Hong Kong poised for AI-driven growth surge: JLL
Hong Kong is positioned for a major growth cycle as per the findings of a recent report by global real estate advisory and research firm JLL. This is mainly due to the global surge in demand for AI ready digital infrastructure, as well as Hong Kong’s extensive submarine cable network and relatively low exposure to […]
Q&A | Nordics represent the gold standard for digital infrastructure: Brittany Kaiser, CEO, AlphaTON Capital
In December 2025, AlphaTON Capital Corp, a digital asset treasury company focused on the accumulation of TON tokens and the development of the Telegram ecosystem, entered into a 60-month enterprise colocation agreement with European data center operator atNorth AB. According to the company, this deployment represents AlphaTON’s first large-scale data center implementation and is intended […]
OpenAI partners with Cerebras to deliver faster AI inference
OpenAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) research and deployment company, and Cerebras, an American AI and semiconductor company, have signed a multi-year agreement to deploy 750 MW of Cerebras wafer-scale AI systems, beginning in 2026. This deployment will progress in multiple phases through 2028. In a press release, OpenAI says that Cerebras’ purpose-built AI systems aim […]
GreenSquareDC pushes ahead with 100MW-plus Sydney campus
Construction is underway on GreenSquareDC’s flagship SYD1 hyperscale campus in Greater Western Sydney, as Australia’s data centre sector responds to rising demand for sovereign, AI-ready compute capacity. GreenSquareDC has begun construction of a 100MW-plus hyperscale data centre campus in Greater Western Sydney, marking a significant step in the expansion of onshore digital infrastructure to support […]
SPECIAL FEATURE | India lays the roadmap for democratizing access to AI
The Government of India has recently released a whitepaper on AI infrastructure, laying the foundation for making it accessible to all citizens, especially those who predominantly use regional languages, and those who hail from non-metropolitan areas. The paper titled Democratising Access to AI Infrastructure aims to showcase ways to enable equitable participation in India’s digital […]
xAI to build US$ 20 billion data center in Mississippi
xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, plans to build a major data center called MACROHARDRR, in Southaven, Mississippi, committing more than US$ 20 billion to the project. This facility is being touted as the largest economic development project in the state’s history. The company has purchased an existing building in Southaven, and […]
SPECIAL FEATURE | How the AI story will unfold globally over the next five years
As per a recent JLL report, AI workloads would account for half of all workloads by 2030, with inference alone accounting for over a third of the workloads. In this piece we take a deeper look at how AI will reshape global digital infrastructure over the next five years. The JLL report titled 2026 Global […]
Global DC capacity to go up by 100 GW, AI to account for half of all workloads by 2030: JLL
According to a recent report by JLL, data center capacity across the world could go up by 100 GW by 2030. It also finds that by then, AI could represent half of all workloads with inference becoming the primary driver. Moreover, this explosive growth will require investments worth a mind-boggling US$ 3 trillion over the […]
SDAIA lays foundation stone for 480MW Hexagon government data center in Riyadh
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) has laid the foundation stone for a 480 MW government data center in Riyadh. The project named Hexagon will be a Tier IV facility built over a total area of 30 million square feet. SDAIA is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)’s competent authority concerned with data […]
Compute Nordic gets permission to build 212 MW data center in Finland
Compute Nordic Ltd, a Norway-based data center developer and operator, has received formal approval of construction permits, and completed execution of power agreements, to develop 212 MW of IT compute capacity for the first phase of its AI Training and Inference Campus in Mikkeli, Finland. This achievement establishes the foundation for one of the most […]