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Read Apple's planned data center in Waukee goes before commission
Apple's planned data center in Waukee goes before commission

Apple's planned data center in Waukee goes before commission

February 08, 2022 Apple

It has been five years since Apple announced its $1.3 billion data center in Waukee, Iowa; however, it is finally going before the city's planning commission on Today. At the time of announcing the facility, Tim Cook, CEO of apple, said the data center would help "drive Apple's future," but since...

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Read Huawei establishes cloud region in Saudi Arabia and signs deal with STC
Huawei establishes cloud region in Saudi Arabia and signs deal with STC

Huawei establishes cloud region in Saudi Arabia and signs deal with STC

February 02, 2022 Huawei Cloud

Huawei has announced big plans in Saudi Arabia, with the launch of a newcloud region and the signing of a deal to build data centers with telco STC. While further details around the giant’s cloud region, its location and specifications are yet to be released, the announcement was made by rotating...

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Read Huawei and Aesler are Developing Data Centers in Batam, Indonesia
Huawei and Aesler are Developing Data Centers in Batam, Indonesia

Huawei and Aesler are Developing Data Centers in Batam, Indonesia

January 28, 2022 Huawei Cloud

Huawei has revealed that it will be developing three data center facilities in Indonesia for Aesler Grup Internasional Tbk. Besides, Huawei has broken ground on one of the data centers. The two companies committed to developing data centers in the country last year. The first facility is...

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Read China Mobile is developing a data center in Hong Kong
China Mobile is developing a data center in Hong Kong

China Mobile is developing a data center in Hong Kong

December 09, 2021 China Mobile

China Mobile International Limited (CMI) has started work on a new data center facility in Hong Kong, China. CMI is developing the facility on a 1 million square foot land in Fo Tan, Sha Tin. The facility will have multiple stories, and it will cover 103,660 square meters (1.1 million square...

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Read China Telecom leaving the US in January after appeal fails
China Telecom leaving the US in January after appeal fails

China Telecom leaving the US in January after appeal fails

December 08, 2021 China Telecom

News emerging is that China Telecom Americas will be leaving the United States. This comes after the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit denied China Telecom’s emergency motion to pause an FCC order that revoked its authorizations to continue operations in the country. By so...

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Read What's in store at the Huawei Global Digital Power Summit 2021?
What's in store at the Huawei Global Digital Power Summit 2021?

What's in store at the Huawei Global Digital Power Summit 2021?

October 08, 2021 Huawei Cloud

The Huawei Global Digital Power Summit 2021 is to go ahead later this month (October 16) in Dubai. According to the event's press release, the summit will focus on the "race to net-zero," and emphasize that the target of carbon neutrality requires everyone to get involved, a "global coalition"...

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Read Ukraine looks to attract hyperscalers
Ukraine looks to attract hyperscalers

Ukraine looks to attract hyperscalers

September 09, 2021 Apple

Reports are circulating that President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to attract hyperscalers into Ukraine, following Zelensky meeting with Apple CEO Tim Cook regarding the tech giant’s expansion into the country. However, the president’s plans to expand Ukraine’s data center footprint appear to...

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Read Apple and Google rally against Ireland's proposed moratorium on new data centers
Apple and Google rally against Ireland's proposed moratorium on new data centers

Apple and Google rally against Ireland's proposed moratorium on new data centers

July 28, 2021 Apple

Last month, the People Before Profit party in Ireland proposed an amendment to the Planning and Development act, to place a moratorium on new data centers being built. This proposal follows Ireland's Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), launching a consultation on data center grid...

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Read T5 Acquires an Apple data center in Silicon Valley
T5 Acquires an Apple data center in Silicon Valley

T5 Acquires an Apple data center in Silicon Valley

October 07, 2020 Apple

T5 has announced that it has acquired an enterprise data center in Newark, CA. The description matches an Apple data center near Fremont. It's a legacy site and Apple is continuing to build monster data center campuses, so it makes sense that the iPhone make would divest the property. The nearest...

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Read Apple is Reducing Spend on AWS
Apple is Reducing Spend on AWS

Apple is Reducing Spend on AWS

April 25, 2019 Apple

AppleInsider reports that Apple's spending on Amazon Web Services is declining. This makes sense, as Apple continues to build their own data centers, their reliance on 3rd party cloud services will decline. That said, Apple needs to work out a better "edge" CDN solution to deliver their content...

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Read Apple will build 2nd Chinese Data Center
Apple will build 2nd Chinese Data Center

Apple will build 2nd Chinese Data Center

February 06, 2018 Hyperscale Data Center

Apple is expanding in China again. The company first announce a facility in Guizhou Province. Now, Apple has announced a second data center in mainland China. Apple decided to build facilities to store data behind the Great Firewall of China after the Chinese government passed strict data...

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