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Read Lumen Appoints Jim Fowler as CTO
Lumen Appoints Jim Fowler as CTO

Lumen Appoints Jim Fowler as CTO

December 11, 2025 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has appointed Jim Fowler as its executive vice president and chief technology and product officer. The new CTO is to succeed Dave Ward, who is leaving Lumen to become president and chief architect at Salesforce. Starting from January 6, Fowler will manage global technology and...

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Read CoreSite Tops Out Denver data center
CoreSite Tops Out Denver data center

CoreSite Tops Out Denver data center

October 09, 2025 CoreSite

US data center firm CoreSite has topped out its latest facility in Denver, Colorado. Ground was broken on the 180,000 sq ft (16,720 sqm) building earlier this year and it set to launch next year. The company said it was the first purpose-built data center in Denver in more than 20 years. “At...

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Read CoreSite Launches Third New York Data Center
CoreSite Launches Third New York Data Center

CoreSite Launches Third New York Data Center

September 27, 2025 CoreSite

US data center firm CoreSite this week announced the completion of its newest facility, NY3 in Secaucus, New Jersey. The purpose-built data center, located adjacent to CoreSite’s existing NY2 facility at 2 Emerson Lane, adds more than 138,000 sq ft (12,820 sqm) to CoreSite’s greater New York...

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Read Lumen secures new contract from GAO
Lumen secures new contract from GAO

Lumen secures new contract from GAO

April 15, 2024 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has secured a contract worth about $73.6 million from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) under the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program. This multi-million dollar contract will see Lumen modernize network, data, voice,...

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Read CoreSite plans new facilities in Secaucus and Denver
CoreSite plans new facilities in Secaucus and Denver

CoreSite plans new facilities in Secaucus and Denver

December 15, 2023 CoreSite

American Tower subsidiary CoreSite revealed its plans to expand its data center footprints in New Jersey and Colorado. The company revealed that it is already making plans for a data center in New Jersey which will be located adjacent to its NY2 facility at 2 Emerson Lane in Secaucus. It has also...

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Read US Defense Information Systems Agency awards $110 million contract to Lumen
US Defense Information Systems Agency awards $110 million contract to Lumen

US Defense Information Systems Agency awards $110 million contract to Lumen

November 10, 2023 Lumen Technologies

The US Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Lumen Technologies a $110 million contract to provide mission-critical network services to the US Department of Defense (DoD). This contract has a timeline of five years, from November 30, 2023, through September 30, 2028. This contract is an...

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Read Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business
Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business

Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business

October 16, 2023 Lumen Technologies

Lumen announced that it’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) business will be shut down and it has sold its customer contracts to Akamai. Both companies will undergo a transition services agreement for 90 days before Lumen completes its shut down. "We are deep into our transformation of Lumen and...

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Read Lumen, a US telco, loses $8.74bn due to non-cash impairment
Lumen, a US telco, loses $8.74bn due to non-cash impairment

Lumen, a US telco, loses $8.74bn due to non-cash impairment

August 03, 2023 Lumen Technologies

In the second quarter, Lumen Technologies reported a loss of $8.74 billion, a significant decrease from the $344 million profit in the same quarter last year. The company, formerly CenturyLink Enterprise, has lost more than 66 percent of its value this year, reducing its market capitalization to...

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Read HostDime's Colombia Data Center becomes first in Latin America to obtain EDGE Green Certificate
HostDime's Colombia Data Center becomes first in Latin America to obtain EDGE Green Certificate

HostDime's Colombia Data Center becomes first in Latin America to obtain EDGE Green Certificate

April 25, 2023 HostDime

HostDime's Columbia data center has become the first in Latin America to obtain the EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) certificate. This certificate is awarded to buildings with the resource efficiency of at least 20 percent in energy, water, and embodied energy in materials....

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Read GDL-IX, Latin America's Latest IXP, To Be Housed at HostDime's Mexico Data Facility
GDL-IX, Latin America's Latest IXP, To Be Housed at HostDime's Mexico Data Facility

GDL-IX, Latin America's Latest IXP, To Be Housed at HostDime's Mexico Data Facility

February 24, 2023 HostDime

HostDime Mexico is delighted to report that GDL-IX, Guadalajara's inaugural peering exchange, will reside in its Guadalajara data center. So when HostDime's new Tier IV data center in Guadalajara is completed in the coming year, GDL-IX will be expanded to the new facility. By March 10, 2023,...

