Business – Page 13

4 weeks ago

Africa | Brendyn Lotz

Kenya’s standalone data center license aims to lure investment

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is proposing a standalone license category for colocation data center operators. As it stands,…

4 weeks ago

APAC | Jan Yong

DeepCtrls closes Series B+ financing; plans Physical AI expansion

China-based Physical AI platform DeepCtrls has completed its Series B+ financing round, led by CATL, with strategic investment from Aramco…

4 weeks ago

Capital | Conor McNevin

Loft Orbital and Marlan Space unveil US$ 1 billion plan for 50-Satellite AI constellation

Loft Orbital (Loft), a global space infrastructure company, and Marlan Space, a UAE-based investor and subsidiary of IHC, announced a…

4 weeks ago

Capital | Jan Yong

Telkomsel mulls stake sale of NeutraDC

Indonesia’s telecom operator PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel), is considering selling a majority stake in NeutraDC, its data center arm, through a…

4 weeks ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

Blue Origin to develop communications network around Mars for NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a contract worth US$ 700 million with Blue Origin Enterprises, L.P.…

4 weeks ago

Connectivity | Jan Yong

Gulf and Singtel ink MOU to build new submarine cable system connecting Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore

Thai energy conglomerate Gulf Development and Singapore’s telecommunications group Singtel Group recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a…

4 weeks ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

S+B Gruppe building 12 MW NIMB data center in Bucharest metro

S+B Gruppe AG, a real estate project development and investment company based in Austria, is developing a data center in…

4 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Transgrid warns Sydney data centre demand is stretching grid capacity

Transgrid, the transmission network operator for New South Wales, is warning that Sydney’s data centre boom is putting increasing pressure…

4 weeks ago

Americas | Brendyn Lotz

Telxius builds Tikal cable landing station in Cancun alongside new edge data center

Telecommunication infrastructure and connectivity provider Telxius is developing a carrier-neutral, AI-ready landing gateway and edge data center in Cancun, Mexico.…

4 weeks ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

Canada introduces national rules for data center development

The Canadian federal government has introduced a national framework for data center development as demand for computing infrastructure grows with…

2 months ago

Capital | Conor McNevin

Yondr Group to sell majority interest in UK data center asset to GLIL

Yondr Group (Yondr), an owner and operator of hyperscale data center, has agreed to sell a majority stake in one…

2 months ago

Americas | Brendyn Lotz

Dynamix closes US$ 95 million fund to cover Texas data center capacity deposits

Texas-based investment firm Dynamix Capital Partners, together with Staubach Capital and Soda Springs, has closed a US$ 95 million fund…

2 months ago

Americas | Brendyn Lotz

Equinix lifts 2029 outlook, downplays power and equipment constraints

Digital infrastructure provider Equinix has raised its financial guidance for the second consecutive quarter and updated its long-term outlook through…

2 months ago

Americas | Brendyn Lotz

Eaton Fiber secures US$ 1.5 billion investment to expand Verizon fiber network

Bain Capital, a global private investment firm, and Tillman Global Holdings, a private holding and investment firm building digital and…

2 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

Cloud Capital closes US$ 520 million ABS financing deal for data center

Cloud Capital, a global data center investment management firm, has closed a US$ 520 million asset-backed securities (ABS) issuance supported…

2 months ago

Capital | Jan Yong

Korea’s SK Telecom, Singapore’s GIC among bidders for possible 50 per cent stake sale in Bridge Data Centres: Report

Three months after news surfaced about a possible stake sale of Singapore-based data center platform Bridge Data Centres by owner…

2 months ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

ADB invests US$ 75.8 million in Sime Darby Property data center sukuk

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), a multilateral development bank, will invest up to RM 300 million (US$ 75.8 million) in…

2 months ago

Capital | Jan Yong

Vantage mulls selling its US$ 2 billion data centers in Malaysia: Bloomberg

Global provider of hyperscale data centers, Vantage Data Centers, which is backed by DigitalBridge Group Inc, is considering selling its assets…

2 months ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

AirTrunk raises US$ 2.3 billion in green financing for JHB2 hyperscale campus

Hyperscale data center operator AirTrunk has secured RM 9.5 billion (US$ 2.3 billion) in green financing under its Green Financing…

2 months ago

Americas | Brendyn Lotz

AMD secures up to 2.5 GW of US data center capacity from Core Scientific

Core Scientific, a digital infrastructure company, has announced a partnership under which chipmaker AMD will secure up to 2.5 GW…

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8 months ago

APAC | Simon Dux

New Zealand could unlock NZD 70bn from data centre exports – BCG

New Zealand has a “genuine right to win” a share of the global AI infrastructure buildout, but must act quickly…

8 months ago

Policy | Conor McNevin

Eagan, Minnesota announces one year moratorium on DC development

The Eagan City Council has reportedly approved a one-year moratorium on data centers and cryptocurrency operations, the first such pause…

8 months ago

APAC | Jan Yong

Thailand plans to impose bank guarantees for power purchase by data centers

Thailand plans to impose a requirement for a bank guarantee or collateral to secure power purchases for data centers and…

8 months ago

Policy | Conor McNevin

Eagan City Council considers one-year moratorium on data centers and crypto mining

