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Read AWS launches Local Zones in Philadelphia and Texas
AWS launches Local Zones in Philadelphia and Texas

AWS launches Local Zones in Philadelphia and Texas

July 08, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services just launched its new Local Zones in Philadelphia and Texas. Customers can now deliver applications that need single-digit millisecond latency to both on-premises installations and end-users in Philadelphia and Dallas with these local zones. AWS Local Zones are infrastructures...

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Read Microsoft to acquire AT&T’s Network Cloud; AT&T to move its 5G network to Azure
Microsoft to acquire AT&T’s Network Cloud; AT&T to move its 5G network to Azure

Microsoft to acquire AT&T’s Network Cloud; AT&T to move its 5G network to Azure

June 30, 2021 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft will acquire AT&T’s Network Cloud technology and intellectual property. It will also be making job offers to hundreds of AT&T engineers. As part of the deal, AT&T will move its 5G mobile network to Microsoft Azure. AT&T’s 5G core would be the starting point. This deal...

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Read Princeton Digital Group considers $400m fundraising ahead of potential IPO
Princeton Digital Group considers $400m fundraising ahead of potential IPO

Princeton Digital Group considers $400m fundraising ahead of potential IPO

June 28, 2021 Princeton Digital Group

According to reports from Bloomberg, Princeton Digital Group wants to raise funds from investors to the tune of $400 million. Princeton Digital Group invests, develops, and operates data centers across Asia in countries like Singapore, China, Indonesia, and India. It also has 18 data centers in...

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Read Iron Mountain enters $178 million sale-leaseback deal with Intermediate Capital Group, and would use proceeds to invest in data centers
Iron Mountain enters $178 million sale-leaseback deal with Intermediate Capital Group, and would use proceeds to invest in data centers

Iron Mountain enters $178 million sale-leaseback deal with Intermediate Capital Group, and would use proceeds to invest in data centers

June 26, 2021 Iron Mountain

US Real Estate Investment Company Iron Mountain has announced that it sold five facilities in the greater London area to Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). The sale agreement also included a leaseback deal for the facilities. Iron Mountain will remain in the facilities for an initial 12 year...

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Read Amazon overtakes Google to become largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the US after announcing 14 new renewable projects
Amazon overtakes Google to become largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the US after announcing 14 new renewable projects

Amazon overtakes Google to become largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in the US after announcing 14 new renewable projects

June 23, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon has overtaken Google as the largest corporate buyer of green energy in the United States. It also holds the title of being the largest renewable energy buyer in Europe. This comes after the Company announced its fourteen new green energy projects in the Us, Spain, Finland, and Canada. With...

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Read NTT explains its German data center expansion plans
NTT explains its German data center expansion plans

NTT explains its German data center expansion plans

June 22, 2021 NTT

NTT has said that it would be expanding its German data centers by more than 40 percent. It would be doing this by adding over 323,000 square feet of IT space across existing locations in Germany. The Company currently has existing campuses in Frankfurt, Bonn, and Berlin. NTT has broken ground on...

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Read Microsoft intends to open four data centers in China by in 2022
Microsoft intends to open four data centers in China by in 2022

Microsoft intends to open four data centers in China by in 2022

June 18, 2021 Microsoft Azure

According to reports from Bloomberg, Microsoft is looking to add four new data centers in China by Q1 of 2022. The report states that Microsoft wants to expand its service across Asia and opening data centers in China is a step towards achieving that. Asides from that, the Company also intends to...

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Read AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers
AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers

AWS wants to buy 41 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if town reverses regulation barring the construction of data centers

June 17, 2021 Amazon AWS

The Fauquier Times reports that Amazon Web Services is planning to buy 41.7 acres of land in Warrenton, North Virginia if the town finally changes its rules to allow the construction of data centers. At a Warrenton Planning Commission, it was proposed that the rule be changed and data centers...

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Read Tokyo Century partners with NTT for data center business in India
Tokyo Century partners with NTT for data center business in India

Tokyo Century partners with NTT for data center business in India

June 17, 2021 NTT

NTT and Tokyo Century are coming together to form a data center partnership in India. Tokyo Century is a finance company that specializes in equipment leasing, mobility and fleet management, and specialty financing centered on aviation and real estate. NTT, on the other hand, specializes in data...

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Read AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)
AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)

AWS announces a new region, AWS Middle East (UAE)

May 28, 2021 Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has announced plans to build a new data center region in UAE. The new zone will have three Availability Zones, and it will be open before the mid of 2022. Upon completion, the region will be AWS’s second region in the Middle East after opening a Bahrain region two years ago....

