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Read Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt
Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt

Telehouse launches fifth facility in Frankfurt

December 29, 2023 Telehouse

Telehouse has launched and fully leased its fifth data center at its Frankfurt campus dubbed building M. This data center now adds 4.5 MW of IT capacity which has been fully leased less than two months since its opening. Dr. Béla Waldhauser, managing director of Telehouse Deutschland said, "It’s...

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Read Singapore considers making data centers and clouds "critical infrastructure"
Singapore considers making data centers and clouds "critical infrastructure"

Singapore considers making data centers and clouds "critical infrastructure"

December 22, 2023 Singapore

Singapore’s government is currently contemplating marking data centers and clouds as "critical infrastructure,” and extending oversight to cloud service providers and data center operators. A decision in this regard is expected to be made by January 15, 2024. Currently, the Cybersecurity Agency...

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Read Seraya Partners reaches goal of $800 million APAC funding
Seraya Partners reaches goal of $800 million APAC funding

Seraya Partners reaches goal of $800 million APAC funding

December 14, 2023 Singapore

Singapore-based Seraya Partners has closed an $800 million fund dedicated to digital infrastructure and energy transition investments. Half of the fund has already been dedicated to three companies: data center operator Empyrion DC, offshore wind vessel operator Cyan Renewables, and solar, wind,...

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Read Telehouse, NLP launches time-as-a-service offering
Telehouse, NLP launches time-as-a-service offering

Telehouse, NLP launches time-as-a-service offering

October 24, 2023 Telehouse

Data center provider Telehouse International Corporation together with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Metrology Institute has launched a time-as-a-time service offering called NPLTime Certified. This service functions to provide businesses with a synchronized time...

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Read Telehouse to expand its largest existing DC facility
Telehouse to expand its largest existing DC facility

Telehouse to expand its largest existing DC facility

October 16, 2023 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 6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings
6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings

6Estates launches Nvidia DGX BasePOD for AI offerings

October 11, 2023 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 cluster...

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Read GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative
GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative

GIC seeks to raise capital for South Korean data center initiative

July 24, 2023 Singapore

The sovereign wealth fund GIC of Singapore is soliciting funds for a data center outside Seoul, South Korea. According to Business Korea, institutional investors, such as GIC, are working with indigenous institutional investors, securities companies, and asset management firms to build a data...

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Read Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment
Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment

Equinix, AirTrunk, Microsoft, and GDS are chosen by Singapore for an 80MW data center experiment

July 14, 2023 Singapore

As Singapore looks to end a years-long prohibition on new developments, four data center operators have been given 80MW of capacity for new facilities. Since 2019, Singapore has imposed a ban on the construction of new data centers; however, previously authorized facilities were permitted to be...

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Read Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan
Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan

Bitdeer expands: Announces new data centers in Norway and Bhutan

July 12, 2023 Singapore

In Bitdeer Technologies Group's latest operations update, it shared details about its upcoming expansion. Linghui Kong, Chief Executive Officer of Bitdeer, noted that its 100MW Gedu mining data center in Bhutan, for example, is almost complete and is expected to be delivered in July. Further to...

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Read Telehouse, a subsidiary of KDDI, buys Allied Properties' data center holdings for $1 billion
Telehouse, a subsidiary of KDDI, buys Allied Properties' data center holdings for $1 billion

Telehouse, a subsidiary of KDDI, buys Allied Properties' data center holdings for $1 billion

June 22, 2023 Telehouse

Telehouse has entered the Canadian market with the acquisition of three data centers. KDDI, the parent company of the data center company, announced this week that it had acquired three data centers and the associated assets in Toronto, Canada, from Allied Properties REIT. KDDI paid $1.02 billion...

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Read Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark
Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark

Singapore's IMDA establishes tropical data facility sustainability benchmark

June 09, 2023 Singapore

Singapore has introduced a standard for maximizing the energy efficacy of data centers (DCs) in tropical regions. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) standard recommends operating centers at higher temperatures to save energy on cooling. Dr. Janil Puthucheary, Singapore's Senior...

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Read Telehouse Presents Data Facility in Bangkok
Telehouse Presents Data Facility in Bangkok

Telehouse Presents Data Facility in Bangkok

May 30, 2023 Telehouse

Telehouse opened its first data center in Thailand in Bangkok. The company owned by KDDI recently conducted a grand opening ceremony for the new Rama 9 location in Bangkok. The 97,000-square-foot facility with a capacity of 9.5MVA was announced in January 2022. The business reported investing $74...

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Read CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center
CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center

CLAR Intends to Acquire The Seagate Singapore R&D Facility And Data Center

May 19, 2023 Singapore

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT (CLAR) is seeking to acquire Seagate Singapore's research and development facility, which includes a data center, for $163.14 million. The facility, known as 'The Shugart' and located in the one-north district of Singapore, was constructed only eight years ago and was...

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Read Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval
Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

Floating data center park in Singapore to go ahead after gaining regulatory approval

April 18, 2023 Singapore

Keppel Data Centres has announced that its floating data center park in Singapore has received approval and will proceed. Located at the Loyang Offshore Supply Base operated by Toll Group, the facility was originally proposed back in 2019, which came after a significant investment in...

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Read Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray
Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray

Scientists at NTU Singapore invent data center cooling spray

April 11, 2023 Singapore

When it comes to data center cooling, everyone's on the hunt for the latest innovative, efficient tech; and at Singapore's Nanyang Technical University (NTU), its research team is working on the latest solution. The group proposes cooling servers by spraying chips with fluid; dielectric fluid, to...

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Read Telehouse begins work on its Paris data center
Telehouse begins work on its Paris data center

Telehouse begins work on its Paris data center

October 05, 2022 Telehouse

Telehouse has announced that it has begun work on its new data center at its TH3 Paris Magny campus in France. The second on the site, the data center, is located on a former EADS military site and will provide 12,000 sqm (129,150 sq ft) of IT floor space and 18MW of capacity across five...

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Read Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers
Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers

Singapore authorities to begin taking applications for new data centers

July 22, 2022 Singapore

Singapore has announced the end of its data center moratorium and is now accepting new applications for facilities, following Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Economic Development Board's (EDB) pilot scheme launch. The moratorium was originally put in place back in 2019 due to...

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Read Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter
Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter

Evolution Data Centres (EvoDC) launches new Sustainable Data Centre Charter

June 20, 2022 Singapore

Evolution Data Centres has announced the launch of its new Sustainable Data Centre Charter, through which it measures its entire operations, with the aim of minimizing carbon intensity and limiting water usage as the company grows. The charter includes the target of emitting 20 tonnes of carbon...

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Read RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development
RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development

RDA and MVGX partner for sustainable data center development

May 23, 2022 Singapore

MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a crypto exchange regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has announced it is teaming up with AI firm Red Dot Analytics, for carbon measurement and to offset tropical data centers. Singapore implemented a three-year moratorium on new data center...

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Read KDDI and Telehouse discuss sustainability and targets
KDDI and Telehouse discuss sustainability and targets

KDDI and Telehouse discuss sustainability and targets

April 12, 2022 Telehouse

KDDI and its data center subsidiary Telehouse recently made their latest sustainability announcements and set a number of target dates to achieve carbon neutrality. Alongside this, they published the details of number of initiatives that will help them to achieve their green goals. Currently, the...

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