--- title: Data Centres & Networks - Developing Telecoms description: Data centre and network news in emerging markets canonical_url: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html language: en-GB date: 2021-03-05T15:53:14Z notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html. markdown-tokens: 4252 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. ![SoleCrypt plans AI campus for Tunisia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/tunis_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 22 October 2026 796 views SoleCrypt, a provider of sustainable digital infrastructure, has announced plans for the SoleCrypt AI Campus in Bizerte, Tunisia, a 40 MW campus, beginning with a 7 MW first phase designed around the Nvidia HGX Rubin NVL8 platform. ![ZTE launches M8000 Intelligent Computing Micro-Module Data Centre](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Products/ZTE-M8000-1200x900.jpg) Details Staff Writer Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 22 October 2026 679 views ZTE has launched its new-generation integrated IT POD solution, ZXEDC M8000 Intelligent Computing Micro-Module, at Data Center World Asia. ![DE-CIX boosts boosts gateway offering](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/sofia_aerial_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 22 October 2026 1006 views Internet exchange (IX) operator DE-CIX says it has completed a resilient three-route gateway connecting the Middle East and Southeast Europe with Central Europe. ![Aolani commits to 500MW of AI data centre capacity in Malaysia in 2027](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Johor_Bahru_unsplash_credit_VenJiunGregChee_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 21 October 2026 1712 views Singapore-based AI cloud firm Aolani said on Monday it has signed a Letters of Intent (LOI) to take up 500 MW of AI data centre capacity in Malaysia starting in the second half of 2027 across multiple sites. ![India’s data centre drive attracts criticism in Andhra Pradesh](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/India_Visakhapatnam_credit_Yogi_Ravi_Teja_Yedla_Unsplash_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 14 October 2026 3378 views Large-scale data centre growth in India appears to be accelerating, with recently announced deals or plans including big names such as CtrlS Datacenters, Submer, BSNL and Google, but some public discomfort has been expressed about the rollout in Andhra Pradesh. ![FiveNines joins Nexus project to build AI data centre in Morocco](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/FiveNines_Nexus_DC_Morocco_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 13 October 2026 3774 views International data centre infrastructure firm FiveNines Group says that it is partnering with AI infrastructure specialist Nexus Core Systems to oversee development of a planned 20MW AI data centre in Morocco. ![PDG sells Indonesian enterprise data centre business](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/indonesia_bandung_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 12 October 2026 2443 views Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a pan-APAC developer and operator of hyperscale data centres, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its enterprise data centre business in Indonesia to PT SMPlus Digital Investama (together with its affiliates). ![Nokia and Q13 to modernise Brazil's research and education network](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Nokia_MWC.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 06 October 2026 2770 views Nokia has announced that Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa (RNP), Brazil's national research and education network (NREN), has selected Nokia and technology company Q13 to modernise rede Ipê, which it describes as critical infrastructure for Brazil’s research and education communities. ![Vertiv and Cybastion collaborate on digital infrastructure in NW Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Vertiv_Cybastion_NWAfrica_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 06 October 2026 4846 views Vertiv announced on Monday it has signed an MoU with US-based Cybastion to establish a framework to collaborate on digital infrastructure projects in Northwest Africa. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Johannesburg_downtown_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 05 October 2026 2895 views There’s a new arrival in the African data centre market as Continent 8 Technologies, a provider of managed technology solutions designed for the global iGaming and online sports betting industry, announces its expansion into Africa with the launch of a new data centre in South Africa. ![APTelecom joins USTDA-backed Stavian Digital Park study in Vietnam](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/ho_chi_minh_city_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 02 October 2026 2652 views APTelecom said on Thursday it is joining real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to conduct a feasibility study for a proposed new hyperscale data centre campus in Vietnam. ![Malaysia’s Quill teams with China Mobile on green data centres and more](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Quill_China_Mobile_International_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 28 September 2026 5286 views Malaysian multidisciplinary real estate firm Quill Group of Companies and China Mobile International have signed an MoU to explore cooperation opportunities in green data centres and AI digital infrastructure in Malaysia. ![CtrlS taps Ciena to upgrade metro optical networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/india_kolkata_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 28 September 2026 2351 views Ciena said on Monday it’s working with Indian data centre company CtrlS to upgrade five metro networks connecting nine of its data centres to support growing bandwidth requirements driven by AI and cloud services. ![Uztelecom launches two new data centres for cloud, AI and GPUaaS](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Uztelecom_data_centres_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 24 September 2026 4917 views State-owned Uzbektelecom (a.k.a. Uztelecom) commissioned two new data centres in Bukhara and Kokand on Tuesday to boost cloud services, AI resources and GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) offerings in Uzbekistan. