2026 to see chip power, cooling, memory and energy systems converge
AI data centre development is entering a more complex and capital-intensive phase, according to Taiwan-based analysts TrendForce who have laid out what they think the key trends will be in 2026. This new phase is due to growth in AI workloads beginning to expose structural constraints across compute, cooling, memory, power delivery and energy storage. […]
Japan’s largest data center cluster to come up in Toyama prefecture
Nanto City in Toyama Prefecture has approved the first phase of what is being envisioned as Japan’s largest data center cluster, a project that could eventually support up to 3.1 GW of capacity. The city council voted to sell approximately 13.1 hectares of land to GigaStream Toyama K.K. for Phase 1 of the development, known […]
Chirisa plans two new data centers in Virginia
Chirisa, an Ireland-based investor in digital infrastructure, communications and real estate, and American Real Estate Partners, a U.S-based fund manager, plan to build two data center buildings totaling 380,000 square feet in Chesterfield county, Virginia. Local media reports indicate that the facility will come up at the site of a now demolished factory in Meadowville […]
SoftBank Group to acquire DigitalBridge for US$ 4 billion
SoftBank Group, a Japanese multinational investment holding company, has agreed to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a global alternative asset manager focused on digital infrastructure, including data centers, fiber networks, cell towers, and edge assets. The cash deal valued at about US$ 4 billion positions the Japanese technology investor to expand its control over infrastructure critical to […]
Goodman and CPP launch AUD 14bn European data centre partnership
Australia’s Goodman Group has signed an agreement to establish a AUD 14 billion (EUR 8 billion) European data centre partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). The 50/50 partnership involves an initial total capital commitment of AUD 3.9 billion (EUR 2.2 billion) to develop a portfolio of data centre projects in Frankfurt, […]
Ares completes significant data center investments in Northern Virginia
Ares, a major global alternative investment firm, has completed two U.S. data center transactions in Northern Virginia, expanding its exposure to digital infrastructure through its real assets and digital infrastructure businesses. In a press release, Ares Digital Infrastructure revealed that it has acquired a 314-acre site along the I-95 South data center corridor in Spotsylvania […]