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Capital | Jan Yong

PLDT postpones Philippines’ first data center REIT IPO citing market volatility

Philippines telco PLDT Inc. has postponed the public listing of its data center unit Vitro REIT Inc. to 2027 citing unfavourable…

1 week ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

Odisha Cabinet greenlights US$ 18.62 million backup data center

The Odisha Cabinet in India has approved a Rs 176.83 crore (US$ 18.62 million) disaster recovery data center, set to…

1 week ago

Power | Deborah Grey

Tata Power announces US$ 1.5 billion Mumbai grid expansion for data centers

Tata Power, a vertically integrated power company and part of the Tata Group, India’s largest multinational business conglomerate, has announced a…

1 week ago

Data Center | Deborah Grey

Hillhouse launches TeraNova DC in India

Hillhouse Investment, a Singapore-based global alternative asset management firm, has launched TeraNova DC, a new data center platform in India.…

1 week ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

Submer partners with BTCL for AI infrastructure development in India

Submer India Pvt. Ltd., part of the Submer Group, the full-stack AI infrastructure company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

1 week ago

Data Center | Jan Yong

Malaysia approves 27 data center projects with US$ 55.4 billion investment

Malaysia has approved 27 data center projects with an estimated investment of RM225.97 billion (US$ 55.4 billion) as of July 2026, the…

1 week ago

Capital | Jan Yong

Princeton Digital Group seeks US$1.2 billion loan to fund Johor data center: Report

Singapore-headquartered data center operator Princeton Digital Group Ltd (PDG) is seeking a syndicated loan of up to US$1.2 billion (RM4.9…

1 week ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

DigiCo secures 71MW Sydney data centre contract as it prioritises Australia

DigiCo Infrastructure REIT has signed a 15-year contract for 71MW of data centre capacity at its SYD1 facility in Sydney,…

1 week ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

IREN plans 900MW data centre campus near Wagga Wagga

AI cloud provider IREN has outlined plans for a 900MW data centre campus near Wagga Wagga, NSW, with a proposed…

1 week ago

Capital | Jan Yong

DayOne’s billings surpass 1GW; upsizes its Malaysia financing to US$7.2 billion

Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure platform, DayOne Data Centers Limited today announced it has surpassed 1GW of billings following the recent upsize of its senior…

3 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Firmus expands Meta AI infrastructure deal into Southeast Asia

Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus Technologies has expanded its relationship with Meta into Southeast Asia, signing agreements for GPU compute…

3 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

AWS says state permits block renewable diesel for backup generators

Amazon Web Services says existing state-level permits prevent it from switching its Australian data centres’ backup generators to renewable diesel,…

4 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Hydro weighs 444MW Firmus load as Tasmania nears energy balance

Hydro Tasmania said it is weighing a potential long-term electricity arrangement with AI infrastructure developer Firmus as Tasmania remains broadly…

4 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Firmus backs tougher data centre rules in Tasmania, wants project-by-project assessment

Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus Technologies has called for tighter transparency requirements and proportionate energy and water standards for AI…

4 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Google, Microsoft back Australian data centre rules with flexible clean energy demands

Google and Microsoft have backed the development of nationally consistent rules for Australia’s burgeoning data centre sector, but are calling…

4 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Northern Territory challenges Australia’s proposed data centre energy rules

The Northern Territory Government has rejected a proposed national requirement for large data centres to fully offset their electricity demand…

4 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Vocus plans 4,000km Brisbane-Darwin fibre route

Australian operator Vocus has announced plans for a 4,000-kilometre ducted fibre route connecting Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin, expanding its Australian…

4 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

AEMC opens consultation on data centre network cost recovery

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has opened consultation on two rule change requests aimed at making data centres and…

4 weeks ago

ANZ | Brendyn Lotz

SUBCO eyes 2029 completion for three new Indo-Pacific cable systems

SUBCO, a developer, owner, and operator of next-generation submarine fiber-optic cable infrastructure, has announced that it will be building three…

4 weeks ago

ANZ | Simon Dux

Australian data centre operators raise AU$35bn in 2026 as debt funding surges

Australian data centre operators have raised at least AU$35bn in funding so far in 2026, with debt accounting for 85…

2 months 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 months ago

Data Center | Deborah Grey

Get ready for Korea CDC 2026!

This September w.media is coming to Seoul for the Korea Cloud & Datacenter Convention (KRCDC) 2026, which will take place…

2 months ago

Artificial Intelligence | Deborah Grey

SK Telecom launches AI DC infrastructure company SK Horizon with investments from KKR and IMM

South Korean telecommunications major SK Telecom has announced the launch of SK Horizon, a new artificial intelligence data center company…

2 months ago

Automation | Conor McNevin

LG Electronics and NVIDIA build AI factory to advance robotics and industrial AI

LG Electronics (LG), a South Korean multinational conglomerate, and NVIDIA are expanding their AI partnership by establishing an AI factory…

2 months ago

Capital | Conor McNevin

Empyrion Digital secures financing for 7MW Taipei data center

Empyrion Digital, a digital infrastructure provider, has secured financing from E.Sun Bank, a major private commercial bank, to support the…

2 months ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

Alibaba Cloud expands South Korean footprint with third data center

Alibaba Group’s AI infrastructure and intelligence provider, Alibaba Cloud, has announced the launch of its third data center in South…

2 months ago

Data Center | Deborah Grey

Goodman signs 20-year lease with global hyperscaler in Greater Tokyo

Goodman Group, a global provider of digital infrastructure, has signed a 20-year lease with a global hyperscale customer for the…

