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2 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Goodman wins approval for 135MW Macquarie Park data centre

Goodman Property Services has secured approval to build and operate a 135MW data centre at Macquarie Park in Sydney, with…

2 weeks ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

La Caisse acquires stake in India’s Altius for US$ 1.28 billion

Global investment firm La Caisse has invested ₹ 121 billion (US$ 1.28 billion) to acquire a 24 percent stake in…

2 weeks ago

Connectivity | Jan Yong

Four out of six subsea cables in Vietnam out of service

Four out of six subsea cables connecting Vietnam with the rest of Asia are out of service after developing issues…

2 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Firmus commits USD 300m to SUBCO’s APX East trans-Pacific cable

Firmus Technologies has agreed to invest approximately USD 300 million in SUBCO’s planned APX East submarine cable, securing up to…

2 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Infrastructure expert warns AI is creating a new data centre challenge

Synopsis: AI is rapidly transitioning from training environments to real-world inference deployments. This shift fundamentally alters data centre requirements. While…

2 weeks ago

Power | Jan Yong

DayOne, TNB to explore onsite power up to 1.5GW for Greater Kuala Lumpur data center

Singapore-headquartered data center platform DayOne yesterday announced a collaboration with Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to explore on-site power generation up to…

2 weeks ago

Capital | Jan Yong

KKR-Singtel consortium completes purchase of STTGDC

Singapore-headquartered data center platform STTGDC announced today the completion of its acquisition by a KKR-led consortium comprising funds managed by…

2 weeks ago

GPU and Semiconductor | Jan Yong

Freyr AI accelerates Southeast Asia GPU-as-a-Service expansion with major colocation and infrastructure investment

Company grows compute capacity by 164% and commits USD 195 million in infrastructure investment to meet surging demand for enterprise…

2 weeks ago

Capital | Conor McNevin

Keppel DC REIT to acquire stakes in two Tokyo data centers for US$ 1.05 billion

Keppel DC REIT, Asia’s first pure-play data center Real Estate Investment Trust, is set to acquire an 88.62 percent effective…

2 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Insights from the NVIDIA Vera Rubin Workshop with FREYR AI and NEXTDC

“We’re not selling GPUs. We’re selling watts turned into tokens,” said Dapeng Liu, CEO of FREYR AI. Two days at…

2 months ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

South Australia energy precinct bets on staged AI data centre deployment

South Australia’s Aurora Energy Precinct, north of Port Augusta, is emerging as an example of how energy developers are adapting…

2 months ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Equinix appoints former Vocus executive Jarrod Nink to lead Australian business

Equinix has appointed former Vocus executive Jarrod Nink as managing director for Australia, handing leadership of its local operations to…

2 months ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

NSW approves Goodman’s AUD 1.1bn Project Pluto data centre in Western Sydney

The New South Wales Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure has approved Goodman Group’s proposed Project Pluto data centre in…

2 months ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Victoria’s data centre pipeline grows with four new Melbourne proposals

Victoria’s data centre development pipeline has had a growth spurt in recent weeks, with a series of major proposals emerging…

2 months ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Mercury takes stake in Datagrid NZ as Southland AI campus nears go-ahead

New Zealand renewable energy generator Mercury has acquired a 12.7% minority stake in Datagrid NZ, deepening its involvement in…

2 months ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

AEMO seeks new electricity rules for AI-era data centres in Australia

Australia’s electricity market operator has formally asked the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) to introduce new National Electricity Rules governing…

2 months ago

Americas | Simon Dux

IREN lifts AI cloud revenue target after USD 2.8bn contract wins

Australian AI infrastructure company IREN has signed USD 2.8 billion in new multi-year AI cloud contracts with leading AI developers,…

2 months ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Next Capital agrees to acquire Fujitsu’s Australian data centre business

Australian private equity firm Next Capital has signed an agreement to acquire Fujitsu’s Australian data centre business, with completion expected…

2 months ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Coretora plans fibre corridor to extend Melbourne’s data centre availability zone

New Australian fibre infrastructure developer Coretora has unveiled plans for a new AI and hyperscale fibre corridor designed to extend…

2 months ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Macquarie Data Centres acquires AUD 240m Sydney site for planned 200MW AI campus

Macquarie Data Centres has acquired a AUD 240 million development site in Sydney’s Macquarie Park, unveiling plans for a new…

2 months ago

Artificial Intelligence | Conor McNevin

SK Telecom plans 15 GW AI data center expansion across South Korea

South Korea Telecom (SKT) plans to build AI data center capacity with the potential to scale up to 15 GW…

