Intelligent Data Centres Issue 26 | Page 27

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3 . EUROPE
Ascendas Funds Management , in its capacity as the manager of Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust , Singaporeʼs largest listed business space and industrial real estate investment trust , has announced the proposed acquisition of a portfolio of data centres located across Europe for S $ 904.6 million from subsidiaries of Digital Realty Trust . The portfolio comprises 11 data centres located across the United Kingdom ( four properties ), the Netherlands ( three properties ), France ( three properties ) and Switzerland ( one property ). The 11 data centres have a total net lettable area of 61,637 sqm .

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4 . THE MALDIVES
Ooredoo Maldives has launched the first ever tier-3 ready data centre in the Maldives , providing unparalleled connectivity , storage , security and support systems for ITbased services and operations , designed to provide reliability and safety for all types of customer segments . Located in the emerging Smart City of Hulhumale , Ooredoo Maldives Data Centre ( OMDC ) is a world-class state-of-the-art data centre which anticipates is set to offer a quick and easy transition to new technologies supporting Maldivian and regional businesses from across government , corporate and the hospitality sector .
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