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Editorial illustration of engineers reviewing modular power and cooling infrastructure at a planned AI data centre in Gunsan, South Korea

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

SGC, Vertiv design power systems for Gunsan AI centre

SGC and Vertiv are designing power and cooling for the first 60MW of a Gunsan AI data centre that could expand to 300MW.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of Pekat electrical-protection work at a Johor data-centre construction site, covering installation, testing and commissioning

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Pekat discloses RM57m Johor data-centre contracts

Three electrical-protection packages take Pekat's work through installation, testing and commissioning, with completion targets extending into 2027.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of two planned Firmus AI factories in Malaysia supporting dedicated computing capacity for OpenAI

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Firmus signs OpenAI deal for two Malaysian AI factories

OpenAI will take dedicated compute from two planned Malaysian sites as Firmus expands its regional AI infrastructure.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of South Korea-US talks over a reported 6.3GW gas-power project in Encinal, Texas, for AI data-centre demand

North America Datacenter Trends

South Korea disputes reported $22.3bn Texas gas deal

Seoul says talks continue over a reported 6.3GW Texas power project intended to serve AI data centres, with no final terms confirmed.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of Pampa Energía's proposed data-centre development beside power infrastructure in Neuquén, Argentina

Latin America and Caribbean Datacenter Trends

Pampa studies 500MW Neuquén data-centre project

Prospective investors want a 20–40MW first phase beside Pampa's Loma de la Lata power plant before considering a larger build.

Sep 9, 2026
Editorial illustration of NexAI's acquisition of stakes in Nextier Askara Center and Nextier GenAi Center in Indonesia

Asia-Pacific Datacenter

NexAI completes two Nextier data-centre acquisitions

NexAI has completed two Nextier stake acquisitions, while separate financing plans will determine how much capital is available for further development.

Sep 9, 2026
A glass trust reservoir drains before a telecom gateway, while debt slabs, compounding preferred layers and governance gears separate cash from control.

North America Institutional Trends

GTS’s $400 Million SPAC Deal Has No Minimum-Cash Floor

The proposed NMP combination is presented as a route into public markets for a telecom contractor. Its harder arithmetic starts elsewhere: redeemable trust money, seller debt that survives closing, preferred capital that compounds, and a small class of shares carrying twenty…

Sep 8, 2026

Global Datacenter Trends

IEEE’s 200G MMF Review Puts One Unset Limit Behind Several Link-Budget Rows

A September contribution makes the dependence unusually clear: the optical budget and several acceptance conditions move with the same transmitter-quality limit. Buyers need a coherent test definition, not a collection of promising numbers.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of NeutraDC data centres showing Telkom's binding-bid review, 96% Cikarang occupancy and planned 6MW Batam capacity

Asia-Pacific Datacenter

Telkom evaluates binding bids for NeutraDC

Telkom is reviewing binding offers for NeutraDC as Cikarang reaches 96% occupancy and Batam prepares an initial 6MW opening.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of DC North in Varaždin, Croatia, integrated into Ilkari’s European data-centre operations

Europe and Middle East Datacenter

Ilkari adds Croatia's DC North to European operations

Ilkari has integrated the 4MW DC North facility in Varaždin into its European operations while keeping the existing local team in place.

Sep 8, 2026
Illustration of MPT's Midrand facility testing power, cooling and monitoring systems before deployment at African data centres

Africa Datacenter

MPT tests data-centre systems before site deployment

Master Power Technologies is using its Midrand testing centre to validate power and cooling systems before they are installed in African data centres.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of construction at Pure DC's Brent Cross campus, where Glencar has started piling for the LON01B2 West Cold Shell

Europe and Middle East Datacenter

Pure DC starts final 70MW Brent Cross phase

Glencar has started the West Shell of Pure DC's 70MW B2 facility, with completion scheduled for the second quarter of 2029.

Sep 8, 2026
AI-generated illustration of a digital infrastructure conference discussing data centres, power grids, construction and fibre deployment

North America Datacenter Trends

Lipman flags power and fibre constraints in US buildout

At Metro Connect Fall, Andrew Lipman linked AI demand to practical limits in grid access, fibre deployment, permitting and project delivery.

Sep 8, 2026
AI-generated illustration of a Thailand data-centre construction site under government rules review

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

Thailand asks 49 data-centre projects to pause

Thai officials have asked developers of 49 data-centre projects under construction to pause voluntarily while new national rules are prepared.

Sep 8, 2026
Editorial illustration of Digital Realty's NBO2 data centre in Nairobi with graphics showing 6.4MW capacity and access to more than 100 networks

Africa Datacenter

Digital Realty opens 6.4MW Nairobi data centre

NBO2 adds 6.4MW of capacity beside Digital Realty's existing Nairobi facility and an established Kenya Internet Exchange location.

Sep 8, 2026
AI-generated illustration comparing a 20-year data-centre lifespan with a five-to-seven-year GPU refresh cycle

Global Datacenter Trends

DigitalBridge flags data-centre and GPU lifespan mismatch

DigitalBridge's Jon Mauck says data centres can last 20 years while GPUs may last five to seven, complicating long-term AI infrastructure finance.

Sep 8, 2026
AI-generated illustration of workers handling a prefabricated data-centre module beside LG Uplus and partner branding

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

LG Uplus forms alliance for 100MW modular AI data centres

LG Uplus and four construction partners will develop modular designs for 100MW-class AI data centres and conversions of existing buildings.

Sep 8, 2026
Occupied server rows lead into an energized but empty data-centre hall and an unfinished expansion zone.

Global Datacenter Trends

VNET’s 96.3% Commitment Still Leaves a 226MW Move-In Gap

VNET has almost sold out the wholesale capacity it has already put into service. It has not yet activated all of it. At 30 June, 970MW was committed under effective customer agreements while 744MW was being utilized. The 226MW between those states is where an impressive order…

Sep 8, 2026
A network construction site sits above separate amber earnings and blue operating-cash channels divided by a closed acceptance gate.

North America Institutional Trends

ITG’s US$72.4m Free Cash Flow Excludes Its US$47.0m Operating Cash Use

ITG reported US$72.4 million of free cash flow for the first half of 2026 while its cash-flow statement recorded US$47.0 million used by operations. Both numbers are disclosed correctly, but they answer different questions. ITG defines free cash flow as adjusted EBITDA minus…

Sep 7, 2026
An operating data-centre campus stands before unfinished halls and a larger dark expanse of powered development land.

Global Datacenter Trends

STTGDC Has 780MW Operating; Nearly 2GW Is Still a Delivery Queue

The KKR–Singtel consortium has completed its acquisition of STTGDC, but it has not acquired a finished version of the operator's development plan. The closing update puts operational capacity at 780MW and nearly 2GW of powered land in construction or development. Those figures…

Sep 7, 2026