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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

Posted by: Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

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Read Techno Electric & Engineering Company plans $1bn data center development across India
Techno Electric & Engineering Company plans $1bn data center development across India
September 09, 2021

Techno Electric & Engineering Company plans $1bn data center development across India

India / Bhārata

Techno Electric & Engineering Company (TEECL) has announced big plans for investment across India. The Indian power infrastructure firm is reportedly planning to invest $1 billion (Rs 7,310 crore) in developing data centers in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, National Capital Area (NCR) Chennai, a...

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Read Ukraine looks to attract hyperscalers
Ukraine looks to attract hyperscalers
September 09, 2021

Ukraine looks to attract hyperscalers

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 t...

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Read NorthC to use Nokia’s Region Connect Ring to link its ten data centers
NorthC to use Nokia’s Region Connect Ring to link its ten data centers
September 09, 2021

NorthC to use Nokia’s Region Connect Ring to link its ten data centers

NorthC Datacenters

NorthC has announced that Nokia provided an IP over a fiber network to link its 10 data centers in the Netherlands to offer one virtual facility to all its customers. NorthC is the biggest native colocation provider in the Netherlands, and it would be using Nokia’s Region Connect Ring to su...

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Read Vertiv to acquire E&I Engineering Group for $2 billion
Vertiv to acquire E&I Engineering Group for $2 billion
September 09, 2021

Vertiv to acquire E&I Engineering Group for $2 billion

Vertiv

Vertiv is acquiring E&I Engineering Group, maker of busway, switchgear, and modular power solutions, for $2 billion. Vertiv announced that it would pay $1.8 billion upfront, which will consist of $630 million in stock and $1.17 billion in cash. There’s also a potential of $200 million c...

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Read Chinese authorities push ahead with plans underwater data centers
Chinese authorities push ahead with plans underwater data centers
September 08, 2021

Chinese authorities push ahead with plans underwater data centers

China

Underwater data centers are increasingly being looked to solve the industry’s sustainability issue. Submerging data centers underwater is reportedly more energy-efficient, addresses space scarcity, and sees facilities encounter fewer failures. Now, authorities in China are planning to invest ...

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Read Ireland's data center boom continues as Vantage files application to build two facilities near Dublin
Ireland's data center boom continues as Vantage files application to build two facilities near Dublin
September 08, 2021

Ireland's data center boom continues as Vantage files application to build two facilities near Dublin

Vantage Data Centers

Ireland's data center boom shows no signs of slowing, as Vantage Data Centers signs an application to build its first two data centers in the country, just outside of Dublin. Its initial application outlines plans for two facilities with a gross floor area of 40,589 sqm on an 8.7-hectare plot....

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Read Rostelecom signs data center service deals with Russian Post and mining company Petropavlovsk
Rostelecom signs data center service deals with Russian Post and mining company Petropavlovsk
September 08, 2021

Rostelecom signs data center service deals with Russian Post and mining company Petropavlovsk

Rostelecom

Russian telco Rostelecom has announced the signing of a new data center deal with Russian gold mining company Petropavlovsk and Russian Post. Rostelecom signed a five-year contract worth RUB13.5 billion ($184.3 million) with Russian Post to provide IT services. The agreement will see Rostel...

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Read Lendlease selects Google as primary cloud provider, plans to exit its data centers by 2022
Lendlease selects Google as primary cloud provider, plans to exit its data centers by 2022
September 08, 2021

Lendlease selects Google as primary cloud provider, plans to exit its data centers by 2022

Lendlease Data Centre Partners

Lendlease has selected Google Cloud as its primary cloud provider. Aside from that, it is also planning to exit all of its on-premises data centers by 2022. The news comes as a shock since it has a $1 billion data center fund and is in the process of developing a $600 million hyperscale fac...

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Read CyrusOne awarded for net water positive efforts
CyrusOne awarded for net water positive efforts
September 08, 2021

CyrusOne awarded for net water positive efforts

CyrusOne

CyrusOne's commitment was recently recognized by The Environment + Energy Leader Awards program, which awarded the company with the Top Project of the Year Award. The program highlights products and services that provide companies with environmental and energy benefits. CyrusOne secured the a...

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Read Lumen pays $275,000 to DoJ for contacting former customers it divested
Lumen pays $275,000 to DoJ for contacting former customers it divested
September 07, 2021

Lumen pays $275,000 to DoJ for contacting former customers it divested

Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies, formerly known as CenturyLink, has agreed to pay $275,000 to resolve a Civil Contempt Claim by the Department of Justice for its acquisition of Level 3 Communications Inc in 2016. The Justice Department accused Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) of violating the terms designed...