3 months ago

Data Center | Deborah Grey

DigitalBridge and JEXI launch colocation DC platform in Japan

DigitalBridge Group, a global investor in digital infrastructure, and Japan Extensive Infrastructure Ltd. (JEXI), have announced the formation by their…

3 months ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

SK Group announces US$ 1.36 trillion investment into South Korean expansion

SK Group, a multinational manufacturing and services firm, has announced that it will invest a total of KRW 2,100 trillion…

3 months ago

NEA | Conor McNevin

NTT Data, 4R Energy and Nissan Trading strategize to convert data center UPS systems into grid resources

NTT Data Corporation (NTT Data), 4R Energy Corporation (4R Energy) and Nissan Trading Corporation (Nissan Trading) will begin technical verification…

3 months ago

NEA | Conor McNevin

IBM deploys first overseas Quantum System Two in Japan

IBM and Japan’s RIKEN research institute have launched IBM Quantum System Two, a modular, utility-scale quantum computer designed as the…

3 months ago

NEA | Conor McNevin

RIKEN launches new supercomputer for quantum-HPC research in Japan

The RIKEN Center for Computational Science, has begun operating a new GPU-based supercomputer called ROQUO, designed to support research that…

3 months ago

Data Privacy | Conor McNevin

Google Cloud launches localized Google security operations in Seoul

Google Cloud has launched localized data residency for Google Security Operations in the Google Cloud Seoul Region, allowing South Korean…

3 months ago

Data Center | Brendyn Lotz

Equinix opens AI-ready HK6 data center in Hong Kong

Global digital infrastructure firm Equinix has opened its sixth International Business Exchange data center in Hong Kong, and it is…

3 months ago

Data Center | Deborah Grey

STT GDC opens first data center in South Korea

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC), a global data center provider, has announced the opening of STT Seoul 1,…

3 months ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

SK Telecom, NTT and Chunghwa Telecom set up US$ 500 million global fund for AI investments

South Korea’s SK Telecom and Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom, have come together with NTT, a prominent Japanese digital infrastructure player, to…

4 weeks ago

Power | Deborah Grey

Equinix signs solar PPA with Flo Energy in Singapore

Global digital infrastructure provider Equinix has entered into a renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in Singapore, with Flo Energy…

4 weeks ago

SEA | Jan Yong

DayOne secures US$ 415 million green loan from DBS, OCBC & UOB

Singapore-based data center platform DayOne has secured SGD 530 million (US$ 415 million) green loan from Singapore-based leading banks DBS,…

4 weeks ago

Data Center | Jan Yong

Global Switch debuts in Bangkok, to enter Johor soon in Southeast Asia expansion

London-headquartered owner and operator of hyperscale data centers Global Switch Holdings Limited has announced its debut in Thailand as part of…

4 weeks ago

Policy | Jan Yong

Malaysia aims to protect farmland from data center boom: Report

Malaysia plans to protect farmland from increased conversions into industrial use especially for data center and semiconductor factory buildouts, according…

4 weeks ago

Americas | Jan Yong

DayOne files confidentially for US IPO: Report

Singapore-based data center platform DayOne has last week filed confidentially for a United States initial public offering (IPO) which could…

1 month ago

SEA | Jan Yong

Building Thailand’s next digital backbone: Inside Manee Tech Estate’s push to become critical national infrastructure

Manee Tech Estate is positioning its 811-rai (321-acre) site as critical digital infrastructure for hyperscale operators. Key Highlights: Independent Validation:…

1 month ago

Capital | Jan Yong

MRCB sells land in Malaysia for US$ 102 million to Singapore-backed data center firm

Malaysian construction and property developer Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) has sold seven parcels of land in Cyberjaya, Selangor for RM419.05…

1 month ago

Business | Conor McNevin

NTT DC REIT Q1 results show property occupancy improvement

NTT DC REIT, a pure-play data center real estate investment trust, reported its distributable income for the first quarter (Q1)…

1 month ago

Capital | Jan Yong

STT GDC secures USD 1.37 billion green financing for Johor campus

Data center platform ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) today announced that it has secured a green financing facility…

1 month ago

Capital | Jan Yong

Digital Core REIT to enter Singapore, expand in Japan with proceeds from stake sale of North American assets

Digital Core REIT, a pure-play data center REIT sponsored by Digital Realty, announced today it has agreed to sell interests in three North…

3 months ago

Capital | Deborah Grey

CtrlS secures US$ 739 million investment commitment from CPP Investments

CtrlS Datacenters Ltd., a key player in South Asia’s data center landscape, has announced a strategic partnership with Canada Pension…

3 months ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

TCS partners with Anthropic to drive enterprise AI adoption

Tata Consultancy Services, an Indian multinational technology company providing IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has announced a global strategic…

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