UAE-India sign MoU for Data Center development of 2GW capacity
The Ministry of Investment of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India’s Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) to set out a framework for the expansion of bilateral investment cooperation in the digital infrastructure sector, with a special emphasis on data centre projects in India. India’s data […]
Indian DC Market grows past 1GW mark: Cushman & Wakefield Report
Cushman & Wakefield, a global commercial real estate services firm that also produces periodic reports on the data center construction, has come out with its latest report that says that the Indian data center market capacity has finally gone past the 1GW mark. The report titled Asia Pacific Data Center Update H2 2023 says, “In […]
Nxtra to power Indian DCs with 140,208 MWh of Renewable Energy
Nxtra by Airtel, a major player in India’s data centre market, is planning to source more power for its data centers from renewable energy sources. The company announced that it has entered into a power-wheeling agreement with two energy companies, AmpIn Energy and Amplus Energy, to procure an additional 140,208 MWh of renewable energy. In […]
NTT Ltd. Reveals Expansion Strategy with New Data Center Campus in Paris
NTT Ltd. has announced its plans to strengthen its global presence through a significant expansion of its data center operations in the Paris market. This strategic move is spearheaded by the company’s Global Data Centers division, marking its inaugural venture into the development and operation of a data center campus in this vital European hub. […]
Globe Telecom Accelerates Cable Station Construction for Philippine Network
Globe Telecom is forging ahead with its efforts to finalize the construction of all cable landing stations supporting the Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network (PDSCN) this year, as it intensifies its infrastructure development to bolster digitalization. Reporting that inland facilities for the $150-million subsea cable project have reached 90-percent completion, the company underscores the pivotal […]
Amazon’s Investment into Data Centres in Australia: The Next Chapter
Amazon’s investment into data centres in Australia is entering a new phase as it unveiled plans for two new mega-data centres, One will be located in the Smeaton Grange Industrial Park just over 50 kilometres south-west of the centre of Sydney. The second will be located at Cobblebank, around 40km north-west of Melbourne’s CBD. Both […]