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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 Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe
Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe
October 26, 2023

Amazon to launch sovereign cloud region in Europe

Amazon AWS

Amazon Web Services has revealed its plans to launch new cloud regions in Europe. The company notes that the first region will be in Germany, suggesting that the company plans to launch more than one.  “The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will allow government agencies, regulated industries, and ...

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Read African DC provider Raxio raises $46 million in equity funding
African DC provider Raxio raises $46 million in equity funding
October 26, 2023

African DC provider Raxio raises $46 million in equity funding

Raxio Group

African data center provider Raxio Data Centres recently raised another $46 million in equity funding which will be dedicated to its expansion efforts in Africa and catering to growing demand in the continent.  Brooks Washington, partner at Roha said after the announcement, “This funding will ...

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Read QTS to expand into New Albany, Ohio
QTS to expand into New Albany, Ohio
October 25, 2023

QTS to expand into New Albany, Ohio

QTS Data Centers

QTS has revealed plans to expand into New Albany, Ohio by developing new data center campuses covering over a million square feet and 200MW. These new campuses will be on Beech Road; two on one site, a 57-acre piece of property, and another two on a nearby 37-acre site and construction should ...

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Read Belgian data center operator LCL to invest €120 million in Brussel facilities
Belgian data center operator LCL to invest €120 million in Brussel facilities
October 25, 2023

Belgian data center operator LCL to invest €120 million in Brussel facilities

LCL Belgium n.v.

Belgian data center operator LCL announced its plan to invest  €100 million in two expansion projects in Aalst and Diegem – both in the north of the Belgian capital – and €20 million in sustainability efforts.The company has started the expansion work on the Aalst center and plans to add 2,367...

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Read Dish Network, T-Mobile agree on spectrum purchase extension
Dish Network, T-Mobile agree on spectrum purchase extension
October 25, 2023

Dish Network, T-Mobile agree on spectrum purchase extension

United States

Dish Network and T-Mobile informed a US court last week about an agreement to extend Dish’s deadline for the purchase of T-Mobile’s 800MHz spectrum. Both companies have now agreed on April 1, 2024 as the new deadline for Dish to buy a set of T-Mobile airwaves. The court filing notes, “Taken to...

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Read Telecom Group purchases wireless network operator Luminet
Telecom Group purchases wireless network operator Luminet
October 25, 2023

Telecom Group purchases wireless network operator Luminet

United Kingdom

Specialist alternative asset manager Telecom Group confirmed on Wednesday that it has completed the purchase of London-based wireless network operator Luminet, effectively expanding its footprint across the UK. The Manchester-based Telecom already provides fiber networks to Manchester, Leeds, ...

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Read Amazon announces new European projects
Amazon announces new European projects
October 25, 2023

Amazon announces new European projects

Amazon AWS

Amazon, which is already the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in Europe, recently invested in more wind and solar farms in the continent.  The new projects Amazon announced this week includes 15 rooftop solar installations on Amazon facilities in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, a...

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Read Microsoft withdraws plans for Czech data center
Microsoft withdraws plans for Czech data center
October 24, 2023

Microsoft withdraws plans for Czech data center

Microsoft Azure

Tech giant Microsoft has reportedly canceled plans for a data center in Prague in the Czech Republic due to  "complex bureaucracy and long wait times for decisions." An E15 source noted, "A certain small hope is still alive, but rather it is wishful thinking of the managers of the domestic bra...

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Read Distribution failure causes power outage at Microsoft data center
Distribution failure causes power outage at Microsoft data center
October 24, 2023

Distribution failure causes power outage at Microsoft data center

Microsoft Azure

A Microsoft data center experienced a two-hour outage as its electrical distribution system failed when the company attempted to swap from utility power to its backup generators. Microsoft noted in a newly published report that a power issue impacted some customers in a single Availability Zon...

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Read Telehouse, NLP launches time-as-a-service offering
Telehouse, NLP launches time-as-a-service offering
October 24, 2023

Telehouse, NLP launches time-as-a-service offering

Telehouse

Data center provider Telehouse International Corporation together with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Metrology Institute has launched a time-as-a-time service offering called NPLTime Certified. This service functions to provide businesses with a synchronized time si...

