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New data center heading to Islamabad

The government of Pakistan has announced that it has opened a new data center in Islamabad, namely the National Information Technology Board (NITB) (NITB Staging Environment). Federal Minister for Information and Technology, Syed Amin ul Haq, inaugurated the PKR. 330 million ($1.88m) facility,...

February 15, 2022

South Asia

What India's new government policy means for the data center industry

The Indian government is introducing new policies that will encourage data center growth in the country, it has been announced. This policy announcement comes as leaders strive to make the country a hub for the world’s growing data traffic. In the government’s 2022 budget, provisions have been...

February 14, 2022

India / Bhārata

India To Classify Data Centers as 'Infrastructure,' - More Development Expected

It is great news for data center companies, and investors in India as the country's government says it will classify data centers as infrastructure assets starting April 1, 2022. The development will help ensure that data center companies get better access to funds through loans or investments...

February 02, 2022

India / Bhārata

Jazz opens new Tier III data center in Pakistan

Pakistan-based telecommunication company Jazz has launched a new data center facility in Islamabad, Pakistan. The 3MW data center cost the company $8 million. It currently has 300 racks, with a capacity to be expanded in the future to 450 racks. According to Jazz, the new facility is the large...

January 25, 2022

South Asia

Ctrl's earthquake and pollution-free data center

Ctrl's Noida data center is reportedly the most sustainable data center (DC) in northern India, with LEED v4.1 O+M Platinum certification and 100 % air pollution-free. On top of this, the facility is also designed to withstand earthquakes of 8.5 on the Richter scale. Sustainability was a key p...

December 03, 2021

CtrlS Nodia

India's Tamil Nadu government unveils new policies for data centers

The government of Tamil Nadu, India has revealed a new data center policy. According to the new policy, the Tamil Nadu government will provide connectivity incentives, land, and power to support the development of new data centers. However, for data center firms to receive these incentives, th...

December 01, 2021

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Government signs data center MoUs with different data center firms

Tamil Nadu Government has revealed that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with some data center firms to develop data centers in the Indian state. The MoU is worth up to Rs 35,208 crore ($4.7bn). Some of the companies in question include STT GDC, Adani Enterprises, L&T, Nxtra, and Ct...

December 01, 2021

Tamil Nadu

L&T to build data center at Kanchipuram

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced that it is planning to build data centers in Kanchipuram following the signing of a pact with the Tamil Nadu government. Over the next five years, the company expects to establish 90 MW capacity data centers in "a phased manner." According to the com...

November 24, 2021

Tamil Nadu

Orion Stellar announces launch of new data center in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Orion Stellar has opened a new carrier-neutral colocation data center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, called OrionStellar Data Center. The facility is built to Tier-III standards. It also has 1.5MW of capacity with space for up to 200 racks and a PUE of 1.4. Orion Stellar was founded this year, and ...

November 08, 2021

OrionStellar Colombo

Teleindia Networks' subsidiary opens new data center in Bangalore, India

The subsidiary of Teleindia Networks' subsidiary Data Samudra has announced the launch of its first data center. The facility has 100,000 square feet of space and it is located in Bangalore’s KIADB IT Park. In addition, the facility will offer up to 25,000 square feet of colocation space and 3...

October 31, 2021

Teleindia Datasamudra

The Taliban takeover: What are telecoms looking like?

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has been devastating for millions. There has been radical transformation and destabilisation ever since. As part of the coup, Taliban forces targeted cell towers and critical infrastructure. According to figures from the ATRA in June, a total of 301 telecoms...

October 21, 2021

South Asia

Techno Electric & Engineering Company plans $1bn data center development across India

Techno Electric & Engineering Company (TEECL) has announced big plans for investment across India. The Indian power infrastructure firm is reportedly planning to invest $1 billion (Rs 7,310 crore) in developing data centers in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, National Capital Area (NCR) Chennai, a...

September 09, 2021

India / Bhārata

The importance of geographical diversification for Indian data centers

India's data center market is forecast to grow by a CAGR of around 12% between 2020−2026, which means the country is undoubtedly witnessing a data center boom. That said, as the country's data center footprint grows, industry veterans have warned that India must learn from the past mistakes o...

September 06, 2021

India / Bhārata

Equinix completes acquisition of GPX India

Equinix has finally completed the acquisition of the Indian operations of GPX Global Systems for $161 million. The purchase sees Equinix add two data centers in Mumbai to its portfolio. These facilities named Equinix MB1 and MB2 provide a combined 1,350 cabinets, with an additional 500 cabi...

September 03, 2021

Equinix Mumbai MB1

Indian data center boom to see industry capacity double by 2023

India's data center industry is growing at a rapid rate following a rise in digitalisation and the "ambitious growth plans of data centre operators." As a result, the market is anticipated to double by 2023, reaching over 1,000 MW, that's according to JLL's 'H1 2021 India Data Center Market Up...

August 24, 2021

India / Bhārata

Brookfield acquires 30-acres of land in Navi Mumbai for data center

Brookfield Infrastructure has announced that it acquired a 30-acre land in Navi Mumbai with plans to build a data center on the site. The Company bought the land from real estate developer K Raheja Corp for Rs 600 crore ($81 million). Earlier in July, Brookfield and Digital Realty formed a joi...

August 16, 2021

Brookfield (BIP): Navi Mumbai

Acronis launches first cloud data center in India

Acronis has announced that it is launching its first cloud data center in India. The facility in Mumbai is being launched with partners Compuage India, Ingram Micro and Crayon Software Experts India. This new data center is one of 111 new facilities that the company is launching globally. It w...

June 25, 2021

India / Bhārata

STT GDC announces new data center in Noida, India

STT Global Data Centers India (STT GDC) has announced that the construction of its new data center in Noida, India is underway. The Company plans to invest 1100 crore ($150 million) in building the facility. The data center will be on a five-acre site, and it will have a 35MW capacity upon fu...

June 16, 2021

STT Noida 1

Colt Data Centre Services enters new market in Mumbai (PR)

Major investment in 100MW data centre will deliver hyper-scale [and cloud computing] data centre in India Colt Data Centre Services (DCS), a Fidelity owned company today announced their entry into a major new market in India. The organisation has successfully acquired land in Mumbai and plans ...

November 27, 2018

Colt Mumbai

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