Why data is the ‘oil’ of modern M&A
Merger and acquisitions (M&A) are big in tech and have been so in the digital infrastructure space. So much so that the market often says there is way more...
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Africa’s edge data centre operator Open Access Data Centres (OADC), part of WIOCC Holding Company Limited, has announced the deployment of the continent’s first large-scale, open-access edge data centre environment, OADC Edge, in South Africa. This is the first step in a wider rollout of OAD...
May 10
Digital infrastructure Cassava Technologies’ Liquid Intelligent Technologies has acquired a fibre pair on the Google Equiano subsea cable, allowing the operator to increase international connectivity in Western and Southern Africa. The Equiano subsea cable will link Africa to Europe via the West Coast of Africa when it is ready for service later in 2022, providing Terabit...
April 05
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), the cloud business arm of e-commerce giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), has announced the completion of its first 16 AWS Local Zones in the US and plans to launch new AWS Local Zones in 32 new metropolitan areas in 26 countries around the world. The 16 US locations include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, L...
February 21
The rapid spread of digital adoption is speeding up data centre projects across the globe and pushing investors and operators into new, bold markets. Pete Jones is the chief development officer of Yondr Group, a business that has invested north of US$3 billion in 2021 to develop its portfolio of global assets. But the company is not done yet. In fact, it is just starting. ...
February 15