Macquarie Data Centres announces 10MW customer contract win with leading corporation
NEWS acquarie Telecom Group is
M pleased to announce that its Macquarie Data Centres
business has entered into a contract for the provision of approximately 10MW of capacity ( IT Load ) at its Macquarie Park data centre campus .
As a result of the customer win , Macquarie ’ s total CAPEX is expected to increase by AU $ 40 to AU $ 50 million this financial year , totalling AU $ 180 to AU $ 200 million . This is anticipated to create hundreds of new jobs over the year ahead .
He continued : “ The IC3 East build is progressing well and we continue to expect completion in February 2021 , on time and in budget . To secure an anchor tenant before the build is complete is testament to the quality of the MDC team and our strategy . Over 1MW of wholesale and corporate capacity remains available at opening on one whole floor with further options to expand within IC3 East .”
David Hirst , Group Executive at Macquarie Data centres , said : “ We ’ re pleased to welcome the contract with this leading corporation and to provision 10MWs of IT load at IC3 East , our newest data centre located in the Sydney North Zone – and Australia ’ s answer to Silicon Valley – an area known for its cloud ecosystems and connectivity .”
Interxion establishes presence in Greece with acquisition of Lamda Hellix
nterxion , a Digital Realty company and a leading
I European provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation data centre solutions , has announced it
has acquired Lamda Hellix , south-eastern Europe ’ s leading colocation and interconnection provider . The acquisition provides Digital Realty access to one of the region ’ s fastestgrowing markets and a gateway to an increasingly important connectivity hub .
Interxion ’ s and Digital Realty ’ s global footprint , which includes more than 700 connectivity providers in over 280 data centres across 24 countries . The transaction also reflects Digital Realty ’ s continued investment in PlatformDIGITAL , the company ’ s global data centre platform supporting customers around the world as they navigate Digital Transformation strategies and the complexities of rapidly growing demand , the need for global coverage and additional capacity .
Lamda Hellix is the largest carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection provider in Greece , offering best-in-class cloud , colocation and connectivity solutions . Its state-of-theart data centre campus in Athens is the largest in southeastern Europe and the most interconnected in Greece . It currently houses two data centres hosting approximately twothirds of Greek data centre communities . The facilities are serviced by all fibre and connectivity providers operating in the country and serve a wide variety of blue-chip customers including telecom providers , government agencies , financial services institutions , cloud service providers and two leading Internet exchanges .
Lamda Hellix is headquartered in Athens , Greece , an emerging interconnection hub at the crossroads of Europe , Africa , Asia and the Middle East . The acquisition bolsters
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