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Equinix invests over US $ 86 million to build third data center in Mumbai market , MB3 IBX will be adjacent to Equinix MB2 IBX data center and 1.5 kilometers away from MB1 IBX data center .
The first phase of MB3 is scheduled to open in Q2 2024 , providing an initial capacity of more than 1,375 cabinets , and more than 4,150 cabinets when fully built out .
Equinix has announced an initial investment of over US $ 86 million to build its third International Business Exchange ( IBX ) data center in Mumbai , to be named MB3 .
This initial investment includes an acquisition of a parcel of land , which provides a total space of nearly four acres , allowing Equinix to continue growing its rich ecosystem on Platform Equinix across India , supporting the country ’ s growing digital economy .
Strategically located in Mumbai ’ s Commercial district ( Chandivali area ), which is regarded as the retail data center sub-
Manoj Paul , Managing Director , Equinix India , said : “ The increasing digitalization of the economy is continuously driving the demand for data center and interconnection services in India . Particularly in Mumbai , the high demand for our digital infrastructure services among Indian and international customers is making us very optimistic about the market .
“ We are focused on further investments in building the infrastructure in India to enable our existing and new customers in India to launch their services closer to their consumers .”
Equinix and PGIM Real Estate open first xScale data center in Sydney for hyperscalers
Equinix and PGIM Real Estate have announced the opening of the first xScale data center in Sydney , named SY9x .
As the first of the two data centers to be developed and operated under the joint venture with PGIM Real Estate , SY9x currently provides more than 14 MW of power capacity and will provide more than 28 MW when fully built out to meet the surging demand for cloud-based platforms and services among businesses in Australia .
Stuart Ayres , NSW Minister for Enterprise , Investment and Trade , Minister for Tourism and Sport , and Minister for Western Sydney , said : “ Western Sydney is a fastgrowing region of great opportunity and potential , offering a diverse and dynamic economic center .
“ This first hyperscale data center under the US $ 575 million joint venture by Equinix and
PGIM Real Estate provides essential digital infrastructure to the world ’ s largest cloud service providers , and helps create jobs in our local communities .
“ With unprecedented levels of cloud adoption further accelerating Digital Transformation across Australia , the decision to locate its first xScale data center in
Western Sydney illustrates the enormous enthusiasm from multinational companies to invest in our growing city .”
By deploying at Equinix xScale data centers , hyperscale companies can add core deployments to their existing access point footprints at Equinix International Business Exchange ( IBX ) data centers .
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