Data Center News

Verizon deploys Ener.co retrofit cooling solution

United States

Verizon has deployed Ener.co’s retrofit cooling solution in 36 of its US data centers. Ener.co said the project has saved Verizon annual electricity savings of 7,700,000 kWh and has reduced annual greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 1,700 tonnes.“Data centers are proliferating across the...

Subsea Internet cable to Antarctica proposed

United States

The US government’s National Science Foundation (NSF) is investigating the possibility of building a cable connecting the largest US Antarctic Program research facility, McMurdo Station, with either New Zealand or Australia.The main scope of the installation “is to provide advanced high-speed,...

Microsoft launches local Azure zones in Australia

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft this week that it will make a "significant extension of its global data center footprint to Western Australia (WA) to help meet the growing demand for cloud and AI services across the state and support economic growth." The expansion will see Microsoft deploy an Azure Extended Zone t...

The Co-operative Bank migrates IT infrastructure to AWS

Amazon AWS

The Co-operative Bank is migrating its applications from on-premise environments to Amazon Web Services, selecting  IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl to aid with the migration and hopes that the move to AWS will reduce ongoing costs and improve service delivery for both employees and...

Vard delivers cable-laying ship to I.T.

Norway

Nordic shipbuilder Vard has successfully delivered a cable-laying vessel to I.T. International Telecom Marine (IT), a submarine cable installation and maintenance firm. The vessel was formerly a platform supply vessel and was converted into a specialized cable-laying ship, named IT Infinity, t...

Africa50 invests in Egypt’s Raya Data Center

Africa

Africa50, the pan-African infrastructure investor and asset manager, this week announced a $15m equity investment in RDC to fund the development of a greenfield Tier III-quality data center in Egypt. A Raya Holding stock exchange filing notes through the investment, Africa50 will acquire a 42....

Civo launches sovereign cloud region in India

India / Bhārata

UK-based cloud provider Civo has launched a sovereign cloud region in Mumbai, India as a  part of a $25.52 million investment in the country. This investment will see India join Civo's existing regions across Europe, North America, and Asia. Civo said it aims to provide an equitable model of c...

Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft, today, has launched its first cloud region in New Zealand located in Aotearoa. This region will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy and use air cooling technology. The company first announced plans to develop a data center region in New Zealand in May 2020, receiving approval...

AWS names first customers for New Zealand region

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has named three of its first customers at its upcoming Auckland, New Zealand cloud region. One New Zealand and Vector, amongst others, will use the cloud region, and Datacom will host some of its customers in the region.“We’re really excited about how One NZ will be a...

Doma plans 1.5GW of data centers in Thailand

Thailand / Prathet Thai

Doma Infrastructure Group (DIG), which describes itself as a developer of master-planned data center parks, partnered with Silicon Tech Park (STP), a Thai technology park operator to jointly develop three AI-ready green data center parks in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).Clement Goh, DIG ...

Nexalus partners with liquid cooling technology

United States

Nexalus has teamed up with HPE in a partnership will see Nexalus deploy its liquid cooling technology - which it claims can recycle excess heat - into three of HPE’s server models, which it says offer enhanced thermal performance and reduced energy consumption.Kenneth O’Mahony, co-founder and ...

EchoStar, CWA opposes $4.4bn T-Mobile UScellular deal

United States

EchoStar and Communications Workers of America (CWA) have stepped up their opposition to T-Mobile's proposed $4.4 billion deal to acquire significant assets from regional carrier UScellular. In a filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week, Dish Network owner EchoStar state...

Telstra fined $1.9m following emergency call failure

Australia

Australian mobile network operator Telstra has been fined more than AU$3 million ($1.9m) following its 90-minute Triple Zero outage earlier this year. Thenetwork operator has paid the fine as confirmed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), which said the fine was handed ...

Prologis sells Chicago warehouse to HMC Capital

Chicago

Prologis has sold a data center development in Chicago, Illinois to HMC Capital. The industrial real estate giant said the warehouse is held in the US Logistics Fund, a Prologis co-investment vehicle focused on premier logistics real estate, including higher and better-use conversions.HMC Capi...

Cloud Capital secures $1.325 billion ABS funding

Data center investment firm Cloud Capital last week announced the successful closing of its $1.325 billion asset-backed securities (ABS) issuance. The proceeds of the transaction will be used to refinance existing debt as well as for general corporate purposes. The notes are backed by four sta...

Google debuts Willow quantum computing chip

Google

Google has announced its latest quantum computing chip, 'Willow,' claiming that the processor performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes, which would otherwise take 1025 years on a conventional supercomputer. Google said that the new chip has 105 qubits, which can retain ...

Energy Vault partners with RSDC for novel battery storage system

Rackspace

Energy Vault has partnered with data center operator RSDC to deliver 2GW/20GWh of primary power to RSDC data centers through its battery energy storage system (BESS). Energy Vault will deploy its B-Nest BESS, a modular multi-story structure designed to house stackable lithium-ion BESS units at...

Microsoft launches New Zealand cloud region

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft, today, has launched its first cloud region in New Zealand located in Aotearoa. This region will be powered by 100 percent renewable energy and use air cooling technology. The company first announced plans to develop a data center region in New Zealand in May 2020, receiving approval...

EuroHPC JU selects seven hosting sites for AI factories

Europe

The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has selected seven sites to host the initiative’s new European AI factories. The factories represent a collaborative effort between 15 member states and two EuroHPC participating states and are the result of a €1.5 billion ($1.6bn) investment, combini...

Micron to receive $6.2bn in direct CHIPS Act funding

United States

The Department of Commerce has reached a binding agreement with Micron to award the company $6.165 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. In a statement, the department confirmed the funding will be used to support the construction of three new memory chip fabs: two in Clay...