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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 Stopped Paying For Ads Because Twitter Failed To Pay Its AWS Bill
Amazon Stopped Paying For Ads Because Twitter Failed To Pay Its AWS Bill
March 06, 2023

Amazon Stopped Paying For Ads Because Twitter Failed To Pay Its AWS Bill

Amazon AWS

After Elon Musk acquired Twitter, the company ceased paying landlords, cleaning, and software providers for services done. But, according to The Information, the corporation has failed to pay its Amazon Web Services payments for months, despite using the cloud provider for crucial components o...

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Read Algeria Telecom launches new data center
Algeria Telecom launches new data center
March 05, 2023

Algeria Telecom launches new data center

Africa

State-owned Algeria Telecom has announced the launch of a new data center in Constantine, Algeria. Although specific details regarding the facility are yet to be released, the company said that it is ‘equipped with the latest technology in addition to a cloud platform.’ Further, the facility i...

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Read AWS announces new cloud region in Malaysia
AWS announces new cloud region in Malaysia
March 05, 2023

AWS announces new cloud region in Malaysia

Amazon AWS

AWS has launched a new AWS infrastructure Region in Malaysia, and through this, has outlined its intention to invest $6 billion (MYR 25.5 billion) in Malaysia by 2037. According to AWS, to begin with, the region will consist of three Availability Zones. Prasad Kalyanaraman, vice president of ...

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Read Megawide and EDC commence project to build new data center
Megawide and EDC commence project to build new data center
March 05, 2023

Megawide and EDC commence project to build new data center

Manila

Megawide Construction is joining forces with Evolution Data Centres to acquire, develop, build, and operate center assets in the Philippines following the signing of a $300 million shareholder agreement between the two. Through this agreement, the company will develop a 69 MW colocation data c...

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Read eStruxture opens another data center in Calgary
eStruxture opens another data center in Calgary
March 05, 2023

eStruxture opens another data center in Calgary

eStruxture

eStruxture has announced its second colocation data center, namely, Cal-2, in Calgary, Canada, is now open. The data center has reportedly been built to Tier III standards, offering a capacity of 20 MW, spanning 93,000 sq ft (8640 sqm). Pegged to attract both jobs and other large tech compani...

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Read Fixed-line Provider HGC Makes a $1 billion Bid to Acquire Hong Kong's Telecom HKBN
March 05, 2023

Fixed-line Provider HGC Makes a $1 billion Bid to Acquire Hong Kong's Telecom HKBN

HKBN Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited

Local broadband provider HKBN is being sought after by Hong Kong-based fixed-line telecommunication company HGC Global Communications for $1 billion. Shares in HKBN increased 13% after Bloomberg's original report before trading was suspended. The firm is currently valued at about $934 million,...

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Read Construction of a New Teleport by Paratus Begins in Pretoria, South Africa
Construction of a New Teleport by Paratus Begins in Pretoria, South Africa
March 03, 2023

Construction of a New Teleport by Paratus Begins in Pretoria, South Africa

South Africa

The South African city of Pretoria now has a new teleport, thanks to pan-African telecom Paratus. At Doornkloof, some 50 miles north of Johannesburg, local newspapers claimed that Paratus has started building its newest "multimillion-rand" satellite teleport facility. The company stated that i...

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Read Indian Fintech and Allied Services will Develop a $20.46m Data Facility Complex in Bhubaneswar
Indian Fintech and Allied Services will Develop a $20.46m Data Facility Complex in Bhubaneswar
March 03, 2023

Indian Fintech and Allied Services will Develop a $20.46m Data Facility Complex in Bhubaneswar

India / Bhārata

Ahluwalia Contracts has been given a $20.46 million contract by Indian Financial Technology and Allied Services (IFTAS) to construct a data center complex in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The Reserve Bank of India's fully-owned subsidiary IFTAS offers essential infrastructure services to the RBI...

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Read Data Center Asset Sale on The Table From Allied Properties
Data Center Asset Sale on The Table From Allied Properties
March 03, 2023

Data Center Asset Sale on The Table From Allied Properties

Allied Properties REIT

As doubt spreads about the future of office buildings, Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, a landlord to corporations like Google and Morgan Stanley, is strengthening its financial sheet. According to Chief Executive Officer Michael Emory, the Canadian firm is generating a lot of i...

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Read KDDI Switches Its Online Payment Software to Oracle Database
KDDI Switches Its Online Payment Software to Oracle Database
March 03, 2023

KDDI Switches Its Online Payment Software to Oracle Database

KDDI

KDDI, a Japanese telecom company, has a partnership with Oracle and will use the database of the technology company for its online payment brand. For disaster recovery, it has also implemented Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The company that runs the "au" mobile phone service in Japan, KDDI...

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Read A Bill to Limit Tax Breaks For Data Centers in Idaho Stalls
A Bill to Limit Tax Breaks For Data Centers in Idaho Stalls
March 03, 2023

A Bill to Limit Tax Breaks For Data Centers in Idaho Stalls

Idaho

The Idaho legislature has rejected a proposed bill that would have limited tax breaks for data centers. The proposed plan, introduced last month, would require either a sales tax exemption or urban renewal regions for data centers, but not both. The measure failed in the House Revenue and Taxe...