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Read NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to launch data center in space
NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to launch data center in space

NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to launch data center in space

May 20, 2021 NTT

Is space the new edge? NTT is planning to develop a data center in space. NTT will be working with SKY Perfect Holdings, a Japanese satellite company, to develop the project. Plans are in place for trials to start in 2022, launch in 2025, and for operations to begin in 2026. The orbiting data...

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Read Iron Mountain Completes Agreement to Expand footprint to India with JV with Web Werks
Iron Mountain Completes Agreement to Expand footprint to India with JV with Web Werks

Iron Mountain Completes Agreement to Expand footprint to India with JV with Web Werks

April 21, 2021 Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain is expected to invest $150 million over the next two years in a joint venture with Web Werks. Web Works is one of India’s top colocation data center providers. Iron Mountain, which is a storage and information management services company first announced its plan to invest on...

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Read PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP Secures $230 Million Financing, Charts Out $1 Billion Expansion in China (PR)
PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP Secures $230 Million Financing, Charts Out $1 Billion Expansion in China (PR)

PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP Secures $230 Million Financing, Charts Out $1 Billion Expansion in China (PR)

April 13, 2021 Princeton Digital Group

Continued progress against an aggressive 300MW expansion plan Confirms completion of fully contracted 42MW Shanghai data center campus Largest international partner to domestic and international hyperscaler customers in China SINGAPORE & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Singapore-based Princeton...

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Read STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030
STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030

STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030

March 31, 2021 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

STT Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2030 it unveiled in its new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. This strategy marks out the group's goals and targets for the next 5-10 years. Currently, 43% of the group’s electricity...

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Read SUNeVision lands Microsoft ExpressRoute on MEGA Campus
SUNeVision lands Microsoft ExpressRoute on MEGA Campus

SUNeVision lands Microsoft ExpressRoute on MEGA Campus

April 01, 2020 Microsoft Azure

SUNeVision Holdings Ltd, a Data centre provider in Hong Kong, has announced a new Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute on-ramp. Enterprises will have the ability to directly connect to Azure in MEGA-i, either through an onsite point of presence (PoP) or via telco partners, managed service providers or...

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Read NTT to rebrand regional subsidiaries, impacts RagingWire, e-shelter, Gyron, NetMagic
NTT to rebrand regional subsidiaries, impacts RagingWire, e-shelter, Gyron, NetMagic

NTT to rebrand regional subsidiaries, impacts RagingWire, e-shelter, Gyron, NetMagic

September 18, 2019 NTT

Data Center Frontier reports that NTT plans to rebrand all its data center subsidiaries into one brand. The combined company will be launched at PTC in January 2020 and be headquartered in LondonThe rebrand includes all of NTT subsidiaries. RagingWire e-shelter NetMagic Gyron and NTT branded data...

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Read Princeton Digital Group Announces Two Transactions in China and Singapore As Part of US$500 Million Growth Plan (PR)
Princeton Digital Group Announces Two Transactions in China and Singapore As Part of US$500 Million Growth Plan (PR)

Princeton Digital Group Announces Two Transactions in China and Singapore As Part of US$500 Million Growth Plan (PR)

September 02, 2019 Princeton Digital Group

Singapore and Shanghai, China – Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a Warburg Pincus-backed investor, developer and operator of internet infrastructure, today announced that it has acquired assets and land for data center development in China and Singapore, as part of a US$500 million...

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Read PDG to Acquire Majority Stake in XL Axiata’s Data Center Portfolio in Indonesia (PR)
PDG to Acquire Majority Stake in XL Axiata’s Data Center Portfolio in Indonesia (PR)

PDG to Acquire Majority Stake in XL Axiata’s Data Center Portfolio in Indonesia (PR)

July 03, 2019 Princeton Digital Group

Singapore and Jakarta, Indonesia – Singapore-based Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a Warburg Pincus-backed investor, developer and operator of internet infrastructure, announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a 70% stake in XL Axiata’s data center portfolio. XL Axiata,...

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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 Microsoft Azure

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 Iron Mountain completes it $1.3 billion acquisition of IO Data Centers
Iron Mountain completes it $1.3 billion acquisition of IO Data Centers

Iron Mountain completes it $1.3 billion acquisition of IO Data Centers

January 10, 2018 Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Inc. completed its acquisition of the U.S. operations of Phoenix-based IO Data Centers LLC on Wednesday. Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM), the Boston-based storage and information management services company, bought IO for $1.34 billion. Iron Mountain announced the acquisition Dec. 11. The...

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