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Read Intermarket seeks approval for 100,000 square feet data center in Canada
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Intermarket seeks approval for 100,000 square feet data center in Canada

June 21, 2021 Toronto

Intermarket Properties wants to build a data center in Cambridge, Canada. According to Canada Construct Connect, the Company is seeking approval for a 100,000 square feet data center. The proposed data center site is a 40 acre Waterloo Corporate Campus with mixed-use redevelopment that consists...

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Read Stockland to build new data center in Macquarie Park, Sydney
Stockland to build new data center in Macquarie Park, Sydney

Stockland to build new data center in Macquarie Park, Sydney

June 09, 2021 Sydney

Stockland has announced plans to build a five-story new data center in Sydney, which, according to the Australian Financial Review, might be for Amazon Web Services (AWS). The facility, worth AU$264 million (US$204.3 million), was reportedly fast-tracked by the New South Wales Government due to...

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Read $800M Data Center Coming To Mesa, Arizona Amidst Water Concerns
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$800M Data Center Coming To Mesa, Arizona Amidst Water Concerns

May 26, 2021 Phoenix

The Mesa City Council just approved the development for a Company that plans to build a data center on Elliot and Ellsworth roads in the northwest corner of Eastmark. Although the Company remains in mystery, the Mayor of Mesa City said the mystery Company would be investing $800 million to bring...

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Read Frankfurt to restrict and regulate data centers
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Frankfurt to restrict and regulate data centers

May 14, 2021 Frankfurt

Frankfurt has proposed a development plan to regulate data centers in the area. The plan, it says, will prevent the “uncontrolled growth” of data centers. The city is the hub of the data center industry in Germany, and one of the four largest hubs in Europe, taking up 64 hectares (640,000 sqm) of...

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Read Telia deploys to Edgeconnex in San Diego
Telia deploys to Edgeconnex in San Diego

Telia deploys to Edgeconnex in San Diego

May 06, 2021 EdgeConneX San Diego

EdgeConneX and Telia jointly announced that Telia will deploy its network to EdgeConneX's facility in San Diego. The deployment enhances the facility as one of the best connected facilities in the San Diego metro. The Vice President of Edge Data Center and Network Sales, Brian Bellis, commented...

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Read EdgeConneX Expands in 6 North American Markets
EdgeConneX Expands in 6 North American Markets

EdgeConneX Expands in 6 North American Markets

April 28, 2021 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it will add almost 20MW of new capacity across six of its data centers in North America. The facilities that will benefit from this expansion are Seattle, Portland, Phoenix, Miami, Detroit, and Chicago. According to Phillip Marangella, Chief Marketing Officer at...

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Read EdgeConneX enters the Spanish Market
EdgeConneX enters the Spanish Market

EdgeConneX enters the Spanish Market

March 31, 2021 Edgeconnex Barcelona

EdgeConnex has announced its entry into the Spanish data center market with its new edge data center facility in the Sant Boi de Llobregat region of Spain. The new center is only 15 km from the Barcelona city center. The data center is a 7,600 square meter, 8 MW N+1 facility. This facility is...

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Read EdgeConneX Announces Second Data Center in Santiago Chile
EdgeConneX Announces Second Data Center in Santiago Chile

EdgeConneX Announces Second Data Center in Santiago Chile

January 21, 2021 Edgeconnex Santiago SCL01

EdgeConneX has added its 33rd data center market. The company has announced its new Santiago (SCL01) facility with 7MWs of data center capacity. As part of the launch, Oracle was identified as their anchor customer in the facility. The company is planning to build SCL02 on its Santiago campus,...

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Read EdgeConneX Acquires Expansion Facilities in Santa Clara
EdgeConneX Acquires Expansion Facilities in Santa Clara

EdgeConneX Acquires Expansion Facilities in Santa Clara

August 19, 2020 EdgeConneX Santa Clara

EdgeConneX has bought 3 buildings in Santa Clara totaling 229,000 square feet. The Mercury News reports that "An EdgeConneX affiliate, EdgeConneX Silicon Valley Holdings II, paid $83.3 million for the buildings, Santa Clara County documents filed on Aug. 14 show." 1700 Richard Ave: Current...

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Read EQT acquires EdgeConneX
EQT acquires EdgeConneX

EQT acquires EdgeConneX

August 19, 2020 EdgeConneX

The Swedish investment firm EQT AB has announced that it acquired the US-based colocation company EdgeConneX. EdgeConneX has a global footprint, operating over 40 facilities in 33 markets across North America, Europe and South America and continues to expand after being founded a decade ago. EQT...

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Read EdgeConneX Launches Multi-Cloud Access in Memphis
EdgeConneX Launches Multi-Cloud Access in Memphis

EdgeConneX Launches Multi-Cloud Access in Memphis

June 19, 2019 EdgeConneX Memphis

EdgeConneX continues to add cloud on-ramps in their facilities. Today they announced that Megaport and Comcast will be providing access to all the major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google, IBM, Oracle, Alibaba) from the Edgeconnex data center in Memphis. The Edgeconnex press release: MEMPHIS,...

