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Read Huawei Launches a Full-Stack AI Data Infrastructure
Huawei Launches a Full-Stack AI Data Infrastructure

Huawei Launches a Full-Stack AI Data Infrastructure

May 23, 2026 China

Huawei has launched a full-stack AI data infrastructure platform, unveiled at its Innovative Data Infrastructure Forum 2026. The offering includes the OceanStor Pacific scale-out storage system, delivering up to 11PB of capacity in a 2U form factor and aimed at reducing total cost of ownership...

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Read PDG is Seeking to Sell its Data Center Assets in China
PDG is Seeking to Sell its Data Center Assets in China

PDG is Seeking to Sell its Data Center Assets in China

May 22, 2026 China

Princeton Digital Group, backed by Warburg Pincus, is reportedly planning to sell its data centers in China, according to the Financial Times. The deal could be valued at up to $1 billion, based on sources familiar with the process. PDG currently operates about 286MW of capacity in China across...

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Read ESR Partners with Wide Creek for 80MW Incheon Facility
ESR Partners with Wide Creek for 80MW Incheon Facility

ESR Partners with Wide Creek for 80MW Incheon Facility

November 21, 2025 Princeton Digital Group

APAC real estate firm ESR this week said it was developing an 80MW data center in South Korea, in partnership with Seoul-based Wide Creek Asset Management. The facility is set to be leased to APAC data center operator Princeton Digital Group (PDG).Stuart Gibson, co-founder and co-CEO, ESR, said:...

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Read PDG Secures $160m Green Loan for Mumbai Data Center
PDG Secures $160m Green Loan for Mumbai Data Center

PDG Secures $160m Green Loan for Mumbai Data Center

July 31, 2025 Princeton Digital Group

APAC data center firm Princeton Digital Group (PDG) this week announced it has secured $160 million in green loans for its MU1 data center campus in Navi Mumbai, India. The financing, provided by local financial firms Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Canara Bank, will be used to fund the...

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Read Princeton Digital Group Receives $1.3bn from Stonepeak
Princeton Digital Group Receives $1.3bn from Stonepeak

Princeton Digital Group Receives $1.3bn from Stonepeak

July 19, 2025 Princeton Digital Group

Asia Pacific-focused data center operator Princeton Digital Group has raised $1.3 billion from Stonepeak following its $1.2 billion debt financing deal back in May.“This milestone investment from Stonepeak is a strong endorsement of PDG’s strategy, execution, and sustained value creation,” said...

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Read PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion
PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

May 20, 2025 Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) recently announced the successful raise of more than $1.2bn in financing to support its continued expansion and development across Asia. The financing comprises​ $800 million in project financing for the development and expansion of PDG’s data center campuses in...

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Read PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion
PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

PDG Seals $1.2bn Financing for APAC Data Center Expansion

May 20, 2025 Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) recently announced the successful raise of more than $1.2bn in financing to support its continued expansion and development across Asia. The financing comprises​ $800 million in project financing for the development and expansion of PDG’s data center campuses in...

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Read GDS rebrands international unit to DayOne
GDS rebrands international unit to DayOne

GDS rebrands international unit to DayOne

January 06, 2025 China

Chinese data center firm GDS has changed its name and officially launched as an independent company as of January 1, following the recent completion of a series B funding round. Established in 2022, what was then GDS International was founded to hold GDS Holding’s data center assets and...

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Read Akamai to end CDN services in China
Akamai to end CDN services in China

Akamai to end CDN services in China

January 04, 2025 China

US-based cloud computing and Content Delivery Network (CDN) company Akamai plans to end its CDN in China, ending services in the country on June 30, 2026, the company said in a letter to customers. After this point, any remaining content requests will be automatically served from neighboring...

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Read Vertiv acquires tech and assets from BSE
Vertiv acquires tech and assets from BSE

Vertiv acquires tech and assets from BSE

December 21, 2024 China

Vertiv's Chinese subsidiary has acquired centrifugal chiller technology and assets from BiXin Energy Technology Co. (BSE), a manufacturer of chillers, heat pumps, heat-recovery solutions and air-handling units.“This acquisition supports our capital allocation strategy, which includes adding...

