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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 Data center operator Switch names Madonna Park as CFO
Data center operator Switch names Madonna Park as CFO
October 17, 2023

Data center operator Switch names Madonna Park as CFO

Switch Datacenters Amsterdam BV

US data center company Switch has named Madonna Park as its chief financial officer, replacing Gabe Nacht. Park is now in charge of managing the company’s finances and leading the accounts, finance, internal audit and investor relations teams. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy said, "Madonna will...

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Read American Tower to cut emissions intensity in African tower
American Tower to cut emissions intensity in African tower
October 16, 2023

American Tower to cut emissions intensity in African tower

American Tower Corporation

American Tower Corporation (ATC) Africa has begun to progressively push its sustainability strategy as it announced that direct greenhouse emissions (GHG) per tower dropped by 21 percent against its 2019 baseline. ATC notes that  this was down to an "increased deployment of on-site solar power...

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Read Veon completes sale of Russian Subsidiary
Veon completes sale of Russian Subsidiary
October 16, 2023

Veon completes sale of Russian Subsidiary

Russia / Россия

The Amsterdam-based telco Operator group Veon has completed the sale of its Russian business to the senior management team of the PJSC VimpelCom (Beeline Russia) led by CEO Alexander Torbakhov. successfully exiting the Russian market. Veon Group CEO Kaan Terzioglu said, "The closing of the sal...

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Read USCG awards data center support services contract to Credence Management Solutions
USCG awards data center support services contract to Credence Management Solutions
October 16, 2023

USCG awards data center support services contract to Credence Management Solutions

United States

Credence Management Solutions, a government-focused IT services company will be awarded a six-months data center support services contract by the US Coast Guard (USCG). A notice posted by the USCG mentioned that it would reduce competition to awards a sole task order for a part of its existing...

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Read Telehouse to expand its largest existing DC facility
Telehouse to expand its largest existing DC facility
October 16, 2023

Telehouse to expand its largest existing DC facility

Telehouse

KDDI-owned global data center service provider Telehouse Europe has announced plans to upgrade its largest existing data center, Telehouse South in London. The company announced that Skanska will be the contractor to complete the first phase of this upgrade which is expected to be finalized by...

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Read AtNorth to expand DC footprint to Denmark
AtNorth to expand DC footprint to Denmark
October 16, 2023

AtNorth to expand DC footprint to Denmark

atNorth

AtNorth, a major supplier of colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence services in the Nordic region, has announced plans to expand its data center footprint into Denmark by opening a new data center campus in Ballerup, just outside Copenhagen. The company made this a...

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Read Indian DC company to invest $2bn in Asia and Middle East expansion
Indian DC company to invest $2bn in Asia and Middle East expansion
October 16, 2023

Indian DC company to invest $2bn in Asia and Middle East expansion

India / Bhārata

Indian data center company CtrlS Datacenters plans to invest $2 billion over the next six years for its expansion across Asia and the Middle East. The company plans to add 350MW of AI and cloud-ready hyperscale data center capacity to its existing 234MW capacity. Sridhar Pinnapureddy, founder ...

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Read Microsoft plans new DC region in Aragon, Spain
Microsoft plans new DC region in Aragon, Spain
October 16, 2023

Microsoft plans new DC region in Aragon, Spain

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft recently revealed plans to build a new data center campus in Aragon, in the northeastern region of Spain. The company is yet to share details about this development. However, local press have reported that Microsoft plans to develop three sites around Zaragoza; A 63-acre site in the ...

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Read Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business
Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business
October 16, 2023

Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business

Lumen Technologies

Lumen announced that it’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) business will be shut down and it has sold its customer contracts to Akamai. Both companies will undergo a transition services agreement for 90 days before Lumen completes its shut down. "We are deep into our transformation of Lumen and ...

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Read DataVita adopts HVO as fuel in Glasgow facility
DataVita adopts HVO as fuel in Glasgow facility
October 13, 2023

DataVita adopts HVO as fuel in Glasgow facility

DataVita

UK data center operator DataVita has adopted hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as its diesel alternative to reduce its carbon footprint and green its backup operations. The company now uses HVO as fuel for backup generators at its facility in Glasgow, Scotland."Today marks a significant milesto...