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Read Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden
Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden

Microsoft Plans 2 New Data Centers in Sweden

March 25, 2019 Sweden

Microsoft is reportedly building two new datacenters in Sweden, according to Swedish Newspaper Gefle Dagblad (via MSN). It was previously reported in December that the company had acquired 130 hectares of land in the municipalities of of Gävle and Sandviken, near the Swedish capital Stockholm....

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Read EdgeConneX Enters the Munich Market with the Acquisition of a Vodafone Facility
EdgeConneX is entering Munich market through the acquisition of a Vodafone data center. The facility will be ready by Q2 2019. 

The Press Release is below.

Munich facility becomes EdgeConneX’...

EdgeConneX Enters the Munich Market with the Acquisition of a Vodafone Facility

January 26, 2019 EdgeConnex Munich

EdgeConneX is entering Munich market through the acquisition of a Vodafone data center. The facility will be ready by Q2 2019. The Press Release is below. Munich facility becomes EdgeConneX’s 9th Data Center in Europe Herndon, VA, – January 21, 2019 — EdgeConneX®, pioneers in edge data center...

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Read Virginia Beach's new data center park expects to draw the likes of Snapchat, IBM and Uber
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Virginia Beach's new data center park expects to draw the likes of Snapchat, IBM and Uber

August 25, 2018 Virginia Beach

A Dutch company wants to create a new data center park to draw the likes of Snapchat, IBM and Uber. NxtVn will spend $1.5 billion to $2 billion to build a hub off General Booth Boulevard to attract companies that seek high-capacity connections from the U.S. to Europe. The company also plans to...

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Read EdgeConneX Announces Second Atlanta Data Center (PR)
EdgeConneX Announces Second Atlanta Data Center (PR)

EdgeConneX Announces Second Atlanta Data Center (PR)

August 21, 2018 EdgeConneX Atlanta Campus

Herndon, VA – EdgeConneX®, specializing in global data center solutions at the edge of the network, today announces the creation of an Edge Data Center® (EDC) campus in Atlanta, Georgia. The new EDC, ATL02, brings 15MW of additional critical power capacity to market. The Edge Campus will be able...

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Read Tata Communications Deploys IP Transit Service at EdgeConnex in Portland
EdgeConneX, specializing in global data center solutions at the edge of the network, today announces that Tata Communications, a leading global provider of digital infrastructure, has established a...

Tata Communications Deploys IP Transit Service at EdgeConnex in Portland

July 05, 2018 EdgeConneX Portland

EdgeConneX, specializing in global data center solutions at the edge of the network, today announces that Tata Communications, a leading global provider of digital infrastructure, has established a Point of Presence (PoP) at the EdgeConneX Portland Edge Data Center (EDC). The presence provides...

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Read Colt deploys to EdgeConneX's Amsterdam Datacenter
Colt will be deploying to EdgeConneX's datacenter in Amsterdam.

> Colt Technology Services and EdgeConneX have partnered to link up Colt’s IQ Network to several EdgeConneX facilities, offering c...

Colt deploys to EdgeConneX's Amsterdam Datacenter

July 02, 2018 EdgeConnex Amsterdam

Colt will be deploying to EdgeConneX's datacenter in Amsterdam. Colt Technology Services and EdgeConneX have partnered to link up Colt’s IQ Network to several EdgeConneX facilities, offering connectivity closer to the edge. Andrew Edison 100x150The partnership will see Colt’s high-bandwidth IQ...

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Read Seaborn Networks Selects EdgeConneX Buenos Aires as a POP for it's ARBR Submarine Cable
This is a big win for EdgeConneX!

> EdgeConneX, specializing in global data center solutions at the edge of the network, today announces that Seaborn Networks (“Seaborn”), a leading developer-ow...

Seaborn Networks Selects EdgeConneX Buenos Aires as a POP for it's ARBR Submarine Cable

July 02, 2018 EdgeConnex Buenos Aires

This is a big win for EdgeConneX! EdgeConneX, specializing in global data center solutions at the edge of the network, today announces that Seaborn Networks (“Seaborn”), a leading developer-owner-operator of submarine fiber optic cable systems, has selected its Buenos Aires Edge Data Center (EDC)...

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Read EdgeConneX Significantly Expands Denver Data Center
EdgeConneX Significantly Expands Denver Data Center

EdgeConneX Significantly Expands Denver Data Center

June 21, 2018 EdgeConneX Denver

Herndon, VA – June 21, 2018 –EdgeConneX®, specializing in global data center solutions at the edge of the network, today announces the formation of an Edge Data Center® (EDC) campus in Denver by adding an additional building supporting 21MW of available capacity. In addition, Megaport, the...

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Read Electric Lightwave will connect Landing Stations to Edgeconnex San Diego
EdgeConnex has branded an Edge Landing Station. Not a bad move considering their success and branding their Edge data centers.

> The first-of-its-kind Edge Landing Station™ (ELS) will utilize El...

Electric Lightwave will connect Landing Stations to Edgeconnex San Diego

November 11, 2016 EdgeConneX San Diego

EdgeConnex has branded an Edge Landing Station. Not a bad move considering their success and branding their Edge data centers. The first-of-its-kind Edge Landing Station™ (ELS) will utilize Electric Lightwave’s fiber network to provide customers with direct access to transpacific subsea cables...

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