A $950 million green energy project has been backed by Fortescue's board to satiate the miner's needs and deliver power for local industries such as data centres.
From multinational private equity firms to sovereign wealth fund-backed groups and a pioneering First Nations venture, the race to build the next generation of digital infrastructure in WA is under way.
The state's largest data centre will be built in Maddington, after a development assessment panel today approved the $415 million project, subject to several conditions.
NEXTDC will expand its Malaga data centre with a five-storey building, after a development assessment panel greenlit the data storage company's $56 million plan.
A new data centre switched on in Australia's mining heartland could turbocharge the industry's investment in automation and remote operation technology.
A high-capacity data cable connecting the Pilbara to Perth will be switched on at the end of 2024, boosting the region's ability to latch onto technology improvements.
US company Equinix is planning to establish a third data centre in Perth, which it said was becoming Australia's second digital gateway to international markets.
Osborne Park-based IT services company DC Two is planning to expand its operations by reopening a tier three data centre that has already had a $10 million investment by its previous tenant.
Gold miner Saracen Mineral Holdings has been added to the S&P/ASX 100 stock index, reflecting strong growth in the company's market value this year, while Seven West Media's steep slide has see
Global IT company Atos expects to triple the size of its Western Australian workforce after being awarded one of the state government's largest ICT contracts.
NEXTDC has struck a deal with ASX-listed Superloop, giving the Brisbane-based company connectivity to the new Indigo subsea cable system for its Perth operations, including an $80 million data centre currently under construction.
US company Equinix has announced plans to expand its Shenton Park data centre while seeking to differentiate itself from the likes of NEXTDC and Fujitsu, which are also upgrading their Perth data centre operations.
Fujitsu has committed to spend up to $17 million upgrading its Malaga data centre, where it is aiming to gain a competitive edge by securing the highest level of industry certification.
SPECIAL REPORT: Three data centre operators, including new player Pier DC, are set to be big winners from the state government's GovNext plan, though a fourth operator is seeking to spoil the party.
A START-UP Perth business has unveiled an innovative plan to enter the data centre market, in which heavyweight IT and telecommunications players like Fujitsu and Leighton have recently made multi-million dollar investments.