In Minnesota, the Eagan City Council is expected to vote this week on a one-year moratorium on new data centers…

8 months ago

Artificial Intelligence | Jan Yong

Singapore to set up National AI Council to steer AI adoption

Singapore will set up a new National AI Council to oversee and harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in…

8 months ago

APAC | Simon Dux

Paper explores engagement models for Australia’s data centre expansion

A new academic paper by UTS Transdisciplinary School academic Dr Bronwyn Cumbo argues that participatory design could provide a structured…

8 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

New York lawmakers propose temporary moratorium on data centers

New York State Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Anna Kelles have recently introduced legislation to impose a temporary, three-year moratorium…

8 months ago

APAC | Jan Yong

[Opinion] Revisiting the first data center protest in Malaysia

Following the much-publicised protest last Saturday by a group of 50 residents demanding an end to dust pollution allegedly caused…

8 months ago

Policy | Deborah Grey

India offers tax holiday till 2047 to foreign cloud service providers using Indian data centers

India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a surprising announcement while delivering the nation’s budget on Sunday, offering foreign cloud service…

8 months ago

Americas | Conor McNevin

New Orleans temporarily suspends data center development pending impact study and zoning review

The New Orleans City Council voted to halt new data center projects citywide while the City Planning Commission (CPC) reviews…

1 month ago

Americas | Brendyn Lotz

GNM switches on New York PoP at Tribeca data center

GNM, a telecommunications and internet infrastructure provider, has switched on its new point of presence (PoP) at Digital Realty’s colocation…

1 month ago

Data Center | Deborah Grey

DataVolt and Zain KSA partner to develop data center portfolio across Saudi Arabia

Zain KSA, a telecommunications and integrated digital services provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has announced a Memorandum of…

1 month ago

Artificial Intelligence | Conor McNevin

AWS Saudi Arabia cloud region set for December 2026 launch

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced at the LEAP technology conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, its plans for the company’s first…

1 month 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…

1 month ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

DataVolt and HUMAIN break ground on first AI data center in NEOM

DataVolt, a Saudi-based large-scale data center infrastructure developer, and HUMAIN, an artificial intelligence company owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment…

1 month ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

ESDS Software Solution’s IPO oversubscribed by 16X as bidding enters final stretch

ESDS Software Solution, an Indian technology company providing cloud computing, data center infrastructure, and managed IT services, has launched its…

1 month ago

Data Center | Conor McNevin

YIT to build new atNorth data center in Finland

YIT, a Finnish construction company, has agreed with Nordic data center services provider atNorth, to build a new data center…

1 month ago

Data Center | Conor McNevin

The Green party calls for tighter rules on UK data centers

The UK Green Party is calling on the British government to stop automatically classifying new data centers as “critical infrastructure,”…

1 month ago

Africa | Brendyn Lotz

Stratos Lab launches AI cloud at Digital Parks Africa data center in South Africa

South African AI neocloud provider Stratos Lab, together with data center operator Digital Parks Africa and ECOBLOX, has announced the…

1 month ago

Americas | Brendyn Lotz

Alibaba Cloud’s first South American region goes online in Brazil

Alibaba Cloud, the AI infrastructure and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has announced the launch of its first cloud region…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Aurora Tang

Meta Platforms strikes geothermal energy deal with Sage to power US data centre

Facebook owner Meta Platforms struck a deal to buy geothermal power from Sage Geosystems to supply its U.S. data centres,…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Nick Parfitt

Data Centre Sustainability: The Time is Now

As we look towards 2030 and beyond, Australian data centres have enormous growth potential. However, alongside that potential comes growing…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Hazel Moises

Sustainability Concerns Lead to 5 MW Cap on New DC Projects in Northern Taiwan

Growing concerns surrounding availability of adequate sustainable power sources have prompted the Taiwanese government to impose a 5 MW cap…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Aurora Tang

Malaysia to regulate sustainability efforts in data centres under new framework

The Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (Petra) will place emphasis on sustainability for the data centre industry in…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Hazel Moises

Nxera Sets Ambitious Sustainability Goals for Data Centers

Nxera, a leading data center business unit within the Singtel Group, has unveiled its inaugural sustainability report, outlining a comprehensive…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Hazel Moises

Equinix Data Center Heat Powers Olympic Pool

The 2024 Paris Olympics is more than just a sporting event; it’s a showcase of innovative solutions to pressing global…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Aurora Tang

China prioritises Sustainability, unveils Action Plan for Energy Efficient Data Centres

China is one of the world’s largest data center markets today, with an IT capacity of over 3GW. With an…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Deborah Grey

Sustainability dominates the conversation at Bangalore CDC

Over 650 delegates thronged W.Media’s Bangalore Cloud and Datacenter Convention this year, where industry experts made insightful presentations about the…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Hazel Moises

Google Ends Mass Purchase of Carbon Offsets, Aims for Net-Zero Emissions by 2030

Tech giant Google has shifted its strategy on achieving carbon neutrality, abandoning its previous practice of mass-purchasing cheap carbon offsets.…

2 years ago

Sustainability | Deborah Grey

Nxtra by Airtel joins RE100 Initiative for Sustainability

Nxtra by Airtel, one of the largest data center companies in India, has joined the global RE100, a global corporate…

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