2 months ago

Data Center | Conor McNevin

South Korea seeks industry partners for space data center ecosystem

The South Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), a Korean government-funded space and aeronautics agency, is reportedly considering launching a national space…

3 months ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

SK hynix invests US$ 38.1 billion in two new AI memory fabs

SK hynix, a South Korean semiconductor manufacturer, has announced that it will invest approximately KRW 54 trillion (US$ 38.1 billion)…

3 months ago

Artificial Intelligence | Conor McNevin

Envision commissions 2 GW AI infrastructure campus in Inner Mongolia

Envision Energy (Envision), a Chinese multinational corporation, has announced the commissioning of the Envision Galaxy Campus in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia.…

1 week ago

Capital | Jan Yong

AirTrunk postpones Singapore US$1.5 billion REIT IPO amid AI stock selloff: Report

Blackstone-backed hyperscale data center operator AirTrunk has postponed its planned Singapore REIT listing to possibly early next year citing market…

1 week ago

Capital | Jan Yong

DayOne secures US$3.7 billion loan for Malaysia expansion

Singapore-based data center developer DayOne today said it has secured RM15 billion (US$3.67 billion) loan from a consortium of seven…

1 week ago

Capital | Jan Yong

Bridge Data Centres seeks to double loan size to US$6.6 billion for Malaysian operations: Report

Singapore-headquartered Bridge Data Centres (BDC) is in discussions with banks to more than double the size of an existing loan…

2 weeks ago

Capital | Jan Yong

SM+ to acquire Princeton Digital Group’s enterprise data center business in Indonesia

Indonesian digital infrastructure firm PT SMPlus Digital Investama (together with its affiliates, “SM+”), announced today that it has signed a…

2 weeks ago

Capital | Jan Yong

DayOne in talks for US$500 million bond: Report

Singapore-based data center platform DayOne Data Centers Ltd has been discussing with banks for weeks about a potential US$500 million bond…

2 weeks ago

Artificial Intelligence | Jan Yong

SoftBank, Grab, PETROS ink deal to explore AI infrastructure in Sarawak, Malaysia

Investment firm SoftBank Group Corp., Southeast Asian superapp Grab Holdings Limited and Sarawak’s state-owned energy firm Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (“PETROS”)…

2 weeks ago

SEA | Jan Yong

Water constraints in Selangor could slow down data center construction in 2027

New data center investment and construction could slow down in 2027 in Selangor, Malaysia due to water constraints, a research…

2 weeks ago

Policy | Jan Yong

Singapore’s Digital Infrastructure Bill passed in Parliament

Singapore’s Digital Infrastructure Bill which introduced two new licensing regime, was passed in Parliament yesterday. The new law aims to…

2 weeks ago

Power | Jan Yong

Malaysia’s power system faces constraints amid high data center demand: Regulator

High electricity demand from data centers is putting pressure on Malaysia’s power generation and grid capacity, the country’s energy regulator…

2 weeks ago

Capital | Jan Yong

Zankore in talks to raise fresh US$ 6 billion loan: Report

Singapore’s United Overseas Bank Ltd., which jointly underwrote Zankore’s US$3.1 billion loan with four other banks in September, is now…

2 months ago

Cloud | Brendyn Lotz

DE-CIX India launches PoP at AdaniConneX’s Chennai 1 data center

AdaniConneX, the joint venture between Adani Group and EdgeConneX that has become one of India’s fastest-growing data center developers, has…

2 months ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

CtrlS Datacenters lands US$ 26 million investment from two Indian tech founders

CtrlS Datacenters, an Indian data center operator headquartered in Hyderabad, has welcomed entrepreneurs Nikhil Kamath and Sreeram Reddy Vanga as…

2 months ago

Data Center | Deborah Grey

SPECIAL FEATURE | Digital infrastructure forming the backbone of Viksit Bharat

Eight decades after Independence, India is surging forth on its digital transformation journey. With satellites in space, high-capacity data cables…

2 months ago

GPU and Semiconductor | Deborah Grey

L&T partners with Together AI to deploy NVIDIA B300 infrastructure at Chennai AI factory

Vyoma.AI, an L&T company, through its AI infrastructure subsidiary LTN Compute, has secured an NVIDIA B300 AI Factory for Together…

2 months ago

Connectivity | Deborah Grey

Lightstorm secures US$ 261 million debt facility to launch India’s AI Superhighway to SEA

Lightstorm, a global AI connectivity platform, has launched India’s ‘AI superhighway’ – a utility-grade, deep trenched, high-capacity fiber network spanning…

2 months ago

Expert Speak | Deborah Grey

Why the future of data centers will be software-defined, not just hardware-dense

For years, data center growth emphasized scale, larger campuses, and higher densities. Now, the focus shifts from hardware to intelligent…

2 months ago

Cloud | Deborah Grey

Microsoft’s India South Central cloud region goes live

Microsoft has announced the general availability of its fourth cloud region in India. The South Central cloud region in Hyderabad,…

3 months ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

Anant Raj to spin off data center and cloud operations into Ashok Cloud

Indian real estate and infrastructure development firm Anant Raj Limited has proposed a strategic restructuring that will see the company…

3 months ago

Capital | Brendyn Lotz

TCS adds Anakapalli and Pune sites to fuel its data center push

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global IT services, consulting, and business solutions firm, has reportedly secured 200 acres of land…

3 months ago

Cooling | Deborah Grey

SPECIAL FEATURE | Cooling without the cold: Lessons from the hottest regions

Liquid cooling is fast becoming the default for AI-dense data centers. But what happens when your facility sits in one…

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