LatAm investment firm Patria launches new data center company to target hyperscalers
After selling OData to Aligned, Patria launches Omnia
News - Latin America (EN)
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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Elea confirmed as company behind Rio’s 1.8GW AI City project
Will be expanding adjacent to existing Rio facility
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Lights get turned off at Bitfarms’ Argentina mining facility by local energy company
Bitfarms sees cryptomining halted at Argentina data center
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Telefónica hires Citi to explore Chilean exit - report
The telco looks set to exit another Latin American market
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ATIS Group snaps up tower assets from Millicom in Paraguay
Expands ATIS' footprint in South America
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Ecuador’s Telconet pushes past controversy, chooses Vertiv to build cable landing station in Colombia
But legal uncertainties mean the project’s future is unclear
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Google partners with Recoolit and Cool Effect to remove 25,000 tons of super pollutants by 2030
Super pollutants are any gas which warms the atmosphere more potently than CO2
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Amazon to invest $4bn in Chile data center region
Plans to launch region by end of 2026
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Roblox breaks ground on data center in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Set to go live in 2026
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OData launches first phase of 300MW Mexican data center
72MW facility goes live in Querétaro
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Rio de Janeiro set to host Latin America's largest data center campus
The "Rio AI City" project was announced at Web Summit Rio on 27 April
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Brazil plans tax breaks to lure in data center operators - report
It would be the obvious destination for Amazon...
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ByteDance considers data center for TikTok in Brazil - report
Company reportedly in talks with renewable energy producer Casa dos Ventos
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Hive Digital completes 100MW Bitcoin data center in Paraguay
Launches facility acquired from Bit Digital earlier this year
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Vertiv launches modular prefabricated overhead infrastructure system 'SmartRun'
Power, networking, and cooling for data hall deployments
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Telefónica sells its Peruvian unit for less than $1m
The troubled carrier filed for voluntary insolvency in February
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Equinix launches latest data center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
First phase offers capacity for 560 racks
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Alianza Investimentos forms data center joint venture with GIC for Brazilian data centers
Alianza previously invested in two data center sale-leaseback deals in Brazil
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Equinix launches ST2 facility expansion in Pudahuel, Chile
Saw $50 million investment, details remain sparse
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Brazil's power regulator approves 359MW of new grid capacity for data centers in São Paulo
Split between three projects
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Takoda Data Centers to sell business and operations - report
Company first formed by Tivit in January 2023
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Microsoft signs 12,000 ton carbon removal deal with Enhanced Rock Weathering firm Terradot
It is MSFT's fourth ERW deal
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Equinix’s SP4 data center in São Paulo suffers fire over weekend
Fire started in cage of local dark fiber provider, cause not confirmed
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Google signs four partnerships as part of its water stewardship program
Across watersheds that supply its data centers and offices
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Scala secures $31.3 million credit line from BNDES
Brazilian development bank to fund purchase of equipment and materials
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LōD Technologies rolls out energy management platform across Bitfarms global crypto portfolio
The platform has been specifically designed for data center operators
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250MW natural gas-powered data center campus announced in Durango, Mexico
Fermaca Dreams to develop data center, gas line, and power plant
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WOM Chile exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Chris Bannister returns as CEO again
Bannister to take charge for a third time