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Read Equinix Is Acquiring Four Data Centers In Chile and Peru From Entel For $705 million
Equinix Is Acquiring Four Data Centers In Chile and Peru From Entel For $705 million

Equinix Is Acquiring Four Data Centers In Chile and Peru From Entel For $705 million

March 18, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has acquired four data centers belonging to Entel in Peru and Chile for $705 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of the year. Per the deal, Equinix will take over one data center in Lima, Peru, and three facilities in Santiago, Chile. Under the terms of the...

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Read DataBank is Expanding its Las Vegas Data Center
DataBank is Expanding its Las Vegas Data Center

DataBank is Expanding its Las Vegas Data Center

March 10, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced that it will be expanding its LAS1 data center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The facility is located at 7185 Pollock Drive. DataBank will add 929 square meters (10,000 square feet) of data center space to the facility. Upon completion of the expansion, the data center’s total space...

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Read DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M
DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M

DataBank Acquires Four CyrusOne Data Centers For $670M

March 03, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced that it has completed and closed the acquisition of four data centers from CyrusOne. The data centers are all located in Houston, Texas. The deal was also worth $670 million. DataBank sees over 300,000 square feet of raised-floor data center capacity through the...

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Read Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India
Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

Digital Realty/Brookfield JV Buys Land for $30.8m in Chennai, India

February 21, 2022 Digital Realty Trust

According to India’s Economic Times. Digital Realty and Brookfield Asset Management’s joint venture in India has secured the purchase of 10 acres of land in Chennai. The companies acquired the land for over Rs 230 crore (~$30.8m). It is to be used for the development of a data center. One of the...

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Read EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN
EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN

EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN

February 18, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has acquired Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN). By so doing, it has taken over a data center in eastern Jakarta, Indonesia. The company did not reveal the details of the transaction. GTN was launched in 2016, and it currently operates a 5MW data center that can be expanded to 80MW upon...

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Read EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin
EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin

EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin

February 16, 2022 EdgeConneX

The South Dublin County Council (SDCC) has granted EdgeConnex permission to build two single-story data centers and three gas-powered generation plant buildings at Dublin’s Grange Castle Business Park after it was initially proposed last year. The facilities span 2,800 sqm (137,700 sqft combined)...

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Read Element Critical partner up with NextEra Energy for renewables
Element Critical partner up with NextEra Energy for renewables

Element Critical partner up with NextEra Energy for renewables

February 10, 2022 Element Critical

​​Element Critical has inked a clean energy deal with NextEra Energy Resources, which will provide the data center company with renewable energy. The power purchase agreement (PPA) between the two companies, will see Element Critical provided with power from an ERCOT-connected, Texas-based wind...

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Read AdaniConneX to introduce Mumbai Data Center Limited
AdaniConneX to introduce Mumbai Data Center Limited

AdaniConneX to introduce Mumbai Data Center Limited

February 08, 2022 EdgeConneX

The Adani-EdgeConneX Indian Joint Venture, AdaniConneX, has announced that it has introduced a wholly-owned subsidiary named Mumbai Data Center Limited, which will reportedly develop, operate, maintain, and deal with data centers. Further to this, operations are expected to begin shortly. In...

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Read DataBank Acquires Its Occupied DEN2 Data Center Site
DataBank Acquires Its Occupied DEN2 Data Center Site

DataBank Acquires Its Occupied DEN2 Data Center Site

February 04, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced the acquisition of a data center it was leasing in Denver, Colorado. The company plans to develop a new data center campus at the DEN2 facility. The data center is located at 6900 South Peoria Street, Colorado. DataBank did not reveal the details of the transaction....

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Read Equinix unveils new sustainability initiatives
Equinix unveils new sustainability initiatives

Equinix unveils new sustainability initiatives

February 03, 2022 Equinix

Equinix recently opened its Co-Innovation Facility (CIF) based near Washington, DC, which will be home to a number of trials focusing on the development of sustainable data center tech. At the facility, the company will partner with Bloom Energy, ZutaCore, Virtual Power Systems (VPS), and Natron...

