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OTPP to take 70% stake in Nextgen, Metronode and Infoplex
Posted on: March 28, 2013
Today Leighton Holdings executed a sale agreement with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) regarding Nextgen Networks, Metronode and Infoplex (the Leighton Telecommunications businesses).
The transaction will result in OTPP acquiring a 70% stake in these businesses via a holding company structure, and Leighton Holdings retaining 30%.
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Sydney and Illawarra Data Centres receive Uptime Institute Tier III Design Certification
Posted on: March 6, 2013
Metronode is pleased to announce that both the Sydney 2 and Illawara 1 data centres have achieved Tier III certification from the Uptime Institute.
This is a major step towards achieving full Tier III certification for the constructed facilities. Metronode's Melbourne 2 data centre was the first facility in...
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Sydney 2 Construction Rapidly Taking Shape
Posted on: March 6, 2013
Metronode is less than four months in and construction of data centre is progressing very nicely. The front of office, plant room and Data Hall slabs have been laid and the Plant Room precast walls are in place.
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Metronode pumps $183m into NSW tech
Posted on: May 25, 2012
Andrew Colley
From: The Australian
May 25, 2012 2:48PM
LEIGHTON'S subsidiary, Metronode will invest $183 million in datacentres facilities in NSW after bagging the state's long-awaited datacentre consolidation and leasing tender.
Under the terms of the contract, NSW has committed to be anchor tenants in two new facilities for ten years.
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Metronode joins gov panel
Posted on: September 13, 2011
Metronode has been selected for the Federal Government’s panel for the provision of greenfield data centres to government agencies, with the company’s two greenfield sites in Melbourne and Canberra selected as part of the pane.
Metronode general manager, Malcolm Roe, said both sites will use the BladeRoom modular data...
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