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Read NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to launch data center in space
NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to launch data center in space

NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT to launch data center in space

May 20, 2021 NTT

Is space the new edge? NTT is planning to develop a data center in space. NTT will be working with SKY Perfect Holdings, a Japanese satellite company, to develop the project. Plans are in place for trials to start in 2022, launch in 2025, and for operations to begin in 2026. The orbiting data...

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Read Sila agrees to sell all its data centers to Mapletree for $1.3bn
Sila agrees to sell all its data centers to Mapletree for $1.3bn

Sila agrees to sell all its data centers to Mapletree for $1.3bn

May 20, 2021 Mapletree Redwood Data Centre Trust

Sila Realty Trust announced that it has agreed to sell all its 29 data centers in the US to Mapletree Investment Trust for $1.3 billion. The 29 data centers are all the data centers in Sila’s portfolio which means upon completion; it will be an exit from the data center industry for Sila. CEO and...

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Read STACK to run on 100 percent renewable energy by end of 2021
STACK to run on 100 percent renewable energy by end of 2021

STACK to run on 100 percent renewable energy by end of 2021

May 19, 2021 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

Stack Infrastructure has announced that it would be running 100% on renewable energy by the end of 2021. The Company made the promise of running all its current and future data centers with 100% green energy while launching its new social responsibility program. The Chief strategy officer at...

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Read Google opens quantum computer data center and R&D lab, plans commercial system by 2029
Google opens quantum computer data center and R&D lab, plans commercial system by 2029

Google opens quantum computer data center and R&D lab, plans commercial system by 2029

May 19, 2021 Google

Google just opened its new Quantum campus, which houses its quantum computers and serves as a Research and Development lab for future developments. The latest data center campus is located in Santa Barbara County, California. Google is also planning to spend billions of dollars on building a...

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Read Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers
Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers

Google plans to use greener energy by moving workloads between data centers

May 18, 2021 Google

Google will be moving workloads to data centers where renewable energy is available to boost renewable energy usage. Ross Koningstein, Co-founder of Google’s Carbon Intelligence Computing program, said that shifting compute tasks across locations is the Company’s first step in carbon-aware...

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Read Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity
Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity

Google Cloud and SpaceX's Starlink to Deliver Secure, Global Connectivity

May 15, 2021 Google

Google Cloud and SpaceX have announced that they have entered a new partnership which will see SpaceX's Starlink begin to locate its satellite ground stations within Google data centers. Together, through the partnership, the two firms will deliver cloud services, data and applications to...

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Read Digital Edge acquires two data centers in Tokyo
Digital Edge acquires two data centers in Tokyo

Digital Edge acquires two data centers in Tokyo

May 11, 2021 Digital Edge: Comspace I (TY02)

Digital Edge has announced that it has acquired two data centers in Tokyo, Japan, from Arteria Networks Corporation. The facilities include ComSpace I, which is based in Nihonbashi, and ComSpace II, which is based in Shinjuku. They have 3,641 sq m (39,100 sq ft) and 9,336 sq m (100,500 sq ft) of...

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Read Equinix is Exiting Eight Leased Data Centers In The US
Equinix is Exiting Eight Leased Data Centers In The US

Equinix is Exiting Eight Leased Data Centers In The US

May 10, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it would not be renewing the leases for eight of its data centers in the US. The data centers are situated in New York, Georgia, and some in California and Atlanta. Equinix commented that the reason for the development is that some of the facilities don’t meet the...

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Read Vantage provides more Renewable Energy options to Customers
Vantage provides more Renewable Energy options to Customers

Vantage provides more Renewable Energy options to Customers

May 06, 2021 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has announced that it is now providing its customers access to renewable energy at each of its North American and European campuses. This development will help its customers reduce their carbon emissions. Currently, four of the campuses are now being powered by 99% renewable...

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Read Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale
Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale

Equinix prices $2.6 billion "Green" Bond Sale

May 04, 2021 Equinix

Equinix has announced that it priced $2.6 billion principal amount of notes, including $1.0 billion of green bonds in its third green bond offering. The green bonds will be used to help advance the company's longstanding commitment to sustainability leadership and reducing its environmental...

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Read PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP Secures $230 Million Financing, Charts Out $1 Billion Expansion in China (PR)
PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP Secures $230 Million Financing, Charts Out $1 Billion Expansion in China (PR)

PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP Secures $230 Million Financing, Charts Out $1 Billion Expansion in China (PR)

April 13, 2021 Princeton Digital Group

Continued progress against an aggressive 300MW expansion plan Confirms completion of fully contracted 42MW Shanghai data center campus Largest international partner to domestic and international hyperscaler customers in China SINGAPORE & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Singapore-based Princeton...