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Intel_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 22 September 2026 4968 views Submer, a full-stack AI and HPC infrastructure provider, and technology company Intel have announced a collaboration covering artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, high-performance computing (HPC) and next-generation data centre solutions across the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. ![AWS’s war-damaged data centres in Bahrain and UAE still offline](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/bahrain_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 17 September 2026 14232 views Amazon Web Services (AWS) revealed that it’s been unable to restore access to its data centres in Bahrain and one of its three data centres in the UAE after they were damaged by Iranian drone strikes earlier this year. ![Digital Realty forms JV with Rönesans to build data centres in Turkey](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Istanbul_Hagia_Sophia_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 15 September 2026 6063 views Digital Realty announced on Monday it has formed a strategic joint venture with Turkish investment company Rönesans Infrastructure to develop and operate next-generation data centres across Turkey. ![Digital Parks Africa to build Tier IV carrier-neutral data centre in Lagos](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/Digital%20Parks%20Africa_Nigeria_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 14 September 2026 3360 views South Africa-based Digital Parks Africa (DPA) says it’s expanding into West Africa with plans to develop a new carrier-neutral data centre in Nigeria in association with the Master Power Technologies Group. ![Zankore lands US$3.1b loan facility to finance Nvidia-powered AI platform](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Monumen_nasional_jakarta600.png) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 10 September 2026 6863 views Indonesia-based AI platform Zankore announced on Wednesday it has secured a senior term loan facility of up to US$3.1 billion to finance its planned deployment of Nvidia-powered AI infrastructure across Southeast Asia. ![DAMAC Digital and Vodafone Türkiye inaugurate 4MW data centre in Izmir](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/DAMAC_Digital_Vodafone_Turkey_DC_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 10 September 2026 4128 views UAE-based data centre operator DAMAC Digital and Vodafone Türkiye have inaugurated the first phase of a new data centre in Izmir with an initial IT load capacity of 4MW and an investment of US$100 million. ![Kenya regulator proposes standalone licence for data centres](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Nairobi_West_Downtown_600.jpg) Details Manny Pham Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 09 September 2026 3920 views The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has opened a consultation on a proposed standalone licence for colocation data centres, in a move aimed at providing greater regulatory clarity for the sector and supporting investment in digital infrastructure. ![Vodafone, Cassava and Elsewedy Electric form Africa Data Centers Egypt](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Cairo_Tower_view_600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 09 September 2026 7479 views Vodafone Business, Cassava Technologies and Elsewedy Electric signed an agreement on Tuesday to establish Africa Data Centers Egypt, a data centre project that will include Egypt's first sovereign AI data centre powered by Nvidia GPUs. ![TCS company HyperVault plans Hyderabad data centre](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/hyderabad_assembly600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 07 September 2026 5010 views Data centre company HyperVault, a subsidiary of Indian technology group Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), says it has secured 264 acres of land to develop a large-scale AI data centre campus of up to 1GW capacity in Hyderabad. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Nairobi_Kenyatta_International_Conference_Centre600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 07 September 2026 5368 views Cloud and carrier-neutral data centre platform Digital Realty has announced the opening of the 6.4-megawatt (MW) Nairobi Two Data Centre (NBO2), expanding its Nairobi campus. ![Telxius launches landing gateway and data centre in Cancun for AMX3/Tikal](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Cancun-600-credit.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 07 September 2026 6188 views Global connectivity provider Telxius says it has built a carrier-neutral, AI-ready landing gateway and edge data centre in Cancun, Mexico that will serve as a new landing point for the upcoming AMX3/Tikal subsea cable linking Guatemala and Florida. ![Zain KSA announces data centre and cloud deals](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/Zain_logo_new_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 04 September 2026 6403 views Saudi Arabian service provider Zain KSA has had a busy week – one involving announcements of both a major data centre deal and the deployment of cloud services for a major utility. ![AWS expands Humain AI Zone plans, Saudi Arabia cloud region on track](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/AWS_Humain_Saudi_Arabia_LEAP_2026_1200.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 02 September 2026 7068 views Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on Monday it has expanded its plans with PIF-owned Humain to launch an AI Zone in Saudi Arabia in 2028, whilst also confirming it’s on track to launch its first Cloud Infrastructure Region in the country December 2026. ![ZTE and BBTEC explore collaboration in Thailand](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/thailand_chiang_mai_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 01 September 2026 6547 views ICT giant ZTE, and BBTEC, a telecommunications and engineering service provider in Thailand, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic framework to explore business opportunities in AI digital infrastructure, data centre infrastructure and energy solutions in Thailand. ![AI project growth continues in Saudi Arabia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/Riyadh_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 01 September 2026 6610 views The fast-growing number of artificial intelligence projects in Saudi Arabia has been underlined by recent announcements involving AI data centre development from Humain and Datavolt and enterprise AI from NTT Data. ![MTN and UAE investor to build AI infrastructure platforms across Africa](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Company_Logos/mtn-logo-sign-600.jpg) Details John Tanner Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 28 August 2026 6572 views MTN Digital Infrastructure confirmed on Thursday that it has formed a new company in partnership with UAE-based investor Tarek Al Ashram to speed up development of AI-ready digital infrastructure platforms across Africa. ![](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/NewsPix/ram-anant.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 27 August 2026 6322 views Infineon Technologies, which describes itself as a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT, has announced the acquisition of India’s C2i Semiconductors, a technology company specialising in software-defined multiphase controllers and smart power stages for AI data centre applications. ![Mistral and Humain Collaborate to Advance Sovereign AI](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/800x600/800x600/Riyadh_600.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 26 August 2026 6509 views AI solutions company Mistral and Humain, a global AI company building the full AI stack and backed by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund have announced a strategic collaboration focused on sovereign AI. ![Equinix boosts data centre investment in Colombia](https://developingtelecoms.com/images/stories/Places/Colombia_ Bogota_La Candelaria_1200x900_credit_Martha_Smith.jpg) Details Vaughan O'Grady Category: [Data Centres & Networks](https://developingtelecoms.com/telecom-technology/data-centres-networks.html) 25 August 2026 6344 views Data centre company Equinix has reportedly expanded its Colombia data centre footprint and increased its investment, bringing online the second phase of BG2, its second data centre in Colombia, doubling the site's cabinet capacity in Bogota.