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Blackstone, Panchshil Realty’s making $2.3b AI data centre play in India

March 4, 2025
Swapna Subramani

Media reports indicate Blackstone and Panchshil Realty are planning a 500MW AI-ready hyperscale data...

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Modon to develop data centres across Saudi Arabia

February 27, 2025
Swapna Subramani

The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities & Technology Zones (Modon) signed agreements to develo...

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Iron Mountain acquires stake in Ooredoo’s MENA Digital Hub

February 26, 2025
Swapna Subramani

Qatar-based Ooredoo and Iron Mountain disclosed a strategic partnership to expand data centre infras...

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Ooredoo and DE-CIX launch Doha IX

February 26, 2025
Swapna Subramani

Qatar-based telco Ooredoo Group and DE-CIX launched Doha IX, the first commercial IX in the country...

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Mobily invests $905m in data centres, submarine cables

February 12, 2025
Swapna Subramani

Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily) confirmed plans to invest 3.4b SAR (USD $905 million) to expand its...

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Rackspace and Dubai Health to develop AI-driven healthcare digital hub using cloud

February 6, 2025
Swapna Subramani

Rackspace and Dubai Health signed a MoU to explore the creation of a healthcare digital hub, using c...

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KKR commits $5b investment to Gulf Data Hub for Middle East data centre expansion

January 30, 2025
Swapna Subramani

KKR partnered and acquired an undisclosed stake in Gulf Data Hub (GDH), an independent data centre p...

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AWS commits $8.3b to expand data centres for Mumbai cloud region in Maharashtra

January 29, 2025
Swapna Subramani

Amazon Web Services confirmed making an investment of $8.3b to expand its cloud infrastructure in th...

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CtrlS unveils plans for 40-acre data centre campus near Hyderabad

January 28, 2025
Swapna Subramani

India’s CtrlS Datacenters confirmed plans to establish a new data centre park on a 40-acre sit...

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STT GDC signs MoU with Telangana government as it plans for AI-ready data centre campus in Hyderabad

January 27, 2025
Swapna Subramani

STT GDC India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Telangana to establi...

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Microsoft makes $3b investment in India for data centre infrastructure, cloud, AI skills and training

January 14, 2025
Swapna Subramani

Microsoft has announced a $3 billion investment in cloud and AI infrastructure in India, focusing on...

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Digital Edge raises $1.6b to power growth in the face of demand in APAC

January 13, 2025
Swapna Subramani

Singapore-based Digital Edge confirmed raising $1.6b in both debt and equity to fund expansion to me...

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