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Read Digital Edge to Expand Platform Footprint in South Korea
Digital Edge to Expand Platform Footprint in South Korea

Digital Edge to Expand Platform Footprint in South Korea

April 01, 2021 Digital Edge DC

Acquires two data centers in South Korea and forms a long-term strategic alliance with Sejong Telecom SINGAPORE, April 1, 2021 – Digital Edge (Singapore) Holdings Pte. Ltd. (“Digital Edge” or the “Company”), a leading data center platform, established to transform the digital infrastructure in...

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Read STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030
STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030

STT GDC to go carbon neutral by 2030

March 31, 2021 ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

STT Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has pledged to become carbon-neutral by 2030 it unveiled in its new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy. This strategy marks out the group's goals and targets for the next 5-10 years. Currently, 43% of the group’s electricity...

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Read STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Raises $400 million in Another Round of Structured Debt Financing
STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Raises $400 million in Another Round of Structured Debt Financing

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE Raises $400 million in Another Round of Structured Debt Financing

March 19, 2021 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE has lined up another large round of financing. The Data Center operator has borrowed $400 million through the sale of securitized notes, the latest in four transactions that have raised $1.8 billion to build more data centers.Last September STACK raised $325 million in...

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Read NEXTDC launches NEXTneutral, its carbon neutrality program
NEXTDC launches NEXTneutral, its carbon neutrality program

NEXTDC launches NEXTneutral, its carbon neutrality program

March 17, 2021 NEXTDC

NEXTDC recently reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by announcing its new data center carbon neutrality program, NEXTneutral. It is the first carbon-neutral colocation solution available in the local market and accredited as 100% carbon neutral under the Australian Federal Government's...

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Read Colt DCS European operations go 100% green
Colt DCS European operations go 100% green

Colt DCS European operations go 100% green

February 09, 2021 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) has announced that its operations in Europe and the UK are now powered by 100% renewable power. This represents 17 facilities in Europe and the UK. Colt Press Release on Feb 8th 2021:Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) today announced that its operations across the UK...

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Read Looking back on 2020, Vantage Data Centers doubled in size, raised $3.6B in new capital, entered international markets and increased IT capacity by more than 90 percent
Looking back on 2020, Vantage Data Centers doubled in size, raised $3.6B in new capital, entered international markets and increased IT capacity by more than 90 percent

Looking back on 2020, Vantage Data Centers doubled in size, raised $3.6B in new capital, entered international markets and increased IT capacity by more than 90 percent

January 27, 2021 Vantage Data Centers

DENVER (January 27, 2021) – Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, announced today that it doubled its size in terms of markets served and increased IT capacity by more than 90 percent in 2020 with the company’s entrance into the European market and...

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Read Vantage Acquires Hypertec's Data Centers becomming a large provider in Montreal
Vantage Acquires Hypertec's Data Centers becomming a large provider in Montreal

Vantage Acquires Hypertec's Data Centers becomming a large provider in Montreal

November 23, 2020 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has acquired the data center business of services company Hypertec. With Hypertec's facilities, Vantage will become a large player with additional capacity in the Montreal market. Hypertec’s 49MW campus includes 25MW across two existing facilities and 24MW of expansion...

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Read Vantage Raises an additional 1.25 Billion in Equity Capital from Digital Colony
Vantage Raises an additional 1.25 Billion in Equity Capital from Digital Colony

Vantage Raises an additional 1.25 Billion in Equity Capital from Digital Colony

November 19, 2020 Vantage Data Centers

DENVER (November 19, 2020) – Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data center campuses, today announced that it has raised US$1.25 billion in incremental equity capital from its existing investors, led by Digital Colony. This funding will be used to fuel ongoing expansion...

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Read Colt DCS launches Inzai 3 near Tokyo
Colt DCS launches Inzai 3 near Tokyo

Colt DCS launches Inzai 3 near Tokyo

November 10, 2020 Colt Tokyo Inzai

Colt Data Centre Services has completed the construction of Inzai 3, a 27 MW, carrier-neutral facility in Japan. The facility expands Colt's Inzai campus where the company has two hyperscale data centers. Demand has been strong and the new facility is already 90 percent pre-leased.Colt Press...

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