KT, Kogas to develop LNG-cooling data centre

South Korean telecoms company KT has tapped South Korean natural gas company Korea Gas to develop pioneering data centres that cool down using LNG's cooling heat

Adani moves co into its new data centre JV

Adani Enterprises has closed its divestment of a data centre company to its JV with EdgeConneX

Charoen Pokphand, Telenor to merge Thai units

Charoen Pokphand Group has agreed to merge its Thai telecom units with the Norwegian telco Telenor in a deal worth around $8.6 billion

Mexican broadband concessionaire declared bankrupt

The concessionaire responsible for delivering Mexico’s wholesale mobile network has been declared bankrupt

Brazilian law firm hires infra partner

Vieira Rezende has added Maria Virginia Mesquita Nasser as a partner in its infrastructure practice

Morrison & Co launches new open ended infra fund

New Zealand headquartered institutional investor Morrison & Co has today unveiled its new open ended infrastructure fund

Bangladesh extends deadline for telecoms PPPs ... again

The government of Bangladesh has extended the deadline into the new year for private companies to submit proposals to be concessionaires on telecoms PPPs

Mitratel has less than stellar IPO

Indonesian cell tower operator Dayamitra Telekomunikasi has raised $1.32 billion, about 25% below its initial target of $1.75 billion, by listing on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

IJGlobal Awards 2021 – Submissions Portal now live

We are delighted to announce that the submissions portal is now live for the IJGlobal Awards 2021 – reflecting international developments in infrastructure and energy for the current calendar year

KKR makes €11bn Telecom Italia offer

KKR has made a €11 billion equity offer to buy Italian telco TIM/Telecom Italia

UBS board nominates Kelleher as chair

The board of UBS has nominated Colm Kelleher as chair to succeed Axel Weber who has reached his maximum term limit after 10 years

Bahrain selects Nokia for smart grid project

Bahrain’s EWA has awarded Finnish telecoms company Nokia a contract to develop the first phase of a power grid digitalisation project

Oz state appoints investment head in Germany

Trade and Investment Queensland, the state’s foreign investment advisory body, has today appointed Stefan Augustin as the new director of investment for Germany

Meridiam to develop broadband for Indiana city

The City of Bloomington and investor Meridiam have signed a letter of intent to build and operate a fibre network throughout the city

SocGen promotes Clement de Givry in Hong Kong

Stephanie Clement de Givry will be Société Générale’s new head of global banking and advisory for Asia Pacific, effective in January