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Read DataBank to expand DEN2 facility
DataBank to expand DEN2 facility

DataBank to expand DEN2 facility

February 02, 2022 DataBank

DataBank has announced the creation of its Centennial Campus by purchasing following the purchase of the data center it leased in the Centennial municipality in Colorado. This purchase will enable the company to expand onto the adjacent plot, which will be home to its DEN5 data center. Speaking...

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Read EdgeConneX Granted Property Tax Break For its 22MW data center in Elk Grove
EdgeConneX Granted Property Tax Break For its 22MW data center in Elk Grove

EdgeConneX Granted Property Tax Break For its 22MW data center in Elk Grove

February 01, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX is developing a new data center in Elk Grove, Illinois. It has also been granted property tax breaks for the facility. The Elk Grove Village officials met last week and endorsed a proposed Cook County property tax for the company. EdgeConneX plans to develop a 22MW data center on the...

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Read Equinix Partners With GIC For another $525m Joint Venture
Equinix Partners With GIC For another $525m Joint Venture

Equinix Partners With GIC For another $525m Joint Venture

January 27, 2022 Equinix

Equinix is making strategic partnerships as it announced that it had formed another joint venture with GIC. The data center company and the Singapore sovereign wealth fund aim to develop hyperscale facilities in South Korea. The companies announced the $525 million joint venture details earlier...

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Read Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements
Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements

Verizon signs seven Power Purchase Agreements

January 22, 2022 Verizon Enterprise

As it expands its usage of green energy, Verizon, has announced that it has signed seven new Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy representing 910MW. The company's sustainability goals are to have carbon neutrality across all its operations (scope 1 and 2) by 2035. Renewable...

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Read USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract
USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

January 21, 2022 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has won a $1.2 billion contract from the US Department of Agriculture. Lumen is to deliver a fully integrated wide-area data transport service to over 9,500 US Department of Agriculture locations across the country and around the world. With this contract, Lumen will offer a...

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Read Verizon expands in Colorado Springs
Verizon expands in Colorado Springs

Verizon expands in Colorado Springs

January 18, 2022 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has announced that it is expanding its digital footprint with the addition of a second data center in Colorado Springs. The company has submitted a proposal for a 49,000 square-foot (4,500 sqm) data center on Arrowswest Drive in El Paso County, with plans for a potential second phase for...

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Read Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal
Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal

Equinix pushes ahead with green energy deal

January 12, 2022 Equinix

Equinix has signed a green energy deal it has announced. By penning a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Neoen and Prokon, Equinix will be provided with 85% of the energy produced by the 35MW Björkliden wind farm in the municipality of Närpes, in the western region of Ostrobothnia. This...

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Read Digital Realty acquires 55% of Teraco and enters South Africa
Digital Realty acquires 55% of Teraco and enters South Africa

Digital Realty acquires 55% of Teraco and enters South Africa

January 07, 2022 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has bought the majority stake in Teraco. The data center giant announced the acquisition of the South African data center company from a consortium of investors, including Permira and Berkshire Partners. The deal sees Teraco valued at about $3.5 billion. The transaction sees...

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Read EdgeConneX strategically invests in China's Chayora
EdgeConneX strategically invests in China's Chayora

EdgeConneX strategically invests in China's Chayora

December 28, 2021 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it has made a strategic investment in Chinese data center company Chayora. The investment will see both EdgeConneX and Chayora offer data center services out of Chayora’s data centers in China. The firm will also expand on the existing data centers across Mainland...

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Read San Jose data center site to be transformed by big developer
San Jose data center site to be transformed by big developer

San Jose data center site to be transformed by big developer

December 17, 2021 Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has announced that it has sold its San Jose data center to developer Hines. Documents filed on December 15 with the Santa Clara County Recorder's Office outline that Hines paid just under $60 million ($59.6 million) for the complex. The building spans 179,800 sqft; meanwhile, the...

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