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Read NextDC Unveils 612MW S7 Data Centre, OpenAI Stargate Set to Be Customer
NextDC's proposed S7 data centre in Eastern Creek, Sydney, will provide up to 612MW of capacity, according to planning documents. The Australian developer submitted plans for the project in mid-Mar...

NextDC Unveils 612MW S7 Data Centre, OpenAI Stargate Set to Be Customer

July 02, 2026 NEXTDC

NextDC's proposed S7 data centre in Eastern Creek, Sydney, will provide up to 612MW of capacity, according to planning documents. The Australian developer submitted plans for the project in mid-March, several months after acquiring the 255,135 sqm site for AU$353 million (US$244m) in October...

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Read NextDC Secures 169-hectare Land Parcel Outside Melbourne
Australian data center firm NextDC has acquired a large land parcel outside Melbourne, Victoria. Local media, including The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, report that the company has purchased ...

NextDC Secures 169-hectare Land Parcel Outside Melbourne

June 25, 2026 NEXTDC

Australian data center firm NextDC has acquired a large land parcel outside Melbourne, Victoria. Local media, including The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, report that the company has purchased 169 hectares in Lovely Banks, Victoria, near Geelong and around 70km west of Melbourne. The site was...

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Read NextDC Launches Data Center Near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NextDC Launches Data Center Near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

NextDC Launches Data Center Near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

May 15, 2026 NEXTDC

Australian data center operator NextDC has launched KL1, its first international data center, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The facility is located in Seksyen 51a in Petaling Jaya, west of Kuala Lumpur.The facility is expected to deliver 65MW of capacity once fully completed, though NextDC has not...

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Read Sharon AI Signs 50MW Data Center Lease with NextDC
Sharon AI Signs 50MW Data Center Lease with NextDC

Sharon AI Signs 50MW Data Center Lease with NextDC

November 03, 2025 NEXTDC

Australian neocloud Sharon AI has signed a 50MW capacity expansion agreement with NextDC. The company is reportedly undergoing a private funding round with the hope it will "warm up" the market for a future public listing.“AI infrastructure is the foundation of the intelligence economy,” said...

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Read NextDC Expands Debt Facility by AU$1.3 billion
NextDC Expands Debt Facility by AU$1.3 billion

NextDC Expands Debt Facility by AU$1.3 billion

August 15, 2025 NEXTDC

Australian data center firm NextDC this week announced that, following the successful completion of general syndication, it has secured new senior debt facilities totaling AU$3.5 billion (US$2.28bn).NextDC CEO and MD, Craig Scroggie, said: "In light of recent record contract wins that are...

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Read NextDC Announces Plans for Data Center in Melbourne
NextDC Announces Plans for Data Center in Melbourne

NextDC Announces Plans for Data Center in Melbourne

June 14, 2025 NEXTDC

Australian data center firm NextDC this week announced a AU$2 billion (US$1.29bn) commitment to develop M4 Melbourne — a new campus at 127 Todd Road in Port Melbourne. The company said the site will host an AI Factory: a liquid-cooled facility engineered for sovereign AI. NextDC said the factory...

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Read NextDC launches new facility in Darwin
NextDC launches new facility in Darwin

NextDC launches new facility in Darwin

August 16, 2024 NEXTDC

Australian data center firm NextDC this week officially opened D1 data center in Darwin, developed in partnership with the Northern Territory Government and Vocus. NextDC CEO Craig Scroggie said: “D1 will play a pivotal role in accelerated computing and represents the next step towards achieving...

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Read NextDC receives Nvidia DGX-Ready data center certification
NextDC receives Nvidia DGX-Ready data center certification

NextDC receives Nvidia DGX-Ready data center certification

August 07, 2024 NEXTDC

Australian data center operator NextDC has received Nvidia DGX-Ready certification which enables the operator to support Australian organizations with digital infrastructure architectures designed for Nvidia's artificial intelligence (AI) platforms. NextDC's chief customer and commercial officer,...

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Read NextDC seeks funding for expansion plans
NextDC seeks funding for expansion plans

NextDC seeks funding for expansion plans

April 11, 2024 NEXTDC

Australian data center operator NextDC is seeking to raise AU$1.3 billion to fund its expansion plans. The company plans to raise the cash from existing investors via a share issue, which will allow its backers to purchase one new share in the company for every six they already own. NextDC says...

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Read NextDC commences construction on Darwin data center
NextDC commences construction on Darwin data center

NextDC commences construction on Darwin data center

November 23, 2023 NEXTDC

Two years after sharing initial plans, NextDC has finally begun construction at its D1 8MW data center in Australia's Northern Territory in Darwin. The site located close to the Charles Darwin University CBD campus is being constructed by Kapitol Group NT and is expected to create around 200 jobs...

