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Read NEXTDC raised $408 million (USD) and announced Sydney expansion
NEXTDC raised $408 million (USD) and announced Sydney expansion

NEXTDC raised $408 million (USD) and announced Sydney expansion

April 02, 2020 NEXTDC

NEXTDC, The Australia-based data centre operator, completed a $408 million USD ($672 million AUD) in institutional placement and announced plans to accelerate the development of its S3 Sydney data center. The first phase will be 12 MW and is expected to be completed by the first half of fiscal...

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Read Equinix Completes US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers in Mexico
Equinix Completes US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers in Mexico

Equinix Completes US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers in Mexico

January 09, 2020 Equinix

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of three data centers from Axtel S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AXTELCPO) that serve the Mexico City and Monterrey metro areas of Mexico....

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Read Equinix to Expand into Mexico With US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers (PR)
Equinix to Expand into Mexico With US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers (PR)

Equinix to Expand into Mexico With US$175 Million Acquisition of Three Axtel Data Centers (PR)

October 04, 2019 Equinix

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced it has entered into an agreement with Axtel S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: AXTELCPO) to acquire three data centers that serve the Mexico City and Monterrey metro areas of...

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Read Equinix Appoints Jon Lin as President, Americas
Equinix Appoints Jon Lin as President, Americas

Equinix Appoints Jon Lin as President, Americas

June 17, 2019 Equinix

Congrats to Jon Lin who was promoted by Equinix to President of the Americas. Jon will oversee existing operations in North and South America. Equinix Press Release: REDWOOD CITY, Calif – Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that it has...

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Read Eugene Henegouwen is Appointed as President of EMEA for Equimix
Eugene Henegouwen is Appointed as President of EMEA for Equimix

Eugene Henegouwen is Appointed as President of EMEA for Equimix

April 15, 2019 Equinix

Equinix has appointed Eugene Bergen Henegouwen as the new President of EMEA. Eugene has been at Equinix since 2013. Since that that time, he has held the role of SVP of Sales in the EMEA region, overseeing the tripling of revenue in the region over the last 6 years. Before joining Equinix,...

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Read 5G Networks acquires Melbourne Data Centre for 5.7 million
5G Networks acquires Melbourne Data Centre for 5.7 million

5G Networks acquires Melbourne Data Centre for 5.7 million

April 03, 2019 5G Networks (5GN)

Australian telecommunications carrier 5G Networks (ASX: 5GN) will add $3 million of annualised revenue to its books through the $5.7 million acquisition of Melbourne Data Centre (MDC). The investment will enable a strategic expansion of 5GN’s infrastructure footprint and strengthen its current...

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Read NEXTDC appointed Enterprise data centre provider for Queensland Government
NEXTDC appointed Enterprise data centre provider for Queensland Government

NEXTDC appointed Enterprise data centre provider for Queensland Government

March 26, 2019 NEXTDC: B1 Brisbane

NextDC will provide the Queensland government with data center-as-a-Service (DCaaS) solutions from its Brisbane facilities. The Australian colo company is the second provider to join the Queensland government’s ICT supplier panel in addition to Pulse Data Centre. NEXTDC's Announcement: We have...

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Read Urbis Plans New Data Centre For Brisbane Market
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Urbis Plans New Data Centre For Brisbane Market

October 17, 2018 Urbis

Planning and urban design company Urbis has applied to authorities to build a new Australian data centre in the Brisbane area. The company’s application shows intent to build on a plot at 7001 Hoepner Road, Bundamba, which is near the city of Ipswich, around 30km from Brisbane. The initial...

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Read Tenant becomes landlord with NextDC taking over buildings from APDC
NextDC is set to take over the properties housing its data centres in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.

As the sole tenant of the three buildings, NextDC was presented the opportunity – and the pric...

Tenant becomes landlord with NextDC taking over buildings from APDC

October 17, 2018 NEXTDC

NextDC is set to take over the properties housing its data centres in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. As the sole tenant of the three buildings, NextDC was presented the opportunity – and the price tag of around AU$300 million – to purchase back Asia Pacific Data Centres (APDC) and consequently the...

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Read Equinix Says Its New Wholesale Data Center Business is Much Bigger Than Previously Thought
Equinix is in the sweet spot to capture a bigger share of the wholesale data center market, which are generally deployments larger than 1 megawatt. Equinix's Interconnection ecosystems are a strong...

Equinix Says Its New Wholesale Data Center Business is Much Bigger Than Previously Thought

July 09, 2018 Equinix

Equinix is in the sweet spot to capture a bigger share of the wholesale data center market, which are generally deployments larger than 1 megawatt. Equinix's Interconnection ecosystems are a strong magnet, even for larger compute deployments. The mid-point of guidance for Equinix’s new wholesale...

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Read NEXTDC launches Australia's first Uptime Institute Tier IV-Certified Constructed Facility (PR)
NEXTDC launches Australia's first Uptime Institute Tier IV-Certified Constructed Facility (PR)

NEXTDC launches Australia's first Uptime Institute Tier IV-Certified Constructed Facility (PR)

October 05, 2017 NEXTDC: B2 Brisbane

NEXTDC announced that its B2 Brisbane data centre is the first Australian data centre – and the first Asia Pacific colocation data centre – to receive Tier IV Certification of Constructed Facility (TCCF) from Uptime Institute, the world’s leading independent data centre advisory and certification...

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Read Equinix Completes Acquisition of 29 Data Centers from Verizon [Press Release]
Equinix Completes Acquisition of 29 Data Centers from Verizon [Press Release]

Equinix Completes Acquisition of 29 Data Centers from Verizon [Press Release]

May 01, 2017 Equinix

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 1, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of 29 data centers and their operations from Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ). The U.S. $3.6 billion...

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