Digital Edge: EDGE1 Data Center News

Digital Edge raises $1.6 billion expansion funds

APAC data center firm Digital Edge has raised more than $1.6 billion in new capital to fund its ongoing expansion plans through a combination of equity and debt financing; this included approximately $640 million of equity investment from both existing and new investors, as well as $1 billion ...

January 06, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

DigitalEdge signs new energy partnership with Peak Energy

APAC data center operator Digital Edge has signed an energy partnership with APAC energy firm Peak Energy to “pursue renewable energy production projects designed to power Digital Edge data centers across the region.”“We are thrilled to partner with Peak Energy to scale our renewable energy us...

June 10, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge develops new storage system to replace lithium-ion batteries

APAC data center operator Digital Edge has partnered with South Korean energy storage firm Donghwa ES to develop what it calls a Hybrid Super Capacitor (HSC) as a new type of power supply for its UPS systems to replace lithium-ion batteries at its data centers.Jay Park, chief construction and...

May 27, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge purchases Indonet’s remaining shares

Digital Edge Holdings Ptd. Ltd has purchased the remaining shares of Indonesian digital infrastructure company PT Indointernet Tbk (Indonet) in a transaction representing the full acquisition of Indonet, with the last shares being previously held by Indonet’s founders. Digital Edge CEO Samuel...

December 21, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

Mitratel acquires over 800 towers from Gametraco for $113 million

Jakarta-based PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk (Mitratel) revealed last week that it recently acquired 803 towers from infrastructure operator PT Gametraco Tunggal for around $113 million. The Telkom Indonesia subsidiary noted that this acquisition includes 1.327 tenants, confirming that 562 ...

December 03, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Jakarta

Digital Edge secures $335m green loan for Seoul project

APAC-focused operator Digital Edge has secured its first green loan worth $335 million to support the first phase of the previously announced 100MW data center project in Seoul (SEL2), South Korea. Once completed, the SEL2 will be the largest commercial data center project in South Korea, and ...

November 16, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge begins construction on Tokyo data facility

Digital Edge has begun constructing its data center in downtown Tokyo, Japan. A few days ago the company announced on LinkedIn that the building of its TYO7 site had officially begun. The Singapore-based business revealed plans for a new facility in March 2023. The facility will be situated at...

June 07, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge's second ESG report reveals key metrics on carbon neutrality

Digital Edge recently published its second ESG report, which shared key metrics for achieving its carbon neutrality target by 2030. Based on the theme of "Future Possible," the report emphasized the importance of building the digital infrastructure of the future sustainably and responsibly an...

May 08, 2023

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge announces groundbreaking of Incheon data center

This week, Digital Edge announced that it had broken ground on its new SEL2 data center in Incheon, South Korea. The facility was first announced back in April last year, and will see around one trillion won ($800m) invested in the project.The company is working in partnership with SK ecoplant...

April 14, 2023

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge expands in Tokyo

Digital Edge has announced its plans for a new data center in Tokyo, Japan, having entered into a partnership with real estate developer Hulic. Through this partnership, it has created a joint venture, DEH1 Co., Ltd for the development, known as the 'Kobunacho Project,' it will develop its TY...

March 16, 2023

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge 10MW green data center ready for service

Digital Edge has announced that its first Philippines facility, located in Binan Laguna, Manila, is ready for service, and will offer 10 MW of capacity with 2,200 cabinets. Named the Narra 1 data center, it will provide colocation and interconnection services to the region and is a joint proj...

March 02, 2023

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge plans 300MW data center in Navi Mumbai, India

Digital Edge has announced that it is expanding into India, with the addition of a new 300MW, 47-acre hyperscale facility in Navi Mumbai. This development is part of a partnership between the Singaporean company, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and AGP DC InvestCo Pte Ltd (...

January 09, 2023

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge Planning Massive Expansion

Digital Edge has announced its plan to double its data center capacity over the next five years. The company also announced plans to expand into Thailand and India. Digital Edge was formed by Stonepeak Infrastructure in August 2020. Stonepeak is a New York-based private equity company. Digi...

November 21, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge commences work on 32MW data center in Jakarta

Digital Edge has announced that it has begun work on its Jakarta data center in Indonesia. The facility, situated under 3km from its EDGE1 facility will have a capacity of 23MW and will be known as EDGE2.According to the company, the facility will be operated by PT. Ekagrata Data Gemilang (Ed...

September 07, 2022

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge announces it has opted for Nortek’s StatePoint for new data center

Digital Edge has announced it will be using Nortek's StatePoint liquid cooling technology in its new data center, the NARRA1, which is set to be the largest carrier-neutral facility in an operational capacity in the Philippines. The company said it has chosen this technology as part of its go...

May 19, 2022

Digital Edge DC

SK ecoplant and Digital Edge Partner To Develop 150MW Facility in South Korea

Digital Edge and SK Ecoplant have formed a joint venture to develop a data center in Incheon, South Korea. The facility will be named Bupyeong data center. Per the agreement, the two firms will jointly develop and promote the 120MW hyperscale data center project. The facility will be locate...

April 25, 2022

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge acquires five data centers in Japan

Digital Edge has completed the acquisition of five data centers in Japan. The company acquired the data centers from ICT Services company Itochu Techno-Solutions (CTC) for a fee of around $230 million. The report also shows that CTC will still be an anchor customer across all the data centers....

December 06, 2021

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge DC

Indonet’s Edge DC opens first data center in Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonet’s subsidiary PT Ekagrata Data Gemilang (Edge DC) has opened its new data center in Jakarta, Indonesia. The new facility called EDGE1 is a five-story building with 6MW of capacity. It is also capable of accommodating 1,300 racks. PT Ekagrata says it has leased over half of the facility....

October 31, 2021

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Digital Edge: EDGE1

Digital Edge now the single largest shareholder in Indonet through $165 million investment

Digital Edge has acquired the major stake in Indonesian telco PT Indointernet for $165 million. The acquisition of the major stake was backed by the Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners private firm. This move is Digital Edge’s first in Indonesia. After completing the deal, the CEO of Digital Edg...

June 16, 2021

Eric Bell

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge Expands into Indonesia with Strategic Investment in PT IndoInternet Tbk

The partnership takes Digital Edge’s regional footprint to seven data centers across three countries Singapore – June 15, 2021 – Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Digital Edge”) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Digital Edge (Hong Kong) Ltd., has acquired a control...

June 15, 2021

Eric Bell

Digital Edge: EDGE1

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