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Read Vnet to set up data center investment fund with Dajia
Vnet to set up data center investment fund with Dajia

Vnet to set up data center investment fund with Dajia

December 03, 2024 China

Chinese data center operator Vnet is setting up a data center investment fund with Chinese insurance company Dajia. The fund will be jointly operated by Vnet and Dajia subsidiary Dajia Investment Holding Company and will make its first investment in Vnet’s Taicang IDC campus in the Jiangsu...

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Read Alibaba Cloud revenue up 7% for the quarter
Alibaba Cloud revenue up 7% for the quarter

Alibaba Cloud revenue up 7% for the quarter

November 18, 2024 China

China's Alibaba Group saw its cloud computing business revenue grow by seven percent during Q3 2024. According to Alibaba CFO Toby Xu, AI-related product revenue has achieved triple-digit year-over-year (YoY) growth for the fifth consecutive quarter, which "triggers" more demand for the company's...

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Read PDG to develop data center campus at Mindspace park
PDG to develop data center campus at Mindspace park

PDG to develop data center campus at Mindspace park

September 27, 2024 Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has signed a deal with business park developer Mindspace REIT to develop three more data centers outside Mumbai, India. Under this partnership, Mindspace REIT will develop three additional built-to-suit data centers for PDG, adding a further 1 million sq ft to its...

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Read PDG announces $1bn expansion plan in Mumbai and Chennai
PDG announces $1bn expansion plan in Mumbai and Chennai

PDG announces $1bn expansion plan in Mumbai and Chennai

September 23, 2024 Princeton Digital Group

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has announced plans to expand its data center capacity in Mumbai and Chennai, India through a $1 billion into the country which will bring its India portfolio to 230MW of capacity. DG plans to add three new facilities, bringing the total campus capacity to 150MW...

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Read Vnet founder withdraws acquisition offer
Vnet founder withdraws acquisition offer

Vnet founder withdraws acquisition offer

July 20, 2024 China

Josh Sheng Chen, co-chairperson and CEO of Chinese data center firm Vnet (formerly 21Vianet) has withdrawn his offer to acquire all outstanding shares of the company which he made in September 2022. Josh Sheng Chen said: “I withdrew my privatization proposal as I believe that maintaining Vnet's...

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Read MCC complete the removal of banned Chinese equipment
MCC complete the removal of banned Chinese equipment

MCC complete the removal of banned Chinese equipment

July 10, 2024 China

Mediacom Communications Corporation (MCC) has said that it's on course to complete the removal of banned Chinese equipment from its network this month by its July 15 deadline."To date, 100 percent of the program has been completed across the areas of removal and replacement, and 99 percent of...

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Read KYEC to exit china following semiconductor sanctions
KYEC to exit china following semiconductor sanctions

KYEC to exit china following semiconductor sanctions

May 02, 2024 China

King Yuan Electronics Co (KYEC), one of the world's largest testing and packaging services firms, has sold its entire 92.1 percent stake in its King Long Technology (KLT) subsidiary, a manufacturing hub in the Chinese city of Suzhou as the company sets out to leave China. KYEC cites issues...

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Read PDG completes first phase of Tokyo data center
PDG completes first phase of Tokyo data center

PDG completes first phase of Tokyo data center

March 27, 2024 Princeton Digital Group

Data center operator Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has completed the first phase of its 96MW data center campus, TY1, in Tokyo, Japan which included the core and shell construction of a six-story facility, expected to supply 48MW of IT capacity. The TY1 data center located in Saitama City, 30km...

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Read Arm begins job cuts across China
Arm begins job cuts across China

Arm begins job cuts across China

December 27, 2023 China

British semiconductor and software company Arm has laid off more than 70 software engineers based in China due to a downturn in the country's sales of devices such as smartphones and personal computers. In 2022, the company announced that it would cut about 1000 jobs, about 15 percent of its...

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Read Graphcore discontinues China business, pulls out of the country
Graphcore discontinues China business, pulls out of the country

Graphcore discontinues China business, pulls out of the country

November 24, 2023 China

British chipmaker Graphcore has announced that it will pull out of China in the face of US export controls. The chipmaker is now letting go of most of its staff in China and discontinuing business there. This is another setback to the company, which is already struggling as it revealed in October...

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