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Read The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a colocation contract to Equinix.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a colocation contract to Equinix.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a colocation contract to Equinix.

September 25, 2024 Equinix

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Equinix a contract for colocation services for its Homeland Security Enterprise Network. Published on SAM.gov on September 17, the tender called for "power, connectivity and related operations and maintenance," adding that the services will...

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Read Equinix becomes one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers after issuing $750m in green bonds
Equinix becomes one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers after issuing $750m in green bonds

Equinix becomes one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers after issuing $750m in green bonds

September 17, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has now become one of the top 10 largest US corporate issuers in the market, issuing $750 million in green bonds across two offerings. The company says it will use the proceeds to advance sustainability initiatives across its business. Equinix said the funding will be towards initiatives...

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Read NTT selected to deploy Private 5G in Brownsville, Texas
NTT selected to deploy Private 5G in Brownsville, Texas

NTT selected to deploy Private 5G in Brownsville, Texas

September 10, 2024 NTT

NTT Data has been selected by the City of Brownsville in Texas to deploy private 5G wireless connectivity across the city. It will build and manage a turnkey private 5G network with high-speed and low latency. In addition, NTT’s Smart Solutions will be deployed to deliver data analysis,...

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Read NTT acquires land in Johor for new data center
NTT acquires land in Johor for new data center

NTT acquires land in Johor for new data center

August 31, 2024 NTT Data

NTT this week revealed that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Tropicana Firstwide Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tropicana Corporation Berhad for the purchase of freehold land in Gelang Patah, Johor Bahru. The 68.457-acre plot was acquired for a cash consideration of...

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Read Equinix explores deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at Dublin data center
Equinix explores deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at Dublin data center

Equinix explores deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at Dublin data center

August 17, 2024 Equinix

Colocation firm Equinix is exploring deployment of hydrogen fuel cells at its data center in Dublin, Ireland. A spokesperson for the company noted that while a temporary demonstration pod was deployed at one of the company's sites on tour from ESB and GeoPura, is not a permanent deployment. Peter...

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Read Equinix surpasses $1bn EBITDA for Q2
Equinix surpasses $1bn EBITDA for Q2

Equinix surpasses $1bn EBITDA for Q2

August 09, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has surpassed a $1 billion EBITDA in Q2 2024 for the first time, reaching $1.036bn. The company Equinix has surpassed a $1 billion EBITDA in Q2 2024 for the first time, reaching $1.036bn. Furthermore, the quarter's results saw operating income up 20 percent compared to the previous...

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Read Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers
Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

Equinix announces expansion into the Philippines with three data centers

July 23, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced that it will be entering into the Philippines market after purchasing three facilities from Total Information Management, a local technology solutions provider. This deal comprises three carrier-neutral and interconnection-rich data centers with more than 1,000...

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Read Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition
Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition

Ericsson to book impairment charge for Vonage acquisition

July 05, 2024 Equinix

Ericsson has confirmed that it will record a noncash impairment charge of 11.4 billion Swedish crowns, which reflects lower anticipated market growth in some of Vonage’s current portfolio."We continue to advance our strategy to build a Global Network Platform for network APIs, which was the...

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Read Vantage closes $9.2bn equity raise
Vantage closes $9.2bn equity raise

Vantage closes $9.2bn equity raise

June 14, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers revealed this week that it had completed a $9.2 billion equity investment led by investment vehicles managed by DigitalBridge and Silver Lake.“It’s exciting to experience such strong investor demand to fuel our unprecedented growth across North America and EMEA,” said Sureel...

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Read Telehouse launches from three data centers in Toronto, Canada
Telehouse launches  from three data centers in Toronto, Canada

Telehouse launches from three data centers in Toronto, Canada

June 13, 2024 Telehouse

KDDI-owned Telehouse Canada this week officially launched its first three data centers in downtown Toronto and is now offering services from three carrier-neutral data centers, located at 151 Front Street West, 250 Front Street West, and 905 King Street West."We are the first global leader with...

