, 2021

Office complex and data center auctioned for $15m in Orlando, Florida

Orlando

Regency Commercial Properties, Inc. has completed the sale of Central Corporate Center at 5915-6035 South Rio Grande Ave in Orlando, Florida, for $15.1 million. This is a five-building office park with 318,516 square feet of space spread across 21.7 acres of land. The property firm sold the bu...

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Read DigitalBridge and Columbia Capital to acquire some Superloop's asset for A$140m ($103.8 million)
DigitalBridge and Columbia Capital to acquire some Superloop's asset for A$140m ($103.8 million)
October 19, 2021

DigitalBridge and Columbia Capital to acquire some Superloop's asset for A$140m ($103.8 million)

DigitalBridge

DigitalBridge Group and Columbia Capital have announced that they have agreed to acquire some select assets from Superloop (Hong Kong) Limited and Superloop (Singapore) Pte Ltd. For A$140 million ($103.8 million). The deal sees Columbia Capital and DigitalBridge become Superloop’s strategic pa...

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Read Equinix and PGIM Real Estate form a $575 Million Joint Venture to Develop Hyperscale Data Centers in Australia
Equinix and PGIM Real Estate form a $575 Million Joint Venture to Develop Hyperscale Data Centers in Australia
October 19, 2021

Equinix and PGIM Real Estate form a $575 Million Joint Venture to Develop Hyperscale Data Centers in Australia

Equinix

Equinix and PGIM Real Estate have formed a new $575 million joint venture with an aim to develop hyperscale data centers in Sydney, Australia. PGIM is the real estate investment and financing division of Prudential Financial. The facilities the companies will be developing under this JV are...

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Read DCI secures land for cloud edge facility in Darwin, Australia
DCI secures land for cloud edge facility in Darwin, Australia
October 19, 2021

DCI secures land for cloud edge facility in Darwin, Australia

DCI Data Centers

DCI has revealed its plans for a new Edge facility in Darwin, Australia. The company acquired a 2.7-hectare site in Darwin Technology Park. It also has an option to expand the site up to 5 hectares if it wants. DCI says it will be developing a Tier III facility called DRW01 with 10MW capacity ...

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Read Digital Edge reveals RFS date for OSA1 in Osaka, Japan
Digital Edge reveals RFS date for OSA1 in Osaka, Japan
October 19, 2021

Digital Edge reveals RFS date for OSA1 in Osaka, Japan

Digital Edge: Osaka OSA1

Digital Edge has announced its ready-for-service (RFS) date for launching its first self-build data center facility in Osaka, Japan. OSA1 is a 14MW facility located in the Osaka Central Business District. Digital Edge started the facility’s construction in April 2021 and is scheduled to be in ...

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Read Dubai’s DAMAC Group buys stake in Ireland’s Dataplex
Dubai’s DAMAC Group buys stake in Ireland’s Dataplex
October 19, 2021

Dubai’s DAMAC Group buys stake in Ireland’s Dataplex

DataPlex Group

DAMAC Group has acquired a 45 percent stake in Dataplex Group Limited. The two companies will focus on brownfield projects that involve rebuilding existing structures. They will also focus on more significant greenfield projects while focusing on hyperscale and wholesale colocation customers. ...

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Read PLDT Inc to build largest data center in Philippines
PLDT Inc to build largest data center in Philippines
October 19, 2021

PLDT Inc to build largest data center in Philippines

ePLDT

PLDT Inc has announced that it has plans to build the Philippines’ biggest data center. Although the size and location of the facility are yet to be released, according to the company, its capacity will be greater than its 10 VITRO data centers together. It will be Tier-3 certified and Tier-4 ...

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