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Read SES is in Merger Negotiations With Intelsat
SES is in Merger Negotiations With Intelsat

SES is in Merger Negotiations With Intelsat

April 03, 2023 Luxembourg

Last week, SES said that it had been in merger negotiations with Intelsat, a competitor in the satellite industry. Luxembourg-based SES made the statements in reaction to a Bloomberg article claiming that a merger worth $10 billion is in the works. In a statement released in reaction to market...

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Read OVHcloud announces it will report on Scope 3 emissions to customers
OVHcloud announces it will report on Scope 3 emissions to customers

OVHcloud announces it will report on Scope 3 emissions to customers

March 31, 2023 France

OVHcloud has announced that it will release a full report of Scope 3 emissions produced by its cloud usage beginning this summer. Scope 3 emissions are those which are produced by a company indirectly up and down its value chain, and are increasingly coming under scrutiny. Despite flying under...

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Read Ammunition firm accuses TikTok data center of using too much power in Norway, preventing expansion
Ammunition firm accuses TikTok data center of using too much power in Norway, preventing expansion

Ammunition firm accuses TikTok data center of using too much power in Norway, preventing expansion

March 30, 2023 Norway

Nammo, one of the largest manufacturers of ammunition, co-owned by the Norwegian government and a Finnish state-controlled defense company, has claimed that it is being prevented from expansion, due to TikTok's data centers guzzling the electricity in the area. Elvia, the local energy company,...

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Read HOCHTIEF and Palladio Partners to build and operate sustainable data center in Heiligenhaus, Germany
HOCHTIEF and Palladio Partners to build and operate sustainable data center in Heiligenhaus, Germany

HOCHTIEF and Palladio Partners to build and operate sustainable data center in Heiligenhaus, Germany

March 30, 2023 Germany / Deutschland

HOCHTIEF and infrastructure investor Palladio Partners have announced they have partnered to jointly build and operate a sustainable data center in Heiligenhaus, located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Work on the 9,000-square-meter site in the Heiligenhaus Innovation Park is to commence this...

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Read Dominion Energy and PowerHouse Discover Solution to The Data Center Power Difficulties in Loudoun.
Dominion Energy and PowerHouse Discover Solution to The Data Center Power Difficulties in Loudoun.

Dominion Energy and PowerHouse Discover Solution to The Data Center Power Difficulties in Loudoun.

March 30, 2023 Northern Virginia

PowerHouse anticipates that the 265,000-square-foot building will be occupied by tenants in July, with complete construction scheduled for completion in October. Nonetheless, there is a pervasive power issue. Buddy Rizer, head of Loudoun County Economic Development, stated that each project has a...

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Read Fire at The Building Site of The AdaniConneX Data Center
Fire at The Building Site of The AdaniConneX Data Center

Fire at The Building Site of The AdaniConneX Data Center

March 30, 2023 AdaniConneX Noida

A relatively modest fire broke out at an AdaniConneX data center that was still under construction in Noida, India. The fire was quickly put out after the incident, which occurred on Tuesday at 11:20 p.m. local time and was caused by welding work being performed at the site. Nobody was hurt in...

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Read Keepit powers all its data centers in the Americas and EMEA with 100% renewable energy
Keepit powers all its data centers in the Americas and EMEA with 100% renewable energy

Keepit powers all its data centers in the Americas and EMEA with 100% renewable energy

March 29, 2023 Americas

Keepit has announced it has achieved 100% renewable energy across its data centers located in the Americas and EMEA; it currently operates ten data centers across the U.S., Canada, Germany, the UK, and Denmark. The energy sources that will be utilized come under local renewable energy guarantee...

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Read Actis Plans to Purchase 11 Data Centers Around the Americas
Actis Plans to Purchase 11 Data Centers Around the Americas

Actis Plans to Purchase 11 Data Centers Around the Americas

March 29, 2023 Americas

Actis and Nabiax, a European data center provider owned by Asterion Industrial Partners and Telefónica, have agreed for Actis to purchase 11 data centers spread across six countries in South America and the US. Actis will take complete ownership of the data centers upon settlement. Actis will own...

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Read Battery System Suspected to be Cause of Fire at Maxnod Data Center in France
Battery System Suspected to be Cause of Fire at Maxnod Data Center in France

Battery System Suspected to be Cause of Fire at Maxnod Data Center in France

March 29, 2023 France

A massive fire at a Maxnod-run data center forced the closure of the French facility and seriously damaged the infrastructure. No casualties have been reported; however, it is believed that one firefighter suffered just minor injuries. According to the local government Ain, the...

