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Read Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers
Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

July 23, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced that it will be entering into the Philippines market after purchasing three facilities from Total Information Management, a local technology solutions provider. This deal comprises three carrier-neutral and interconnection-rich data centers with more than 1,000...

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Read Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition
Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition

Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition

July 05, 2024 Equinix

Ericsson has confirmed that it will record a noncash impairment charge of 11.4 billion Swedish crowns, which reflects lower anticipated market growth in some of Vonage’s current portfolio."We continue to advance our strategy to build a Global Network Platform for network APIs, which was the...

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Read Africa Data Centres secures $109 million in financing
Africa Data Centres secures $109 million in financing

Africa Data Centres secures $109 million in financing

June 17, 2024 Africa Data Centres

Cassava Technologies group ADC has secured a bespoke financing solution worth ZAR2 billion ($109m) arranged by the South African banking group RMB. The funding will allow the company to expand its data center capacity and meet the growing demand for cloud computing in South Africa – expanding its...

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Read Vantage closes $9.2bn equity raise
Vantage closes $9.2bn equity raise

Vantage closes $9.2bn equity raise

June 14, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers revealed this week that it had completed a $9.2 billion equity investment led by investment vehicles managed by DigitalBridge and Silver Lake.“It’s exciting to experience such strong investor demand to fuel our unprecedented growth across North America and EMEA,” said Sureel...

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Read Telehouse launches from three data centers in Toronto, Canada
Telehouse launches  from three data centers in Toronto, Canada

Telehouse launches from three data centers in Toronto, Canada

June 13, 2024 Telehouse

KDDI-owned Telehouse Canada this week officially launched its first three data centers in downtown Toronto and is now offering services from three carrier-neutral data centers, located at 151 Front Street West, 250 Front Street West, and 905 King Street West."We are the first global leader with...

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Read Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal
Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

June 05, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced plans for LS2, a new International Business Exchange (IBX) facility to be located adjacent to Equinix's existing LS1 site. This €50 million project due to open in the first quarter of 2025 will offer 2,050 square meters of colocation space.Carlos Paulino, managing...

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Read Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers
Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

May 28, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has now broken ground in Malaysia with two International Business Exchange data centers in Johor (JH1) and Kuala Lumpur (KL1) now serving the company’s customers in Malaysia and across. Jeremy Deutsch, president for Asia-Pacific at Equinix, said: “Malaysia is a cornerstone market and top...

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Read Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore
Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

April 29, 2024 Equinix

Colocation firm Equinix has signed long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Singapore fromSembcorp Industries. Following the agreements, Sembcorp Power will supply a maximum capacity of 75MWp from its solar assets and 30MW from its gas-power generation portfolio...

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Read Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland
Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland

Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland

April 23, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has revealed that it will be spending €1 billion on a new data center campus development in Dublin. The campus will be built at Profile Park, Grange Castle, a data center hub nine miles south of Dublin which is already home to the likes of Google, Digital Realty, and...

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Read Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland
Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland

Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland

April 10, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers this week announced that it will open a second Zurich campus (ZRH2) this summer. This new campus located 30 kilometers north of Zurich’s City Center in Glattfelden, will offer a total of 226,000 square feet (21,000 sqm) of space and 24MW of critical IT capacity. “Zurich is a...

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Read NTT Data opens third data center campus in Berlin
NTT Data opens third data center campus in Berlin

NTT Data opens third data center campus in Berlin

March 28, 2024 NTT Data

NTT Data is opening a third campus in Berlin, with up to 96MW of capacity planned across two data centers. This new campus will be built on a 10.8-hectare (26.6-acre) plot, with construction work to start in 2025. “Berlin is an important market in our growing portfolio and expansion plans," said...

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Read Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations
Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

March 23, 2024 Equinix

Short seller Hindenburg Research has accused data center REIT Equinix of "major accounting manipulations." The investigative reporting and researching company claims that Nadaq-listed Equinix overstated its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a key profitability metric for REITs, by at least...

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Read Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO
Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as  new CEO

Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO

March 14, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has appointed Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as its new CEO to succeed Charles Meyers, who has led the company for six years. Fox-Martin who has led Google Cloud's go-to-market teams globally since early last year, has been a member of the Equinix board of Directors since 2020....

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Read Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center
Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

March 01, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has deployed a 1MW rooftop solar system at its ME1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data center at 578 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne. The company has now completed the installation of rooftop solar systems at eight of its facilities, including Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, and...

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Read NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France
NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France

NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France

February 17, 2024 NTT

NTT this week announced its NTT GDC unit will be developing its first data center campus outside Paris, France on a 35.5-acre site located 50km south of Paris in the municipalities of Le Coudray-Montceaux and Corbeil-Essonnes. This campus will total 84MW across three buildings. Doug Adams, CEO...

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Read Equinix signs new PPA in Australia
Equinix signs new PPA in Australia

Equinix signs new PPA in Australia

February 07, 2024 Equinix

Global colocation giant Equinix recently announced that it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 151MW of wind power in Australia. The company will pay for 20 percent of the first phase of the giant Golden Plains Wind Farm project, which is being built in rural Victoria, not far from...

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Read Michael Winterson leaves Equinix after 24 years
Michael Winterson leaves Equinix after 24 years

Michael Winterson leaves Equinix after 24 years

January 18, 2024 Equinix

Michael Winterson has left colocation provider Equinix after 24 years to take on the role of managing director for the European Data Centre Association. Winterson wrote on LinkedIn, “Exactly 24 years ago I started my data center career at IXEurope, not 300 meters from our current Equinix offices...

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Read NTT unveils new facility campus in Delhi, India.
NTT unveils new facility campus in Delhi, India.

NTT unveils new facility campus in Delhi, India.

January 13, 2024 NTT

NTT this week announced the launch of its new data center campus, Noida 2, and the opening of its first data center. The first building offers 22.4MW across 300,000 square feet and spans across six acres. The Merlin campus will support a planned capacity of 52.8MW critical IT load in two data...

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Read Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt
Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt

Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt

December 29, 2023 Telehouse

Telehouse has launched and fully leased its fifth data center at its Frankfurt campus dubbed building M. This data center now adds 4.5 MW of IT capacity which has been fully leased less than two months since its opening. Dr. Béla Waldhauser, managing director of Telehouse Deutschland said, "It’s...

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Read Equinix becomes one of U.S largest green bond issuers
Equinix becomes one of U.S largest green bond issuers

Equinix becomes one of U.S largest green bond issuers

December 28, 2023 Equinix

Equinix is now one of the top ten largest green bond issuers in the United States after allocating $4.9 billion in green bonds to building and efficiency projects. These bonds will fund 172 green building projects on 105 sites, along with 33 energy efficiency projects. Equinix first issued green...

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