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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Microsoft and OpenAI plan ‘Stargate’, $100b supercomputer AI campus 

Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly considering the construction of a $100 billion supercomputer campus, dubbed 'Stargate,' aimed at advancing artificial intelligence models. According to The InformationThe Information, the project is…

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Teraco powers up data centers with $104 million investment in renewable energy

Teraco Data Environments Ltd., Africa's leading data center provider, has announced a significant step towards becoming a 100% renewable energy company by 2035. Responding to South Africa's chronic power outages,…

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Teraco doubles down on sustainability, promises 100% renewable energy by 2035  

Teraco, Africa’s largest interconnection hub and vendor-neutral data center provider has announced its commitment to sustainability and innovation in the African data center market. The company made this announcement in…

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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani ventures into data center industry through Digital Connexion JV

In partnership with digital infrastructure company, Digital Realty Trust and Brookfield Asset Management, Reliance Industries has made inroads into the Indian data center industry with an investment of $122 million,…

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