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MODINE INVESTS IN LIQUID IMMERSION COOLING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT HIGH-DENSITY DATA CENTRE APPLICATIONS
Modine , a diversified global leader in innovative thermal management solutions , has announced it has purchased the intellectual property and other specific assets of TMG Core , a specialist in single- and two-phase liquid immersion cooling technology for data centres with high-density computing requirements .
“ Modine ’ s investment in liquid immersion cooling technology advances our strategy to expand our global data centre product offering and capture market opportunities that help us achieve our long-term growth targets ,” said Neil Brinker , President and Chief Executive Officer of Modine .
“ This investment strengthens Modine ’ s position in the rapidly growing data centre market , providing our customers with advanced solutions to support high-density , accelerated computing applications , such as Generative AI , 5G and Machine Learning .”
The investment positions Modine to capture share in the rapidly developing data centre liquid cooling market , which analysts forecast to reach US $ 7.8 billion by 2028 . Liquid immersion cooling involves submerging IT servers in tanks filled with non-conductive fluid that dissipates the heat generated by the IT load .
“ Modine ’ s investment in liquid immersion cooling technology expands the innovative solutions our Airedale brand can offer throughout the thermal chain , allowing us to cover air , liquid and hybrid systems ,” said Eric McGinnis , President , Modine Climate Solutions . “ Our customers lean on us to help them solve the heat problem in next-generation , mission-critical IT applications where they need to maximise processing efficiency while complying with increasingly strict emissions and energy efficiency requirements .”
Airtel Africa has launched Nxtra by Airtel ( Nxtra ), a new data centre business founded on a commitment to meet the continent ’ s growing needs for trusted and sustainable data centre capacity and to serve the fast-growing African digital economy .
Nxtra aims to build one of the largest network of data centres in Africa with high-capacity data centres in major cities located strategically across Airtel Africa ’ s footprint , complementing its existing Edge sites .
Nxtra ’ s ambition will allow it to serve the growing need of African enterprises and its data centre infrastructure will be designed to host the next generation of computing , while providing multi-MW capacity in a phased manner .
These facilities will meet stringent global security requirements and meet ‘ five nines ’ availability . Coupled with Airtel Africa ’ s extensive fibre footprint , Nxtra offers secure and scalable integrated solutions to global hyperscalers , large African enterprises , start-ups , SMEs and governments .
Through locally available data centre capacity , speed to access digital services will improve and the cost of managing data will be reduced , thus helping power increased innovation , while supporting a new generation of African tech talent . Furthermore , Nxtra is enabling customers meet data sovereignty requirements while at the same time enabling more local cloud services to be offered in the countries where Airtel Africa operates .
AIRTEL AFRICA LAUNCHES NXTRA BY AIRTEL TO ACCELERATE AFRICA ’ S DIGITAL TRANSITION
The first major Nxtra facility in Lagos , Nigeria , will deliver 34MW of total power . It is designed to host high-density racks and integrate the latest best practice construction to achieve 1.3 Power Usage Effectiveness ( PUE ). It is expected to be live in mid-2025 . �
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