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Read DigitalEdge signs new energy partnership with Peak Energy
DigitalEdge signs new energy partnership with Peak Energy

DigitalEdge signs new energy partnership with Peak Energy

June 10, 2024 Digital Edge DC

APAC data center operator Digital Edge has signed an energy partnership with APAC energy firm Peak Energy to “pursue renewable energy production projects designed to power Digital Edge data centers across the region.”“We are thrilled to partner with Peak Energy to scale our renewable energy usage...

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Read Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal
Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

Equinix announces second data center in Lisbon, Portugal

June 05, 2024 Equinix

Equinix this week announced plans for LS2, a new International Business Exchange (IBX) facility to be located adjacent to Equinix's existing LS1 site. This €50 million project due to open in the first quarter of 2025 will offer 2,050 square meters of colocation space.Carlos Paulino, managing...

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Read Ada Infrastructure launches second Tokyo campus
Ada Infrastructure launches second Tokyo campus

Ada Infrastructure launches second Tokyo campus

May 31, 2024 Ada Infrastructure

GLP Capital Partners' data center firm Ada Infrastructure this week announced it has started working on the second building at the 31MW Tokyo West 1 (TKW1) campus. The new four-story building will offer 10MW to accommodate the increased demand from enterprise and hyperscale customers.“We are...

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Read Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers
Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

Equinix breaks ground in Malaysia with two new data centers

May 28, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has now broken ground in Malaysia with two International Business Exchange data centers in Johor (JH1) and Kuala Lumpur (KL1) now serving the company’s customers in Malaysia and across. Jeremy Deutsch, president for Asia-Pacific at Equinix, said: “Malaysia is a cornerstone market and top...

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Read Digital Edge develops new storage system to replace lithium-ion batteries
Digital Edge develops new storage system to replace lithium-ion batteries

Digital Edge develops new storage system to replace lithium-ion batteries

May 27, 2024 Digital Edge DC

APAC data center operator Digital Edge has partnered with South Korean energy storage firm Donghwa ES to develop what it calls a Hybrid Super Capacitor (HSC) as a new type of power supply for its UPS systems to replace lithium-ion batteries at its data centers.Jay Park, chief construction and...

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Read Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore
Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

Equinix signs new solar PPAs in Singapore

April 29, 2024 Equinix

Colocation firm Equinix has signed long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to procure renewable energy in Singapore fromSembcorp Industries. Following the agreements, Sembcorp Power will supply a maximum capacity of 75MWp from its solar assets and 30MW from its gas-power generation portfolio...

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Read Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland
Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland

Vantage plansnew billion dollar data cener campus in Ireland

April 23, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers has revealed that it will be spending €1 billion on a new data center campus development in Dublin. The campus will be built at Profile Park, Grange Castle, a data center hub nine miles south of Dublin which is already home to the likes of Google, Digital Realty, and...

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Read Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes
Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes

Colt DCS plans expansion of planned data center in Hayes

April 17, 2024 Colt Data Centre Services

Colt DCS, a company which provides hyperscale and large enterprise data center solutions, is set to double the size of its planned data center campus in Hayes, West London, after acquiring a fresh parcel of land. A Colt DCS statement said: “This will make the entire site one of the largest in the...

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Read Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland
Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland

Vantage to unveil new data center campus in Switzerland

April 10, 2024 Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers this week announced that it will open a second Zurich campus (ZRH2) this summer. This new campus located 30 kilometers north of Zurich’s City Center in Glattfelden, will offer a total of 226,000 square feet (21,000 sqm) of space and 24MW of critical IT capacity. “Zurich is a...

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Read Cloudflare suffers second power outage in Oregon in six months
Cloudflare suffers second power outage in Oregon in six months

Cloudflare suffers second power outage in Oregon in six months

April 09, 2024 CloudHQ

Content Delivery Network (CDN) company Cloudflare suffered a second data center power failure at its core facility in Portland, Oregon, within six months. As a result of the first incident which happened in November, Cloudflare introduced ‘Code Orange’; a new process where the company shifts most...

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