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Read Mexico Will See an Increase in Data Centers Because of Tesla's Influence
Mexico Will See an Increase in Data Centers Because of Tesla's Influence

Mexico Will See an Increase in Data Centers Because of Tesla's Influence

March 29, 2023 Mexico City / Ciudad de México

The introduction of Tesla in Mexico and the pursuit of automation will exert pressure not just on the automobile sector but also on Data Centers and telecom networks. The electrification of automobiles will need the construction of a higher number of chargers. With the use of data centers,...

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Read Du opens two data centers in the UAE
Du opens two data centers in the UAE

Du opens two data centers in the UAE

March 29, 2023 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has announced the opening of ​​two new data centers, Kizad Abu Dhabi and DSO Dubai. These facilities have been built to expand its nationwide data center footprint and create better infrastructure for local businesses. According to...

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Read Damac plans to build data center in Amman, Jordan
Damac plans to build data center in Amman, Jordan

Damac plans to build data center in Amman, Jordan

March 28, 2023 Dubai

Following an agreement with King Hussein Business Park, Dubai property firm Damac (previously Edgnex) has announced its plans to build a new data center in Amman, Jordan. Specific details regarding the project have not yet been shared, although they are expected to follow shortly. Damac Speaking...

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Read The Green Grid (TGG)'s new tool to tackle data center power consumption
The Green Grid (TGG)'s new tool to tackle data center power consumption

The Green Grid (TGG)'s new tool to tackle data center power consumption

March 28, 2023 United States

The Green Grid (TGG) recently announced the launch of its updated tool, which it says will boost data center power consumption by 50%. Total Cost of Ownership Calculation Tool – dubbed tggTCO, reportedly enables the analysis of different liquid cooling methods' impact on a data center's financial...

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Read Senators Revive a Legislation To Strengthen Federal Data Center Security
Senators Revive a Legislation To Strengthen Federal Data Center Security

Senators Revive a Legislation To Strengthen Federal Data Center Security

March 28, 2023 United States

As institutions continue to consolidate their information repositories, a bipartisan group of senators has proposed legislation to strengthen government data centers' physical and electronic security against various threats. The Office of Management and Budget would be required to work with...

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Read nLighten to provide waste heat to City of Eschborn
nLighten to provide waste heat to City of Eschborn

nLighten to provide waste heat to City of Eschborn

March 27, 2023 Germany / Deutschland

Joining the swathe of data center operators pushing forward circular economy principles, nLighten recently signed a Letter of Intent with the City of Eschborn and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmBH (GIZ) to provide its data center waste-heat for reuse. The company is...

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Read Zeittec modular data center for Public Ministry of Mato Grosso in Brazil launches
Zeittec modular data center for Public Ministry of Mato Grosso in Brazil launches

Zeittec modular data center for Public Ministry of Mato Grosso in Brazil launches

March 27, 2023 Brazil / Brasil

In Campo Grande, western Brazil, a Zeittec-built modular data center has been launched. Spanning 72 sqm (775 sq ft) of usable space, with an area of 340 sqm (3,659 sq ft), the facility, for the Public Ministry of Mato Grosso, will provide the infrastructure for the daily work of around 2,500...

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Read MoU in Zambia to lead to data center projects in the region
MoU in Zambia to lead to data center projects in the region

MoU in Zambia to lead to data center projects in the region

March 27, 2023 Africa

The Zambian Minister of Science and Technology recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Liquid Telecommunications, a digital infrastructure provider, to develop a commercialized data center, alongside several fiber projects in Zambia.The MoU is reportedly part of...

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Read ByteDance announces pledge for carbon neutral operations by 2030
ByteDance announces pledge for carbon neutral operations by 2030

ByteDance announces pledge for carbon neutral operations by 2030

March 27, 2023 China

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, which historically, has been criticized for not “keeping up with its peers,” has announced its pledge to achieve carbon-neutral operations by 2030. The company has outlined that while it will seek to reduce its operational carbon footprint by 90%, it will rely on...

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Read The Mexican Data Center Association Forecasts Investment of $8 Billion
The Mexican Data Center Association Forecasts Investment of $8 Billion

The Mexican Data Center Association Forecasts Investment of $8 Billion

March 27, 2023 Mexico City / Ciudad de México

Mexico's data center industry is poised to receive a significant boost, with the Mexican Association of Data Centers (MEXDC) announcing an $8 billion investment from major companies such as IBM, Oracle, and Equinix. The investment is expected to create over 20,000 jobs in the next few years and...

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Read PG&E Power Failure Causes The Internet Archive Data Center to go Offline
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PG&E Power Failure Causes The Internet Archive Data Center to go Offline

March 26, 2023 United States

After a power failure knocked down its data center, the Internet Archive's digital library was offline for many hours. Free public entry to backups of websites, software programs, games, music, movies, photos, and millions of books is offered by the California-based non-profit. The Bay Area has...

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