Africa Data Centres, which owns and operates Africa's largest network of interconnected, carrier and cloud-neutral data centre facilities, has announced the successful deployment at its CPT1 facility in Cape Town, South Africa of a self-cooling rack by business development consulting firm Gold Synergy.
Digital Edge, a data centre developer and operator with a strong presence in the Asia-Pacific market, has agreed a partnership with Philippines-based renewable energy provider First Gen to power one of its data centres.
GX Group, a Netherlands-based fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and optical networking gear maker, has extended what it calls its ‘Ecoverse’ initiative aimed at manufacturing Wi-Fi routers and GPON optical network terminals (ONTs) with recycled and biodegradable materials. In this case it plans Wi-Fi routers made from Khadi and bamboo, with, it seems, an eye to the Indian market.
Bangladeshi telco Robi Axiata announced on Wednesday it has signed a tripartite MoU with two green-energy firms to establish a 100 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar-power park to power its operations in Bangladesh.
Malaysian telco Maxis said on Tuesday it is expanding its solar energy-as-a-service solution for households across Peninsular Malaysia, following its initial launch in 400 homes in the Klang Valley late last year.
