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Read Telehouse to expand its largest existing DC facility
Telehouse to expand its largest existing DC facility

Telehouse to expand its largest existing DC facility

October 16, 2023 Telehouse

KDDI-owned global data center service provider Telehouse Europe has announced plans to upgrade its largest existing data center, Telehouse South in London. The company announced that Skanska will be the contractor to complete the first phase of this upgrade which is expected to be finalized by...

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Read Nvidia, NTT Docomo to launch new GPU-accelerated 5G network
Nvidia, NTT Docomo to launch new GPU-accelerated 5G network

Nvidia, NTT Docomo to launch new GPU-accelerated 5G network

October 04, 2023 NTT

NTT Docomo has partnered with semiconductor company Nvidia to deploy a GPU-accelerated wireless solution in its network in Japan. This partnership will make it the first telco in the world to deploy a GPU-accelerated commercial 5G network. A blog post by Nvidia noted that this partnership...

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Read JTowers, NTT Docomo finalize tower transfer ownership
JTowers, NTT Docomo finalize tower transfer ownership

JTowers, NTT Docomo finalize tower transfer ownership

October 04, 2023 NTT

NTT Docomo announced on September 26, 2023, that it has agreed with JTowers on a deal to share its current telecommunication tower infrastructure. This agreement enables an ownership transfer of an additional 1,552 Docomo towers to JTower for 17 billion yen ($114 million). This comes after Docomo...

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Read Clark provides NTT with a data center in Ashburn, Virginia
Clark provides NTT with a data center in Ashburn, Virginia

Clark provides NTT with a data center in Ashburn, Virginia

August 31, 2023 NTT

NTT's Ashburn, Virginia, data center has been delivered by the construction company Clark. This week, Clark Construction Group revealed the notable finalization of the first phase of the VA6 Data Center in Loudoun County, Virginia. The project, which began in May 2022, was completed on time for...

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Read NTT data centers in India becomes 100% booked
NTT data centers in India becomes 100% booked

NTT data centers in India becomes 100% booked

August 28, 2023 NTT

The entire capacity of NTT's data center campuses currently under construction in Kolkata, Noida, Chennai, and other areas of Maharashtra has been pre-booked. NTT Data's Senior Vice President of Global Delivery, Ravi Kumar, stated. The Japanese conglomerate revealed plans to invest $2 billion in...

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Read Multacom, a LA data center company, bought by Edge Centres
Multacom, a LA data center company, bought by Edge Centres

Multacom, a LA data center company, bought by Edge Centres

July 25, 2023 Edge Centres

US data center company Multacom has been acquired by Australian Edge operator Edge Centres. This week, the companies announced the acquisition. The terms were not revealed. Edge Centres will acquire a Los Angeles-based data center operator, adding 25,000 square feet and 1-megawatt capacity across...

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Read NTT devotes $50 million toward the Garland campus' tenant fit-out.
NTT devotes $50 million toward the Garland campus' tenant fit-out.

NTT devotes $50 million toward the Garland campus' tenant fit-out.

July 04, 2023 NTT

NTT will spend $50 million to construct two of its data centers for a new tenant in the Garland area of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. The company submitted applications to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for two fit-out projects at its existing campus under construction structures....

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Read NTT unveils a new data center in Chennai
NTT unveils a new data center in Chennai

NTT unveils a new data center in Chennai

June 30, 2023 NTT

NTT launched a $350 million hyperscale data center (DC) campus in Chennai. MIST, its undersea cable system, will connect to the new DC site. The firm and TN inked a facilitation MoU in 2021. Chennai 2, a six-acre DC campus in Ambattur, will have two towers with a 35 MW IT load. The first...

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Read NTT files for planning permission in Gainesville, Virginia for 336MW campus
NTT files for planning permission in Gainesville, Virginia for 336MW campus

NTT files for planning permission in Gainesville, Virginia for 336MW campus

June 26, 2023 NTT

In Prince William County, NTT has filed for permission for a joint Federal and State permit from the Norfolk District of the US Army Corps of Engineers for a 336MW data center campus. The permit application, NTT VA10, outlines the project is named Grove at Gainesville and includes plans to build...

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Read Telehouse, a subsidiary of KDDI, buys Allied Properties' data center holdings for $1 billion
Telehouse, a subsidiary of KDDI, buys Allied Properties' data center holdings for $1 billion

Telehouse, a subsidiary of KDDI, buys Allied Properties' data center holdings for $1 billion

June 22, 2023 Telehouse

Telehouse has entered the Canadian market with the acquisition of three data centers. KDDI, the parent company of the data center company, announced this week that it had acquired three data centers and the associated assets in Toronto, Canada, from Allied Properties REIT. KDDI paid $1.02 billion...