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Read Atos signs IT contract with Special Olympics
Atos signs IT contract with Special Olympics
October 24, 2023

Atos signs IT contract with Special Olympics

England

Atos has signed an agreement with non-profit sports organization Special Olympics Games for the provision of IT services until 2027. Atos is now in charge of handing and maintaining the organization’s Games Management System, its software, IT security services and innovations; infrastructure s...

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Read ICG completes £125 million purchase of London DC portfolio
ICG completes £125 million purchase of London DC portfolio
October 23, 2023

ICG completes £125 million purchase of London DC portfolio

London

Asset management firm Intermediate Capital Group recently completed a £125 million purchase of offices and data center portfolio in London leased to UK telco Vodafone. The 260,000 square feet portfolio comprises five data centers which was initially acquired from British Land who announced the...

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Read Elea Digital launches 2.5MW expansion of its RJO1 data center
Elea Digital launches 2.5MW expansion of its RJO1 data center
October 23, 2023

Elea Digital launches 2.5MW expansion of its RJO1 data center

Elea Data Centers

Brazilian data center provider Elea Digital has launched an expansion of its data center after investing R$100 million to add 500 square meter space and 2.5MW of IT capacity to its Rio de Janeiro data center dubbed RJO1.With this expansion, the facility’s total capacity is now 5MW, enabling it...

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Read BAM Digital Realty names CB Velayuthan as new CEO
BAM Digital Realty names CB Velayuthan as new CEO
October 23, 2023

BAM Digital Realty names CB Velayuthan as new CEO

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty joint venture Digital Connexion has named CB Velayuthan as its new CEO and he has taken over leadership of Brookfield/Digital/Reliance Jio joint venture previously known as BAM Digital Realty. Velayuthan said to the media, “India is one of the most dynamic markets in our industr...

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Read Principal reaches final close of €300m Euro DC fund
Principal reaches final close of €300m Euro DC fund
October 23, 2023

Principal reaches final close of €300m Euro DC fund

Europe

Principal Asset Management announced this week that it closed its European data center fund, which is dedicated to acquiring data center assets in Europe, had reached a final close total of €297 million. About 60 percent of the fund is allocated to the core European markets of Germany, Netherl...

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Read Microsoft, Shizen Energy sign 20-year solar PPA
Microsoft, Shizen Energy sign 20-year solar PPA
October 20, 2023

Microsoft, Shizen Energy sign 20-year solar PPA

Microsoft Azure

Shizen Energy Inc. announced its latest 20-year virtual VPPA with Microsoft to supply renewable energy from a 25MWac solar farm in Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture. This agreement between both companies marks Microsoft’s first PPA in Japan. Sizen is also constructing a solar farm, which will rep...

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Read Microsoft to build data center automation and robotics team
Microsoft to build data center automation and robotics team
October 20, 2023

Microsoft to build data center automation and robotics team

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft recently revealed plans to build a team dedicated to researching data center automation and robotics. The tech giant has also posted a job listing for a hardware automation team manager specializing in robotics.The job listing states, "As the Team Manager - Hardware Robotics, for our...

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Read Spanish government launches new phase of funding for rural 5G Standalone
Spanish government launches new phase of funding for rural 5G Standalone
October 20, 2023

Spanish government launches new phase of funding for rural 5G Standalone

Spain

The Spanish government opened the latest phase of its €1 billion funding project aimed at rolling out 5G Standalone (SA) to rural areas across the country to reduce the digital divide between urban and rural areas, as almost a fifth of the country’s population live in the rural areas. In this ...

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Read IRS, Microsoft disagree over alleged tax debt
IRS, Microsoft disagree over alleged tax debt
October 19, 2023

IRS, Microsoft disagree over alleged tax debt

Microsoft Azure

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) alleges that tech giant Microsoft owes the US government about $28.9 billion in taxes, penalties, and interest. However, Microsoft has denied these charges and intents to "vigorously contest" them. Microsoft revealed in an SEC filing that it received a Notice...

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Read Brazil's Teccloud expands IT capacity at Porto Alegre facility
Brazil's Teccloud expands IT capacity at Porto Alegre facility
October 19, 2023

Brazil's Teccloud expands IT capacity at Porto Alegre facility

Brazil / Brasil

Teccloud recently expanded the installed capacity at its data center in Porto Alegre, Brazil, through a R$2 million investment. The Brazilian firm awarded the design certification to GetNet, both businesses being a part of the Correa da Silva group.Teccloud did not state the capacity of its tw...

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