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SBA Buys JaxNAP Data Center, Eyes Larger Move into Edge Computing

By Rich Miller - August 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

Tower operator SBA Communications is signaling a larger push into edge computing, which could include more data centers and perhaps thousands of edge modules at the base of telecom towers.

Tagged With: Edge Data Centers, SBA Communications, Towers

SBA Adds Chicago Data Center, as Tower REITs Explore Edge Options

By Rich Miller - December 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

SBA Communications’ acquisition of a Chicago interconnection facility is the latest move by tower-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs) to establish a beachhead in the data center world.

Tagged With: American Tower, Crown Castle, Edge Computing, Landmark, SBA Communications, Towers

Data-Driven M&A Expands Across Data Centers, Wireless, Fiber, Towers

By Rich Miller - May 14, 2019 Leave a Comment

Investors are looking to build broad-based portfolios of digital assets, including data centers, telecom towers, fiber and antennas. Recent examples include Digital Colony’s deal for Zayo Group, and American Tower’s entry into colocation.

Tagged With: American Tower, Digital Bridge, Digital Colony, Towers, Zayo

DataBank Plans Network of Micro Data Centers at Cell Towers

By Rich Miller - September 6, 2017 Leave a Comment

Edge Computing

DataBank and Vertical Bridge are partnering to build a network of micro data centers at the base of cell towers to support demand for edge computing.

Tagged With: DataBank, Digital Bridge, Edge Computing, Edge Data Centers, Towers

Digital Bridge: A Vision Spanning Wireless, Towers and Data Centers

By Rich Miller - March 27, 2017 1 Comment

Silicon Valley data center market

As the new consolidator in the data center industry, Digital Bridge has a vision that extends from the device in your hand to the server in the data center. The acquisition of Vantage Data Centers is a key step towards those ambitions.

Tagged With: DataBank, Digital Bridge, Towers, Vantage Data Centers

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How to Simplify Distributed IT Management? Focus on the Tools to Improve Flexibility and Efficiency

How to Simplify Distributed IT Management? Focus on the Tools to Improve Flexibility and Efficiency Russell Senesac, Director of Data Center Strategy at Schneider Electric, explores how to address distributed IT management and the tools available today.

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The COVID-19 Crisis and the Data Center Industry

The COVID-19 pandemic presents strategic challenges for the data center and cloud computing sectors. Data Center Frontier provides a one-stop resource for the latest news and analysis for decision-makers navigating this complex new landscape.

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Northern Virginia Data Center Market: The Focal Point for Cloud Growth

The Northern Virginia data center market is seeing a surge in supply and an even bigger surge in demand. Data Center Frontier explores trends, stats and future expectations for the No. 1 data center market in the country.

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Building Boom Continues in Dallas Data Center Market

The Dallas/Fort Worth region is one of the largest and most active data center markets in the United States. It is currently experiencing a data center building boom, with hundreds of megawatts of potential capacity in the pipeline. To learn more, download the new Dallas data center market report from Data Center Frontier and datacenterHawk, courtesy of RagingWire Data Centers. 

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