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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 Equinix promises to cut emissions by 50 percent before 2030
Equinix promises to cut emissions by 50 percent before 2030

Equinix promises to cut emissions by 50 percent before 2030

June 17, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has promised that it would reduce its emissions by 50% before 2030. It would also be reducing emissions created by its electricity supply by 50% before 2030. This promise comes few days after Greenpeace criticized the Company for not having trustworthy timelines on the use of renewable...

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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 Equinix partners with GIC to invest additional $3.9 billion in its Hyperscale Program
Equinix partners with GIC to invest additional $3.9 billion in its Hyperscale Program

Equinix partners with GIC to invest additional $3.9 billion in its Hyperscale Program

June 15, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it has signed agreements for additional joint ventures with GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, which will add $3.9 billion to expand its data center program. The agreements come in the form of limited liability partnerships with GIC. The close, which is expected...

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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 Equinix is Exiting Eight Leased Data Centers In The US
Equinix is Exiting Eight Leased Data Centers In The US

Equinix is Exiting Eight Leased Data Centers In The US

May 10, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it would not be renewing the leases for eight of its data centers in the US. The data centers are situated in New York, Georgia, and some in California and Atlanta. Equinix commented that the reason for the development is that some of the facilities don’t meet the...

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Read Vantage provides more Renewable Energy options to Customers
Vantage provides more Renewable Energy options to Customers

Vantage provides more Renewable Energy options to Customers

May 06, 2021 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has announced that it is now providing its customers access to renewable energy at each of its North American and European campuses. This development will help its customers reduce their carbon emissions. Currently, four of the campuses are now being powered by 99% renewable...

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Read Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale
Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale

Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale

May 04, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it priced $2.6 billion principal amount of notes, including $1.0 billion of green bonds in its third green bond offering. The green bonds will be used to help advance the company's longstanding commitment to sustainability leadership and reducing its environmental...

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Read Looking back on 2020, Vantage Data Centers doubled in size, raised $3.6B in new capital, entered international markets and increased IT capacity by more than 90 percent
Looking back on 2020, Vantage Data Centers doubled in size, raised $3.6B in new capital, entered international markets and increased IT capacity by more than 90 percent

Looking back on 2020, Vantage Data Centers doubled in size, raised $3.6B in new capital, entered international markets and increased IT capacity by more than 90 percent

January 27, 2021 Vantage Data Centers

DENVER (January 27, 2021) – Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, announced today that it doubled its size in terms of markets served and increased IT capacity by more than 90 percent in 2020 with the company’s entrance into the European market and...

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Read Vantage Acquires Hypertec's Data Centers becomming a large provider in Montreal
Vantage Acquires Hypertec's Data Centers becomming a large provider in Montreal

Vantage Acquires Hypertec's Data Centers becomming a large provider in Montreal

November 23, 2020 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has acquired the data center business of services company Hypertec. With Hypertec's facilities, Vantage will become a large player with additional capacity in the Montreal market. Hypertec’s 49MW campus includes 25MW across two existing facilities and 24MW of expansion...

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Read Vantage Raises an additional 1.25 Billion in Equity Capital from Digital Colony
Vantage Raises an additional 1.25 Billion in Equity Capital from Digital Colony

Vantage Raises an additional 1.25 Billion in Equity Capital from Digital Colony

November 19, 2020 Vantage Data Centers

DENVER (November 19, 2020) – Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it has raised US$1.25 billion in incremental equity capital from its existing investors, led by Digital Colony. This funding will be used to fuel ongoing expansion...

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Read Vantage Data Centers Raises US$1.3 Billion in Securitized Notes to Accelerate North American Expansion
Vantage Data Centers Raises US$1.3 Billion in Securitized Notes to Accelerate North American Expansion

Vantage Data Centers Raises US$1.3 Billion in Securitized Notes to Accelerate North American Expansion

October 06, 2020 Vantage Data Centers

Company leverages favorable interest rates to reduce costs, extend debt maturity profile and fund expansion opportunities DENVER – Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that the company raised US$1.3 billion in securitized notes. The...

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Read Equinix Completes US$780 Million Acquisition of 13 Bell Data Centers in Canada
Equinix Completes US$780 Million Acquisition of 13 Bell Data Centers in Canada

Equinix Completes US$780 Million Acquisition of 13 Bell Data Centers in Canada

October 01, 2020 Equinix

Equinix has completed it's acquisition of 13 Bell Canada's data centers. The acquisition was first announced in June 2020. Bell had operated the facilities under the Q9 brand. It partially acquired Q9 in 2012 for $1.1 billion and in 2016 it acquired the remainder for $675 million. This deal...

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Read NTT announces new data center expansion project in South Africa
NTT announces new data center expansion project in South Africa

NTT announces new data center expansion project in South Africa

September 28, 2020 NTT Johannesburg 1

Johannesburg – 28 September 2020 – NTT Ltd., a world-leading global technology services provider and Dimension Data, the South African systems integrator and managed services provider which represents the NTT business in the Middle East and Africa, today announced that construction works for...

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Read Colony Capital and Vantage Data Centers to Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Data Center Growth
Colony Capital and Vantage Data Centers to Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Data Center Growth

Colony Capital and Vantage Data Centers to Form Strategic Partnership to Advance Data Center Growth

July 08, 2020 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage has announced that Colony Capital will invest $1.2 billion into Vantage. This is on top of the $800 million it raised in February 2020 and $692 million it raised in 2019. A massive war chest to fund Vantage's aggressive expansion into Europe. Earlier this year the company announced it was...

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Read Equinix Prices Offering Of $2.6 Billion Senior Notes (PR)
Equinix Prices Offering Of $2.6 Billion Senior Notes (PR)

Equinix Prices Offering Of $2.6 Billion Senior Notes (PR)

June 08, 2020 Equinix

REDWOOD CITY, Calif /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. ("Equinix") (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $2.6 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of $500,000,000 of 1.250% Senior Notes...

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Read Vantage Acquires NGD, one of Largest Data Centres in Europe
Vantage Acquires NGD, one of Largest Data Centres in Europe

Vantage Acquires NGD, one of Largest Data Centres in Europe

April 07, 2020 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage has announced it is set to acquire Next Generation Data (NGD), one of the largest data centres in Europe. The NGD campus is in the Cardiff Capital Region in South Wales.The acquisition provides Vantage with one of Europe’s largest data center campus totaling 180MW, including an existing...

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Read Vantage makes big bet on Europe, Buys Etix and expands into 4 new markets
Vantage makes big bet on Europe, Buys Etix and expands into 4 new markets

Vantage makes big bet on Europe, Buys Etix and expands into 4 new markets

February 10, 2020 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers announced its expansion into Europe through the acquisition of Etix Everywhere and greenfield developments in four additional European markets. Etix’s data center portfolio includes a 55MW hyperscale data center campus in Frankfurt, Germany, which is currently under...

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Read Equinix Completes US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers in Mexico
Equinix Completes US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers in Mexico

Equinix Completes US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers in Mexico

January 09, 2020 Equinix

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of three data centers from Axtel S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AXTELCPO) that serve the Mexico City and Monterrey metro areas of Mexico....

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Read Equinix to Expand into Mexico With US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers (PR)
Equinix to Expand into Mexico With US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers (PR)

Equinix to Expand into Mexico With US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers (PR)

October 04, 2019 Equinix

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Axtel S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AXTELCPO) to acquire three data centers that serve the Mexico City and Monterrey metro areas of...

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