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Read Digital Realty and Dutch college launches demonstration data center to teach students
Digital Realty and Dutch college launches demonstration data center to teach students
October 13, 2023

Digital Realty and Dutch college launches demonstration data center to teach students

Digital Realty Trust

Digital Realty has partnered with a Dutch vocational college in Amsterdam to launch a new demo data center to teach students data center skills. Students from the Cloud & Infrastructure Technician course opened the demo data center at MBO College Zuidoost this week. Melissa Scholten, senio...

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Read BCX partners with Alibaba to launch cloud products in Johannesburg, South Africa
BCX partners with Alibaba to launch cloud products in Johannesburg, South Africa
October 13, 2023

BCX partners with Alibaba to launch cloud products in Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg

Telkom subsidiary BCX, in partnership with Alibaba Cloud, officially launched its Africa Local Public (ALP) Cloud service from two Johannesburg-based data centers last week. Both companies entered a partnership that grants BCX exclusive rights to distribute Alibaba Cloud’s products and service...

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Read Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana
October 12, 2023

Fortune 100 company proposes 12-building DC campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Indiana

An unnamed Fortune 100 company is planning a new 772-acre data center campus between Fort Wayne and New Haven to the east in Allen County. The application for this project, dubbed ‘Project Zodiac,” is for a new facility bound by East Tillman Road, Adams Center Road, and railroad tracks.  Wane....

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Read Norway's Green Mountain plans $4.5 billion DC campus in Kalberg, Norway
Norway's Green Mountain plans $4.5 billion DC campus in Kalberg, Norway
October 12, 2023

Norway's Green Mountain plans $4.5 billion DC campus in Kalberg, Norway

Green Mountain AS

Norway's Green Mountain has announced plans to build a massive data center campus in Norway following a ‘large international client’ request to establish itself near the new Fagrafjell transformer station. This new facility will be built on a site at Kalberg, about 20klometers from Stavanger i...

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Read Meta signs $189 million solar energy PPAs in Ireland
Meta signs $189 million solar energy PPAs in Ireland
October 12, 2023

Meta signs $189 million solar energy PPAs in Ireland

Europe

Global social media firm Meta has signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Irish renewables developer Highfield Solar to get solar energy in Ireland. These PPAs, valued at $189.8 million, will support the company's operations in Ireland, including a data center campus in Clonee, County...

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Read Lonestar to transmit US Declaration of Independence to Lunar-based mini data center and back
Lonestar to transmit US Declaration of Independence to Lunar-based mini data center and back
October 11, 2023

Lonestar to transmit US Declaration of Independence to Lunar-based mini data center and back

United States

Lonestar Data Holdings recently revealed its plans to transmit the US Declaration of Independence to the lunar surface as the first document in history to be stored digitally on the Moon. This is a test of its lunar data centers concept for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS).This mission, ...

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Read 6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings
6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings
October 11, 2023

6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings

Singapore

Singaporean large language model provider 6Estates recently launched an Nvidia DGX BasePOD based on Nvidia GCX H100 systems to develop its AI offerings. The company will use this BasePOD for its "Model Solutions" offering, which provides users with personalized large language models. The clust...

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Read O2 Telefónica Deutschland launches SA 5G service
O2 Telefónica Deutschland launches SA 5G service
October 11, 2023

O2 Telefónica Deutschland launches SA 5G service

Telefonica

O2 Telefonica Deutschland launched its standalone 5G service on October 10, 2023. This 5G Plus service now enables customers with compatible SIM cards and smartphones within O2’s coverage areas to make calls via the Voice-over-New-Radio technology and browse on the internet. It is also availab...

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Read CGI unveils digital twin platform CGI DataTwin360
CGI unveils digital twin platform CGI DataTwin360
October 10, 2023

CGI unveils digital twin platform CGI DataTwin360

United Kingdom

CGI recently announced the launch of its new digital twin platform dubbed the CGI DataTwin360, which creates virtualized models of companies' hosting platforms. This twin platform helps users understand and reduce the carbon footprint of hosting platforms by providing real-time data and carbon...

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Read Brazilian regulator Anatel offer incentives to speed up shutdown of legacy networks
Brazilian regulator Anatel offer incentives to speed up shutdown of legacy networks
October 10, 2023

Brazilian regulator Anatel offer incentives to speed up shutdown of legacy networks

Brazil / Brasil

Brazilian telecoms regulator Anatel (Agencia Nacional de Telecomunicacoes) has revealed plans to hasten the shutdown of its 2G and 3G networks. The company plans to issue subsidies to customers from equipment vendors to end users to speed up the transition from old 2G and 3G networks into the ...

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