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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

New Jersey

Read Edge data center firm acquires cloud firm CloneCone
Edge data center firm acquires cloud firm CloneCone
February 06, 2024

Edge data center firm acquires cloud firm CloneCone

Edge data center firm Edge Centres in a new announcement revealed it has acquired US cloud firm CloneCone which offers virtual and hosted server services. Terms of the deal weren’t shared.  Edge Centres announced on LinkedIn this week, “This strategic acquisition represents a significant miles...

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Read Ericson announces new partnership with IIT Kharagpur
Ericson announces new partnership with IIT Kharagpur
February 05, 2024

Ericson announces new partnership with IIT Kharagpur

Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced a long tierm partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, for a joint research relating to AI and Edge computing. Following this partnership, both parties will work towards developing novel AI and distributed compute technology towards 6G...

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Read T-Mobile completes 5G coverage expansion accross Upstate New York
T-Mobile completes 5G coverage expansion accross Upstate New York
February 05, 2024

T-Mobile completes 5G coverage expansion accross Upstate New York

T-Mobile has completed the expansion of its 5G coverage across Upstate New York, now reaching over 48,000 square miles accross the state. As part of the expansion, T-Mobile has added about 400 new cell sites and upgrades to more than 800 existing towers across the region. “Whether it’s the Cat...

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Read Vultr to launch its own CDN service
Vultr to launch its own CDN service
February 05, 2024

Vultr to launch its own CDN service

Cloud provider Vultr recently announced that it will be launching its own content delivery network (CDN) service which will enable global content and media caching, with turnkey services for scaling websites and web applications. J.J. Kardwell, CEO of Vultr’s parent company, Constant said, “Ov...

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Read Vandals steals a 200-foot tower in Alabama
Vandals steals a 200-foot tower in Alabama
February 05, 2024

Vandals steals a 200-foot tower in Alabama

Vandals in Jasper has reportedly stolen a 200-foot tower belonging to radio station WJLX-AM. Brett Elmore, general manager of WJLX-AM, reported the incident on February 3 through a Facebook post.  He wrote, "I have heard of thieves in this area stealing anything, but this one takes the cake. T...

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Read Switch plans data center expansion in Texas
Switch plans data center expansion in Texas
February 03, 2024

Switch plans data center expansion in Texas

US firm Switch Inc. has revealed plans to expand its data center footprint in Austin, Texas. The company has reportedly applied to build a new data center at its 4100 Smith School Road campus in Southeast Austin. The planned facility is a 300,000-square-foot (27,870 sqm) data center alongside ...

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Read Equinix signs new solar PPA in France
Equinix signs new solar PPA in France
February 03, 2024

Equinix signs new solar PPA in France

Equinix this week has signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement to procure renewable energy in France with wpd. The deal, described as one of the largest of its kind signed in France, was facilitated by Schneider Electric and includes four wind projects in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, two in Hauts-de-F...

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Read Oracle plans new cloud region in Nairobi
Oracle plans new cloud region in Nairobi
February 02, 2024

Oracle plans new cloud region in Nairobi

Oracle has revealed plans to open a new cloud region in Kenya and become the first US hyperscale cloud provider to launch in the country. The company mentioned in an announcement this week that it is acting to "meet the growing demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services across Afric...

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Read AWS reports revenue of $24.2 billion for Q4, 2023
AWS reports revenue of $24.2 billion for Q4, 2023
February 02, 2024

AWS reports revenue of $24.2 billion for Q4, 2023

Amazon Web Services (AWS) reported revenues of $24.2 billion in the last three months, year-on-year (YoY) growth of 13 percent. These figures also show a 12 percent increase for the market-leading public cloud platform in the third quarter of the year. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said, "We are now a...

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Read Cloudflare blocks cyberattack on Brazil facility
Cloudflare blocks cyberattack on Brazil facility
February 02, 2024

Cloudflare blocks cyberattack on Brazil facility

Cloudflare has confirmed that it was hacked last year as part of a larger breach of digital identity provider Okta. However, the company notes that all attempts made by the hackers to gain access to the data center’s console were unsuccessful. According to a blog post published on Thursday, th...