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Read PLDT is considering selling its data centers for $500m
PLDT is considering selling its data centers for $500m
September 07, 2021

PLDT is considering selling its data centers for $500m

ePLDT

One of the biggest telcos in the Philippines, PLDT, is considering selling its data centers for approximately $500 million. PLDT has a total of ten data centers with a combined capacity of 72MW. Bloomberg reports that the Company is taking advice on a deal to sell these facilities potentially....

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Read Africa Data Centres to invest $500m inbuilding 10 data centers across Africa
Africa Data Centres to invest $500m inbuilding 10 data centers across Africa
September 06, 2021

Africa Data Centres to invest $500m inbuilding 10 data centers across Africa

Africa Data Centres

Africa Data Centres has announced its plans to spend $500 million building 10 data centers across the African continent in two years. It hopes to double its data center footprint with this investment. Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt are some of the countries it plans to invest in. The Company r...

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Read Keppel DC REIT acquires data center in Netherlands
Keppel DC REIT acquires data center in Netherlands
September 06, 2021

Keppel DC REIT acquires data center in Netherlands

Keppel Eindhoven Campus

Keppel Data Center REIT has acquired a data center in the Netherlands. The data center firm acquired 100% of the property, which has two data center buildings in De Hurk business Park, Eindhoven. Keppel paid €37.2 million ($44.1m) to a fund affiliated with MCAP Global Finance (UK) for the p...

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Read Digital 9 acquires Verne Global as it strives for sustainability
Digital 9 acquires Verne Global as it strives for sustainability
September 06, 2021

Digital 9 acquires Verne Global as it strives for sustainability

Verne: Keflavik Campus

Verne Global, which operates a 100% renewable powered data center campus in Iceland, has been acquired by Digital 9, following an investment of £231m (€271m).The purchase of the 40-acre, 24MW campus, is a first for Digital 9, being the only deal to involve a data center operator to date. Acco...

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Read China's data centers and climate change
China's data centers and climate change
September 06, 2021

China's data centers and climate change

China

China's data center market has seen incredible growth over the last few years. Back in 2019, the market was valued at USD 13.01 billion but is forecast to reach a value of USD 36.18 billion by 2025. It is also registering a CAGR of 19.2% from 2020 to 2025. While this is good news economically...

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Read The importance of geographical diversification for Indian data centers
The importance of geographical diversification for Indian data centers
September 06, 2021

The importance of geographical diversification for Indian data centers

India / Bhārata

India's data center market is forecast to grow by a CAGR of around 12% between 2020−2026, which means the country is undoubtedly witnessing a data center boom. That said, as the country's data center footprint grows, industry veterans have warned that India must learn from the past mistakes o...

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Read Prince William County officials to decide on data center in Northern Virginia
September 06, 2021

Prince William County officials to decide on data center in Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia

Prince William’s Board of County Supervisors is going to hold a public hearing on a proposed data center facility in Northern Virginia later this week. The purpose of the meeting is to decide whether to rezone the 196.28 acres of land across three properties from agricultural to industrial use...

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Read GlobeNet expanding in Brazil by building second data center in Fortaleza
GlobeNet expanding in Brazil by building second data center in Fortaleza
September 03, 2021

GlobeNet expanding in Brazil by building second data center in Fortaleza

Globenet

Globenet is going to build another data center in Fortaleza, Brazil. The facility is scheduled to be in operation by 2022. The Company says the new facility will triple the racks and power available in its existing Fortaleza data center. However, Globenet didn’t reveal the exact specificati...

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Read Equinix completes acquisition of GPX India
Equinix completes acquisition of GPX India
September 03, 2021

Equinix completes acquisition of GPX India

Equinix Mumbai MB1

Equinix has finally completed the acquisition of the Indian operations of GPX Global Systems for $161 million. The purchase sees Equinix add two data centers in Mumbai to its portfolio. These facilities named Equinix MB1 and MB2 provide a combined 1,350 cabinets, with an additional 500 cabi...

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Read Interxion opens PAR12 on the East side of Paris
Interxion opens PAR12 on the East side of Paris
September 03, 2021

Interxion opens PAR12 on the East side of Paris

Digital Realty: PAR12 Ferrières-en-Brie

Interxion has announced the opening of its new data center outside Paris, France. Besides, the data center is also the Company’s 12th in the French capital region. The PAR12 facility is located 30km to the east of Paris in Ferrières-en-Brie. It has up to 12MW of IT capacity. It also has over 6...

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