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MC Digital Realty open data centers in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan

The joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and Digital Realty called MC Digital Realty has opened data centers in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. The Tokyo facility is called NRT10, and it offers 38MW of capacity across 407,400 square feet (37,850 square meters). NRT10 is the company’s third ...

November 04, 2021

MC Digital Osaka Connected Campus (KIX)

OneAsia is expanding into South Korea

OneAsia, a Hong Kong-based data center firm, is expanding out of Greater China. The firm is planning to build a data center in Busan, South Korea. OneAsia says the data center will be developed in the Mieum Industrial Park in Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone. The data center campus will cover u...

November 02, 2021

South Korea

Equinix Expands in Osaka, Japan with OS3 data center

Equinix has expanded in Japan by opening a new data center in Osaka called OS3. In Phase 1, the IBX facility will provide more than 33,000 square feet (3,070 square meters) of colocation space and 900 racks. OS3 will offer over 89,300 square feet (8,300 square meters) of colocation space and 2...

October 29, 2021

Equinix Osaka OS3

Tesla Finally opens a data center in China

Tesla has finally opened its data center in Shanghai, China. It first announced the facility in April after Chinese regulators started making rules that would require Chinese subsidiaries to store data in China. Tesla did not reveal many details about the data center as the electric vehicle ma...

October 26, 2021

China

Digital Edge reveals RFS date for OSA1 in Osaka, Japan

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 ...

October 19, 2021

Digital Edge: Osaka OSA1

New Taiwan data center hailed as a sign of greater things to come

Chief Telecom, an affiliate of Chunghwa Telecom, has launched its fourth Internet Data Center (IDC) in Taipei City, a move that has been projected to bring new opportunities for Taiwan's IDC and cloud industries.The unveiling ceremony was attended by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), who outlined...

October 15, 2021

Taiwan

IIJ: Micro data center moves in at Shiroi Data Center Campus

IIJ has announced that it has deployed a micro data center on the premises of Shiroi Data Center Campus (Shiroi DCC), the first of its kind in Japan. A 12U, the micro data center has an available range of 12U to 38U. The MDC also has a cooling unit, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), envir...

October 05, 2021

Japan

What's ahead for West China's Guian New District?

Guian New District's Big Data Development Service Center, has announced that China's Guian New District has 15 large and super-large data centers either underway or planned for future construction. By 2025, the project is expected to exceed 100 billion Yuan; however, in just the first quarter ...

September 17, 2021

China

Chinese authorities push ahead with plans underwater data centers

Underwater data centers are increasingly being looked to solve the industry’s sustainability issue. Submerging data centers underwater is reportedly more energy-efficient, addresses space scarcity, and sees facilities encounter fewer failures. Now, authorities in China are planning to invest ...

September 08, 2021

China

China's data centers and climate change

China's data center market has seen incredible growth over the last few years. Back in 2019, the market was valued at USD 13.01 billion but is forecast to reach a value of USD 36.18 billion by 2025. It is also registering a CAGR of 19.2% from 2020 to 2025. While this is good news economically...

September 06, 2021

China

Digital Realty expands in Seoul

Digital Realty has announced it is expanding its footprint in Seoul, South Korea, with a 64MW data center following the purchase of a land parcel in Gurae-dong, Gimpo City, in northwest Seoul. It is expected to be completed in the first half of 2023.The facility will span 970,000 square feet ...

July 30, 2021

Digital Seoul 2 (ICN11)

Mitsubishi Estate subsidiary, Marunouchi Direct Access opens 130-rack data center in Tokyo

Marunouchi Direct Access, a Mitsubishi Estate subsidiary, has opened its new data center in Tokyo, Japan. The Otemachi DC II facility is a 130-rack facility that’s built in the Tokyo Torch development. Marunouchi Direct Access is a joint venture between Mitsubishi Estate and Marubeni Corporat...

July 01, 2021

Marunouchi: Otemachi II

Princeton Digital Group announces $1 billion hyperscale campus in Tokyo, Japan

Princeton Digital Group is building a 100MW hyperscale campus in Tokyo, Japan. Investments in the facility are also expected to reach $1 billion. The facility would be built on an eight-acre site in Saitama City, Tokyo. Princeton Digital Group will build the facility in two phases, with each ...

June 29, 2021

Princeton PDG TY1

CDH raises RNB 2 billion ($310 million) for a Chinese data center company

CDH Investments has announced that it has raised RNB 2 billion ($310 million) for a domestic data center Company. CDH Investments is a Beijing-based firm, and the funds it raised are said to be the first domestic fund in China that’s focused on investing in data centers. Ye Tao, managing dire...

June 29, 2021

China

BDx launches Phase One of its data center in Nanjing, China

Hong Kong-based data center firm, Big Data Exchange (BDx), announced the launch of the first phase of its NKG Data Center Campus in Nanjing, China. The construction of the facility started early last year. The data center campus will have a 35MW capacity once completed. BDx announced that the ...

June 22, 2021

BDx Nanjing

LG Uplus building a $268 million data center in Anyang City, South Korea

LG Uplus, a South Korean telco, is building a new hyperscale data center. The new facility, named Pyeongchon 2 Center, would be located in Anyang City in Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul. The specific location has not been released. The building will have 12 stories with a floor area of 435,4...

June 15, 2021

LG Uplus Pyeongchon 2

Tesla establishes a data center in China to store car data locally

Tesla has announced the establishment of its data center in China. The data center opening comes as a response to the criticisms from Chinese authorities that the cameras on Tesla vehicles may be used for spying. In April, the Chinese Government published some rules about data collection by sm...

May 26, 2021

China

Underwater data center moves ahead in Hainan China

Hainan Port’s investment Company, Hainan Xintou, announced that it would launch its commercial undersea data center. The data center will run in 100 airtight pressure vessels on the sea bed close to China’s Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant. Beijing Highlander, a marine specialist, tested the pro...

May 24, 2021

China

GDS Holdings reportedly considering acquisition of GLP’s data centers

According to a report by Bloomberg, GDS Holdings is considering acquiring GLP Pte’s data centers business. The value of the assets is substantial and estimated to be between $8-10 billion. If the prospective deal goes forward, it will enable the Chinese firm to expand its footprint, while GLP ...

May 18, 2021

China

China Telecom inaugurates data center in Jinchang, China

China Telecom has just opened its new data center in Jinchang, in China’s Northeastern Gansu province. The Company invested $10.8 million for this data center. The data center would be supporting 203 racks, 34,000 core VCPU, and 260 servers at the moment. It can also be expanded in the future...

May 14, 2021

China Telecom: Jinchang

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