Data Centres & Networks

A story that has been in the regional press since last week but is now gaining wider coverage involves a decision in Israel to stop grid processing of new data centres for 140 days given the strain on resources. Is this a sign of things to come in other countries?

Saudi Arabia's Al Moammar Information Systems Company (MIS), an IT solutions provider, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Fransi Capital, acting on behalf of Saudi Data Centre Fund 1, to study the development of three data centres across Saudi Arabia.

Raxio Group has announced that its data centre portfolio will provide the digital backbone for pan-African infrastructure and licensed telecommunications operator AFR-IX Telecom to expand in Angola and Mozambique.

Global connectivity provider Telxius announced on Wednesday it has launched a new point of presence (PoP) in the Dominican Republic at the NAP Caribe data centre in Santo Domingo.

Co-location data centre services provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (India) has announced the launch of STT Jaipur 1, described as the first high-performance data centre in Rajasthan.

The province of Chubut in southern Argentina is reported to be seeking to attract investment in data centres and develop a second submarine fibre optic landing point in the country, citing significant competitive advantages compared to other provinces.

Telecom Egypt announced on Thursday it has scrapped a deal to sell a majority stake in its Regional Data Center Hub (RDH) to Helios Investment Partners, opting instead to carve out RDH as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it has signed MoUs with US companies Ernst & Young and Hummingbird AI Holdings to develop AI-ready data centres and infrastructure in the country with at least 450MW of load capacity.

Schneider Electric says it has landed a deal with technology and connectivity investment group T964 to provide power and cooling infrastructure for T964’s planned Tier III data centre in Iraq.

India's fast-changing data centre landscape continues to make headlines. This time home-grown company Webyne has announced that it has achieved 10 MW Tier III data centre capacity across Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) and is targeting 100 MW expansion.

East African cloud services provider Angani has joined the London Internet Exchange (LINX)’s Nairobi interconnection hub for regional peering in Kenya.

Gabon has inaugurated its first Tier III international-standard data centre, in a move widely described as being aimed at strengthening the country’s digital sovereignty and expanding its digital infrastructure.

Among recent data centre headlines from Malaysia has been news that digital infrastructure company Vertiv is increasing manufacturing capacity, while a deal involving hyperscale data centre specialist Airtrunk aims to secure renewable energy supply for the company’s data centre platform.

A new partnership has been announced that will build sovereign AI data centre infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.

Elea Data Centres says it is partnering with renewable energy company AXIA Energia to launch what they say is the first neutral AI data centre in the Amazon region in the second quarter of 2027.

Cambodian engineering and infrastructure firm Comin Asia said on Monday that it’s partnering with Nokia to to design and deploy AI-ready data centre infrastructure across Southeast Asia, starting with Cambodia and Laos.

Ukrainian telco Kyivstar announced on Friday it has signed an MoU with the country’s Ministry of Economy to establish a sovereign AI-ready data centre in Ukraine.

Philippine telco PLDT’s data centre arm Vitro is officially moving ahead with plans for an IPO after filing a registration statement and real estate investment trust (REIT) plan with the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

True IDC, the largest data centre and cloud service provider in Thailand, has announced what it calls a continuous investment of over THB6 billion (about US$182.1 million) and held a groundbreaking ceremony for its seventh data centre in Northern Bangkok.

Veon-owned Beeline Uzbekistan announced on Wednesday it has signed two MoUs with data centre operator DataVolt that it says will boost development of Uzbekistan’s digital infrastructure.

Egypt has approved a US$400 million data centre project to boost the country’s cloud infrastructure, granting a license to a company called Hassan Allam Digital Infrastructure and Data Centre Solutions to establish and operate data centres and provide cloud computing services.

A week after securing new funding for its Indonesian data centre campus, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) launched its STT Jakarta 2 facility on Wednesday, while also topping out STT Jakarta 3 and breaking ground on STT Jakarta 5 and STT Jakarta 6.

Multinational technology company Meta Platforms has announced plans to lease an AI-ready data centre to be built by Indian conglomerate Reliance ​Industries. It is described as Meta’s first AI-enabled data centre in the country.

Digital infrastructure provider Vertiv announced on Monday it has signed a framework agreement to develop AI-ready data centre infrastructure across the GCC region, starting with the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

The Government of Maharashtra in Western India has signed a letter of intent (a preliminary, non-binding agreement similar to a memorandum of understanding or MoU) with hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk for a data centre deal potentially worth 2 trillion rupees (about US$21 billion).

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) said on Wednesday it has secured IDR8.8 trillion (around US$500 million) in additional financing for its Jakarta data centre campus, to include its upcoming STT Jakarta 3 facility.

Internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX says it has upgraded connectivity between its locations in Mexico and Dallas in preparation for what it says will be the unprecedented six-billion-strong audience anticipated for the FIFA World Cup this summer.

The diversified infrastructure firm Anant Raj has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of the North Indian state of Haryana to invest approximately INR250 billion (about US$2.62 billion) in the development of a large-scale data centre in the state.

DDSP, a developer of hyperscale digital and decarbonised energy infrastructure across Asia-Pacific, has announced the successful financial close of a US$283 million green financing for the company’s hyperscale data centre campus in Johor, Malaysia, incorporating AI-ready liquid cooling technology.

PLDT Group’s data centre arm Vitro said on Thursday it has partnered with BBIX Philippines to establish a direct peering connection between BBIX and its Vitro Internet Exchange (VIX) in a play they say will strengthen the country’s digital ecosystem.

SMART Zambia, an official body mandated to coordinate and implement electronic government, and ICT giant Huawei Technologies have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to jointly support the development in Zambia of a National Artificial Intelligence Data Centre.

Avelacom, a ultra-low latency connectivity and infrastructure provider, says it has launched a new direct low-latency route between Bangkok and Tokyo, which, it says, delivers less than 65 ms round-trip delay (RTD).