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Read OPPO pledges to become carbon neutral across its global operations by 2050
OPPO pledges to become carbon neutral across its global operations by 2050
March 02, 2023

OPPO pledges to become carbon neutral across its global operations by 2050

China

OPPO has announced its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality across all its operations by 2050, the latest to do so. This pledge was made in the company’s OPPO Climate Action Report: Climate Pledges and Low Carbon Development Strategy, at MWC 2023. The company outlined that the greatest so...

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Read Digital Edge 10MW green data center ready for service
Digital Edge 10MW green data center ready for service
March 02, 2023

Digital Edge 10MW green data center ready for service

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge has announced that its first Philippines facility, located in Binan Laguna, Manila, is ready for service, and will offer 10 MW of capacity with 2,200 cabinets. Named the Narra 1 data center, it will provide colocation and interconnection services to the region and is a joint proj...

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Read Twitter experiences continual outages: Issues attributed to data center issues and staff cuts
Twitter experiences continual outages: Issues attributed to data center issues and staff cuts
March 02, 2023

Twitter experiences continual outages: Issues attributed to data center issues and staff cuts

United States

Twitter continues to experience outages, which are impacting a number of users. The most recent outage occurred yesterday. Reports are that users were experiencing issues with their timeline, instead greeted with messaging saying, "Welcome to Twitter! This is the best place to see what's happe...

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Read PowerHouse Data Centers & DPR Construction Mark 50% Completion for ABX-1 Data Center
PowerHouse Data Centers & DPR Construction Mark 50% Completion for ABX-1 Data Center
March 02, 2023

PowerHouse Data Centers & DPR Construction Mark 50% Completion for ABX-1 Data Center

Northern Virginia

PowerHouse Data Centers, a partnership between American Real Estate Partners (AREP) and Harrison Street that provides turnkey facility location, powered shell, and build-to-suit data center implementations, and DPR Construction, one of the nation's leading five data center contractors, have in...

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Read CloudHQ Has Begun Development of a 228MW Data Center Facility in Brazil's So Paulo
CloudHQ Has Begun Development of a 228MW Data Center Facility in Brazil's So Paulo
March 02, 2023

CloudHQ Has Begun Development of a 228MW Data Center Facility in Brazil's So Paulo

CloudHQ

A new hyperscale facility is being built by data center company CloudHQ in Brazil's state of So Paulo. A groundbreaking ceremony was performed by the company in Paulina. It will be CloudHQ's first location in the region and in South America. According to reports, the new 228MW complex will ...

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Read Vapor IO Will Install AWS Outposts at Barcelona's Cellnex Tower Site
Vapor IO Will Install AWS Outposts at Barcelona's Cellnex Tower Site
March 02, 2023

Vapor IO Will Install AWS Outposts at Barcelona's Cellnex Tower Site

Vapor IO

Edge company Vapor IO will install AWS's on-premise Outpost gear at Cellnex tower locations in Europe. In June 2021, Vapor released its Kinetic Grid Edge product in the United States in collaboration with network provider Zayo. After that, it was launched in 32 US markets and is currently acce...

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Read MDC Data Centers Invests Millions in BGA's Newest Data Center Equipment to Strengthen Border Platform
MDC Data Centers Invests Millions in BGA's Newest Data Center Equipment to Strengthen Border Platform
March 02, 2023

MDC Data Centers Invests Millions in BGA's Newest Data Center Equipment to Strengthen Border Platform

MDC Data Centers

MDC Data Centers, a major provider of carrier-neutral colocation services on the U.S. border, was thrilled to announce a $3.4 million upgrade to its data center infrastructure. To modernize its MCA2 data center, the firm obtained cutting-edge technology from Bud Griffin & Associates, a pro...

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Read Old Fremont Materials Factory Planned For Massive Data Center
Old Fremont Materials Factory Planned For Massive Data Center
March 02, 2023

Old Fremont Materials Factory Planned For Massive Data Center

California

The developer Valley Oak Partners, located in San Jose, California, has proposed constructing a data center with a floor space of 490,000 square feet at the former location of the construction materials firm USG in Fremont, California. According to Valley Oak, the facility would serve as a ven...

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Read Cyxtera, Dell Technologies Accelerate Client Operations with On-Demand Infrastructure Services
Cyxtera, Dell Technologies Accelerate Client Operations with On-Demand Infrastructure Services
March 02, 2023

Cyxtera, Dell Technologies Accelerate Client Operations with On-Demand Infrastructure Services

Cyxtera Technologies

To assist clients with infrastructure deployment more swiftly, Cyxtera and Dell Technologies have collaborated. Dell's infrastructure will be delivered by Cyxtera, a supplier of data center colocation and interconnection services, and its colocation and network technologies. The companies w...

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