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Read Energy Vault signs new deal in South Africa
Energy Vault signs new deal in South Africa
February 02, 2024

Energy Vault signs new deal in South Africa

Swiss-based company Energy Vault has found new partners in South Africa for its idea of using concrete blocks to store energy, which can be recovered as electricity when the blocks are lowered. The Gravity Energy Storage Solutions (GESSOL) consortium plans to develop the idea alongside hydroge...

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Read University of Texas to host cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs
University of Texas to host cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs
February 01, 2024

University of Texas to host cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs

The University of Texas in Austin is creating a Center for Generative AI powered by a cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs. This cluster, called Vista, will be hosted and supported by the Texas Advanced Computing Center and will be housed within the university’s interdisciplinary Machine Learning L...

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Read Keppel DC REIT's revenue slowed amidst payment dispute with Bluesea
Keppel DC REIT's revenue slowed amidst payment dispute with Bluesea
February 01, 2024

Keppel DC REIT's revenue slowed amidst payment dispute with Bluesea

Keppel DC REIT's H2 2023 results revealed that the company’s revenue slowed amidst payment issues with tenant Bluesea Data Development. The company’s revenue increased by 14 percent, but was slowed by a surge in finance costs by 56.1 percent. Keppel recorded a decline in distributions per unit...

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Read Choice Hotel completes full migration to AWS cloud
Choice Hotel completes full migration to AWS cloud
February 01, 2024

Choice Hotel completes full migration to AWS cloud

Choice Hotels International has closed its last data center and completed its full migration to the cloud after a five year process, which involved decommissioning more than 3,729 servers, retiring over 300 applications, and migrating more than 250 applications. The company will now use only A...

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Read Banglalink finalizes sale of 2,000 towers in Bangladesh
Banglalink finalizes sale of 2,000 towers in Bangladesh
February 01, 2024

Banglalink finalizes sale of 2,000 towers in Bangladesh

Veon subsidiary Banglalink has finally completed the sale of 2,000 of its telecom towers in Bangladesh to Summit Towers. This deal worth $100 million was confirmed by Veon in a statement yesterday. Kaan Terzioğlu, group CEO of Veon, said, “This sale marks an important milestone for us as we co...

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Read Goodman reveals plans to develop new data center in Sydney
Goodman reveals plans to develop new data center in Sydney
February 01, 2024

Goodman reveals plans to develop new data center in Sydney

Real estate firm Goodman is planning to develop a new data center in Sydney, Australia. The company is reportedly planning to invest $1.4 billion in redeveloping the former ABC television studios on Sydney’s North Shore into a data center. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) sold the...

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Read Large residential tower to be built above Telstra exchange in Sydney
Large residential tower to be built above Telstra exchange in Sydney
February 01, 2024

Large residential tower to be built above Telstra exchange in Sydney

A large residential tower is being proposed above a Telstra exchange in Sydney, Australia. The NSW Department of Planning has reportedly released draft plans for public comment that would see a large multi-story residential skyscraper built above the facility at 524-542 Pacific Highway, St Leo...

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Read Nation DC commences development work on two data centers
Nation DC commences development work on two data centers
January 31, 2024

Nation DC commences development work on two data centers

French colocation firm Nation Data Center, an Altarea Group subsidiary has begun development work on two data centers in Brittany and Normandy. In Brittany, the company has begun work on a new site outside Rennes and plans to construct a 3,000-square-meter facility with an IT capacity of 3MW. ...

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Read Rack Centre appoints Lars Johannisson as its new CEO
Rack Centre appoints Lars Johannisson as its new CEO
January 31, 2024

Rack Centre appoints Lars Johannisson as its new CEO

Nigerian data center firm Rack Centre has appointed Lars Johannisson as its new CEO.Johannisson joins from French outsourcing firm Teleperformance, where he was CEO for sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining Rack Centra, he had held roles at technology holding firm YNV Group, solar company SolarNo...

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Read Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division hit by ransomware attack
Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division hit by ransomware attack
January 31, 2024

Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division hit by ransomware attack

Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Business division has been hit by a ransomware attack, which led to terabytes of it’s corporate data stolen and the attackers threatening to leak the stolen data if they are not paid. Bleeping Computer reports that the incident was a Cactus ransomware attack...

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