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Read HostDime plans new "Andromeda" data center
HostDime plans new "Andromeda" data center

HostDime plans new "Andromeda" data center

November 14, 2022 HostDime

HostDime has released design plans for a new facility to be built in Guadalajara, Mexico. The 3MW "Andromeda" data center is reportedly due to open in 2024, and will be certified by the International Computer Room Experts Association (ICREA) V standard, and certified with the Uptime Institute for...

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Read Lumen To Sell its EMEA Operation to Colt For $1.8 Billion
Lumen To Sell its EMEA Operation to Colt For $1.8 Billion

Lumen To Sell its EMEA Operation to Colt For $1.8 Billion

November 07, 2022 Lumen Technologies

Lumen has announced that it will sell its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) operations to Colt in a $1.8 billion deal. The deal will see Lumen divest its EMEA business, including its data centers, terrestrial and subsea networks, and network equipment in the EMEA region, to Colt. The deal is...

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Read Stonepeak Announces $570m Investment in CoreSite
Stonepeak Announces $570m Investment in CoreSite

Stonepeak Announces $570m Investment in CoreSite

October 31, 2022 CoreSite

Investment company Stonepeak has increased its investment in CoreSite by $570m. The data center company was acquired in 2021 by American Tower Corporation for $10 billion. After the acquisition, Stonepeak invested $2.5 billion in the data center company in the summer. Stonepeak’s new investment...

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Read CoreSite Acquires Hurricane Resistant Data Center in Miami, Florida
CoreSite Acquires Hurricane Resistant Data Center in Miami, Florida

CoreSite Acquires Hurricane Resistant Data Center in Miami, Florida

October 05, 2022 CoreSite

CoreSite has announced the acquisition of a data center in Miami, Florida. The data center acquired is a purpose-built 9,550 square meter (103,000 square feet) facility located at 2100 NW 84th Avenue. The company didn’t reveal the terms of the transaction. CoreSite is naming the new data center...

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Read Stonepeak Acquiring Stake in American Tower's CoreSite For $2.5bn
Stonepeak Acquiring Stake in American Tower's CoreSite For $2.5bn

Stonepeak Acquiring Stake in American Tower's CoreSite For $2.5bn

July 15, 2022 CoreSite

Stonepeak has revealed that it is acquiring a 29 percent stake in American Tower’s Coresite data center business. The investment firm will pay $2.5 billion for the stake in the business. The deal is expected to close in Q3 2022, subject to customary closing conditions. According to an...

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Read CoreSite Absorbs Three American Tower's Data Centers
CoreSite Absorbs Three American Tower's Data Centers

CoreSite Absorbs Three American Tower's Data Centers

June 09, 2022 CoreSite

CoreSite has integrated three data centers from American Tower into its data center portfolio. The data centers are located in Florida and Georgia. The three data centers are Orlando OR1, located at 9701 S. John Young Parkway, Orlando, Atlanta AT1, located at 55 Marietta Street NW, Atlanta), and...

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Read Solar panels to support HostDime's Paraíba data center
Solar panels to support HostDime's Paraíba data center

Solar panels to support HostDime's Paraíba data center

April 12, 2022 HostDime

HostDime has announced that to support its Paraíba data center in Brazil, it has installed a solar plant. The photovoltaic solar power plant, which has already had more than 2,000 photovoltaic modules installed, is located in a rural area of ​​the Pilar municipality in Paraíba, and saw an...

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Read HostDime and its Eatonville data center
HostDime and its Eatonville data center

HostDime and its Eatonville data center

March 09, 2022 HostDime

HostDime recently celebrated a significant milestone in the construction of its 100,000-square-foot Eatonville data center with the last structural beam placed on the facility. According to Manny Vivar, the company’s CEO, the $37 million project will be the “Penn Station of Florida.” He added:...

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Read CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley
CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley

CoreSite Is Developing a 34MW Facility in Silicon Valley

March 04, 2022 CoreSite

CoreSite has announced that it has gotten approval from Santa Clara’s Planning Commission for the development of a 200,000 square foot (18,500 square meters) 34MW data center in Silicon Valley. The facility is located at 2905 Stender Way. Coresite only got the approval after going through...

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Read USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract
USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

USDA awards Lumen with a $1.2 billion network services contract

January 21, 2022 Lumen Technologies

Lumen Technologies has won a $1.2 billion contract from the US Department of Agriculture. Lumen is to deliver a fully integrated wide-area data transport service to over 9,500 US Department of Agriculture locations across the country and around the world. With this contract, Lumen will offer a...

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