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Read QTS Buys Properties in Phoenix and The Netherlands
QTS Buys Properties in Phoenix and The Netherlands

QTS Buys Properties in Phoenix and The Netherlands

July 18, 2022 QTS Data Centers

QTS Realty Trust has acquired up to 400 acres of land in Phoenix, Arizona, for $255 million. The data center REIT also acquired land in the Netherlands for $9 million. QTS acquired the Phoenix property from First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. and Merit Partners Inc. QTS currently operates a...

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Read Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX
Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX

Sustainable financing for EdgeConneX

June 23, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has announced that it has secured $1.7 billion in sustainability-linked debt financing, including the company's first-ever Asset-Backed Securitization (ABS) and multi-currency term loan (ESG Term Loan). The company will reportedly use this to finance its growth and keep up with...

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Read NTT announces plans to adopt immersion cooling technology
NTT announces plans to adopt immersion cooling technology

NTT announces plans to adopt immersion cooling technology

June 17, 2022 NTT

NTT has announced its plan to adopt immersion cooling, after it ran a successful test of LiquidStack's two-phase immersion systems at its Mitaka Data Center East in Japan. According to the company, the IT kit ran stably, and used 97% less cooling energy than a traditional cooling system. The test...

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Read NTT Acquires Land For 336MW Campus in Northern Virginia
NTT Acquires Land For 336MW Campus in Northern Virginia

NTT Acquires Land For 336MW Campus in Northern Virginia

June 16, 2022 NTT

NTT Ltd. Has revealed that it had completed the acquisition of 103 acres of land in Gainesville, Northern Virginia. According to reports, the company paid around $257.4 million to Lerner Enterprises for the land. NTT will be using the land acquired to develop a data center campus. The company is...

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Read NTT signs 70MW solar PPA in Japan
NTT signs 70MW solar PPA in Japan

NTT signs 70MW solar PPA in Japan

June 09, 2022 NTT

NTT has announced that it has signed a PPA through which it will procure solar energy in Japan. Clean Energy Connect Co Ltd is the partner who will deploy solar power generating capacity for the company, and assist the group in achieving its aim of becoming carbon neutral by 2040. The project is...

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Read Prime Data Centers to expand in LA
Prime Data Centers  to expand in LA

Prime Data Centers to expand in LA

June 08, 2022 Prime Data Centers

Prime Data Centers is to open a new hyperscale datacenter in Los Angeles after acquiring a 4.5-acre parcel, which is presently occupied by an industrial building, it has been announced. The facility will have a capacity of 33MW and be located in Vernon, Southern California. The data center plans...

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Read NTT Launches New Facility in Navi Mumbai
NTT Launches New Facility in Navi Mumbai

NTT Launches New Facility in Navi Mumbai

May 05, 2022 NTT

NTT has announced the opening of a new data center in Navi Mumbai, India. It also opened another data center in Mumbai recently without fanfare. The Navi Mumbai facility is called NAV1A, located in the Mahape area. The eight-story data center spans 400,000 square feet, and it has 45MW in power...

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Read Macquarie Partnering With NTT To Further NTT's European & North American Expansion
Macquarie Partnering With NTT To Further NTT's European & North American Expansion

Macquarie Partnering With NTT To Further NTT's European & North American Expansion

April 05, 2022 NTT

NTT and Macquarie Asset Management are partnering up to invest in data centers. These firms announced that they had entered a strategic real estate partnership that covers NTT’s wholesale facilities across North America and Europe. The agreement will see Macquarie invest real estate capital with...

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Read NTT & QD.TEK Form JV To develop Data Center in Vietnam
NTT & QD.TEK Form JV To develop Data Center in Vietnam

NTT & QD.TEK Form JV To develop Data Center in Vietnam

March 31, 2022 NTT

NTT and QD.Tek are partnering up to build a data center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Both companies will form a joint venture called NTT Global Data Centers HCMC1 Limited Liability. The partnership will see the companies develop the new facility called Ho Chi Minh City 1 Data Center. The...

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Read QTS partners with AWS
QTS partners with AWS

QTS partners with AWS

March 25, 2022 QTS Data Centers

QTS is partnering up with AWS to decentralize network exchanges, expanding its connectivity ecosystem. Atlanta has been announced as one of the three QTS locations to include this AWS network infrastructure (the other locations in the “multi-megawatt agreement,” are Chicago and New Jersey)....