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Read NextDC is developing a modular data center in the Pilbara region of Western Australia
NextDC is developing a modular data center in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

NextDC is developing a modular data center in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

August 09, 2023 NEXTDC

Western Australia has received an Edge data center module from NextDC. According to the company's website, the 1.5MW, single-story PH1 provides technical space for 320 racks across 7,825 square feet. The company has projected a go-live date of August 2023. The company stated that the data center...

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Read NextDC announces completion of S3 data center in Sydney, Australia
NextDC announces completion of S3 data center in Sydney, Australia

NextDC announces completion of S3 data center in Sydney, Australia

June 20, 2023 NEXTDC

NextDC has announced that it has completed construction at its S3 data center in Sydney, Australia, following AU$1 billion (US$685m) of investment, two months ahead of schedule. Construction first began at the facility in March 2021, with the first phase completed last year, in August. The second...

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Read NextDC is Looking For $413.3m For Global Expansion
NextDC is Looking For $413.3m For Global Expansion

NextDC is Looking For $413.3m For Global Expansion

May 12, 2023 NEXTDC

NextDC, an Australian data center company, will open projects in Kuala Lumpur and Auckland. They secretly added New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan data center proposals to its site last month. None of the locations had timelines or specifications. The company disclosed foreign expansion in an ASX...

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Read NextDC Reveals New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan Data Center Initiatives
NextDC Reveals New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan Data Center Initiatives

NextDC Reveals New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan Data Center Initiatives

May 08, 2023 NEXTDC

Plans for new data center projects in New Zealand, Malaysia, and Japan have been subtly added to NextDC's website. The prospective plans to expand in New Zealand were initially reported by Reseller News a few weeks ago. They stated that the company had purchased several blocks of land in central...

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Read Telstra Exchange Facility and Property for Sale Near Melbourne, Australia.
Telstra Exchange Facility and Property for Sale Near Melbourne, Australia.

Telstra Exchange Facility and Property for Sale Near Melbourne, Australia.

February 16, 2023 Melbourne

Under a sale-leaseback agreement, Telstra is offering a minor exchange facility in the environs of Melbourne for sale. The east Melbourne neighborhood of Rowville's 12 Lambourne Avenue is being put up for sale by the Australian telecom. A brick structure of 1,430 square feet on one story, sitting...

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Read NextDC Launches M3 Data Center in Melbourne
NextDC Launches M3 Data Center in Melbourne

NextDC Launches M3 Data Center in Melbourne

October 30, 2022 NEXTDC: M3West Footscray

NextDC has opened another data center in Melbourne, Australia. The facility sees the company more than double its existing capacity in Melbourne. M3 is located in West Footscray and spans 1 million square feet (100,000 square meters). It also offers 150MW of capacity. The facility offers 441,300...

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Read NextDC Looking To Buy Global Switch's APAC Portfolio
NextDC Looking To Buy Global Switch's APAC Portfolio

NextDC Looking To Buy Global Switch's APAC Portfolio

June 02, 2022 NEXTDC

According to reports, NextDC is looking to acquire Global Switch’s Asia-Pacific arm. The Australian data center firm has contacted Macquarie Capital to find a financial partner for the purchase. Global Switch has been looking to sell its business for more than a year. Besides, it was in...

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Read NextDC makes progress on S3 data center
NextDC makes progress on S3 data center

NextDC makes progress on S3 data center

May 12, 2022 NEXTDC

Progress has been made on NEXTDC's S3 data center, it has been announced. Multiplex, the company working on the development, has outlined that it has begun 'topping out' the structure in the Artarmon on Sydney's lower North Shore. The facility spans 26,770 square meters of data halls and...

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Read NextDC Reveals Specifications For Its Planned D1 Facility in Darwin, Australia
NextDC Reveals Specifications For Its Planned D1 Facility in Darwin, Australia

NextDC Reveals Specifications For Its Planned D1 Facility in Darwin, Australia

March 29, 2022 NEXTDC

NextDC has revealed more details of its Darwin data center in Australia. The Australian data center firm revealed its plans for an 8MW data center a while back. The facility will span across 32,300 square feet (3,000 square meters) of technical space. In addition, it will also have 15 data halls...

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Read NextDC To Develop a Tier IV-Certified Data Center in Adelaide, Australia
NextDC To Develop a Tier IV-Certified Data Center in Adelaide, Australia

NextDC To Develop a Tier IV-Certified Data Center in Adelaide, Australia

February 18, 2022 NEXTDC

NextDC has announced its plans to develop a data center in Adelaide, Australia. The Australian data center firm revealed that it had purchased land to develop a 10MW data center which will be called A1 Adelaide. The facility will be a Tier IV-certified data center. It will also develop a Mission...

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