Collaboration required to achieve reliable internet access across the continent – Hyperscalers

At the Hyperscalers Convergence Africa conference, a panel titled “Satellite, Subsea, and Terrestrial – Africa’s Path to Seamless and Integrated Connectivity” brought industry leaders together to discuss the investments essential…

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Equinix completes JN1 data center, first in South Africa and its fifth in Africa

Equinix has completed its state-of-the-art data center, JN1, in Johannesburg, representing a $160 million investment. The project took approximately 18 months to complete and marks a significant expansion of Equinix's…

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Data centers are hottest asset classes, make up 40% of global real estate investments – report

The recent Hyperscalers Convergence Africa conference underscored the growing global interest in data centers as a key asset class, with transaction sizes now reaching up to 300 MW. A report…

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Data centers are the hottest asset class, with growing transaction sizes of up to 300 MW

The recent Hyperscalers Convergence Africa conference highlighted the growing global interest in data centers as a key asset class, with transaction sizes increasingly reaching up to 300 MW. The recent…

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Digital Korea receives AI boost with Microsoft and KT multibillion dollar partnership

The world’s most connected nation, South Korea is leaping into artificial intelligence with a partnership between one of its leading telecommunications companies, KT Corporation, and global software company, Microsoft. The…

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Equinix taps $15b Canadian pension funds to build 1.5GW AI and cloud data centers

Equinix, a leading data center company, has announced a joint venture (JV) with GIC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to raise over $15 billion, aimed at expanding its xScale® data…

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