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Read The Better Climate Challenge
The Better Climate Challenge

The Better Climate Challenge

March 04, 2022 QTS Data Centers

The IPCC'S most recent report on climate change has once again warned that our ecosystem is at a crisis point, and without significant and real action, the situation will only worsen. Coinciding with the release of the IPCC report, QTS and Sabey announced they have joined the DOE's Better Climate...

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Read Protests continue at Manassas
Protests continue at Manassas

Protests continue at Manassas

March 02, 2022 QTS Data Centers

In Northern Virginia, tensions are running high as locals continue to express their opposition to QTS’s proposals for a new data center campus in Prince William County. Although previously locals cited a number of reasons for opposition, including environmental concerns and a desire to preserve...

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Read NTT's bee project
NTT's bee project

NTT's bee project

February 25, 2022 NTT

On top of its Vienna 1 facility near Wienerberg, NTT is keeping bees. The company says that it decided to embark on this project based on the location of its facility, which is near a natural recreation area. Those on the team said that the project also allows the on-site team to “enjoy the...

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Read NTT strengthens its digital backbone in London with new data center
NTT strengthens its digital backbone in London with new data center

NTT strengthens its digital backbone in London with new data center

February 24, 2022 NTT

NTT has announced that in addition to opening its new data center, Hemel Hempstead 4, in London, it also intends to expand another of its facilities in the city. The company's newest facility opened in December 2021, with half of its capacity available. When fully built out beyond phase one, it...

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Read Data centers: AI, automation and robotics
Data centers: AI, automation and robotics

Data centers: AI, automation and robotics

February 24, 2022 NTT

Automation is slowly but surely gaining more of a presence in the data center industry. According to reports, 86% of companies in the industry are expecting to dedicate more of their budgets for data-center network automation over the next two years. As data demand skyrockets, AI and automation...

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Read EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN
EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN

EdgeConneX Acquires Indonesia's GTN

February 18, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX has acquired Graha Teknologi Nusantara (GTN). By so doing, it has taken over a data center in eastern Jakarta, Indonesia. The company did not reveal the details of the transaction. GTN was launched in 2016, and it currently operates a 5MW data center that can be expanded to 80MW upon...

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Read EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin
EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin

EdgeConneX to expand in Dublin

February 16, 2022 EdgeConneX

The South Dublin County Council (SDCC) has granted EdgeConnex permission to build two single-story data centers and three gas-powered generation plant buildings at Dublin’s Grange Castle Business Park after it was initially proposed last year. The facilities span 2,800 sqm (137,700 sqft combined)...

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Read QTS Announces Interest in 800-acre Land In Prince William County For Data Center Development
QTS Announces Interest in 800-acre Land In Prince William County For Data Center Development

QTS Announces Interest in 800-acre Land In Prince William County For Data Center Development

February 10, 2022 QTS Data Centers

QTS has revealed its plans to develop a data center on an 800-acre site in Prince William County, Virginia. The company’s plans are part of the controversial move by the county to rezone over 2,100 acres of land in Manassas, Northern Virginia, for developing data centers. A spokesperson for QTS...

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Read AdaniConneX to introduce Mumbai Data Center Limited
AdaniConneX to introduce Mumbai Data Center Limited

AdaniConneX to introduce Mumbai Data Center Limited

February 08, 2022 EdgeConneX

The Adani-EdgeConneX Indian Joint Venture, AdaniConneX, has announced that it has introduced a wholly-owned subsidiary named Mumbai Data Center Limited, which will reportedly develop, operate, maintain, and deal with data centers. Further to this, operations are expected to begin shortly. In...

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Read EdgeConneX Granted Property Tax Break For its 22MW data center in Elk Grove
EdgeConneX Granted Property Tax Break For its 22MW data center in Elk Grove

EdgeConneX Granted Property Tax Break For its 22MW data center in Elk Grove

February 01, 2022 EdgeConneX

EdgeConneX is developing a new data center in Elk Grove, Illinois. It has also been granted property tax breaks for the facility. The Elk Grove Village officials met last week and endorsed a proposed Cook County property tax for the company. EdgeConneX plans to develop a 22MW data center on the...

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