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Read Virginia's Reston data center is now owned by Edge Centres
Virginia's Reston data center is now owned by Edge Centres

Virginia's Reston data center is now owned by Edge Centres

June 21, 2023 Edge Centres

Edge Centres has acquired a data center facility in Reston, Virginia. According to the company, the newly-acquired carrier hotel establishment, renamed EC104, features 1MW of scalability and 20 individual carriers. The data center is at 11513 Sunset Hills Road in Fairfax County, although the...

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Read NTT and Prestige to develop 100MW data center in Bangalore
NTT and Prestige to develop 100MW data center in Bangalore

NTT and Prestige to develop 100MW data center in Bangalore

June 13, 2023 NTT

NTT has announced that it has partnered with Prestige Group for a new 100 MW data center in Bangalore, India. The deal will see the company develop a one million square feet area spread across multiple buildings and constructed in three phases. According to the companies, the first building is...

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Read Orion Data Centers Purchased by Edge Centre's Cybercon
Orion Data Centers Purchased by Edge Centre's Cybercon

Orion Data Centers Purchased by Edge Centre's Cybercon

June 02, 2023 Edge Centres

Cybercon, which Australian data center operator Edge Centres currently owns, has acquired Missouri data center company, Orion Data Centers. Last week, the business disclosed that it had successfully acquired Orion, expanding its regional coverage to include a facility in Columbia. The agreement's...

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Read Telehouse Presents Data Facility in Bangkok
Telehouse Presents Data Facility in Bangkok

Telehouse Presents Data Facility in Bangkok

May 30, 2023 Telehouse

Telehouse opened its first data center in Thailand in Bangkok. The company owned by KDDI recently conducted a grand opening ceremony for the new Rama 9 location in Bangkok. The 97,000-square-foot facility with a capacity of 9.5MVA was announced in January 2022. The business reported investing $74...

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Read NTT Will Invest $11b Over Five Years in Data Centers
NTT Will Invest $11b Over Five Years in Data Centers

NTT Will Invest $11b Over Five Years in Data Centers

May 19, 2023 NTT

Over the next five years, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) intends to invest $59 billion in data centers, AI, and other "growth areas." At least $11 billion will be allocated to expanding or modernizing its data centers. The digital industry, which includes AI and robotics, receives at least...

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Read Host Networks Acquired by Edge Centres
Host Networks Acquired by Edge Centres

Host Networks Acquired by Edge Centres

May 18, 2023 Edge Centres

Edge Centres, an Australian data center company, bought Queensland-based Host Networks. The terms of the agreement announced this week were not disclosed. As part of the agreement, Edge Centres will take over a 550kW, 130-rack facility in Brisbane's Eight Mile Plains area that can be expanded to...

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Read NTT Data Center Agreement Extended by Eight Years by Alabama Pension Agency
NTT Data Center Agreement Extended by Eight Years by Alabama Pension Agency

NTT Data Center Agreement Extended by Eight Years by Alabama Pension Agency

April 07, 2023 NTT

The Retirement Systems of Alabama has renewed NTT's contract with them until 2033. NTT Data will manage the data center for the state pension agency for an extra eight years as part of the arrangement. The contract's worth wasn't shared. The downtown Montgomery data center has 300 racks and a...

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Read Edge Centres Completes The Acquisition of Hyson International
Edge Centres Completes The Acquisition of Hyson International

Edge Centres Completes The Acquisition of Hyson International

April 04, 2023 Edge Centres

Hyson, a US hosting company, has been bought by Edge Centres. Hyson International, located in Missouri, has been acquired by Edge, a company based in Australia, according to a report last week by M&A advisory firm Corum Group. The agreement's details weren't made public. As a supplier of data...

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Read NTT's Network Down in Japan, Affecting Telecom Operations
NTT's Network Down in Japan, Affecting Telecom Operations

NTT's Network Down in Japan, Affecting Telecom Operations

April 03, 2023 NTT

On April 3, NTT East and NTT West, subsidiaries of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), were impacted by a network outage in Japan. NTT had a significant network outage that morning at about 7:10 local time, according to reports from regional media outlets, albeit the impacted services have...

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Read Thailand's Bangkok Will Get a New Data Center From NTT
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 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 will be...

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