By Editor , 15 October 2026
Permitting Becomes Top Risk as DCPI Revenue Hits $14B, Up 27%

Redwood City – October 14, 2026 -- The worldwide Data Center Physical Infrastructure (DCPI) market grew 27% year-over-year to $14 billion in manufacturer revenue in the second quarter of 2026, according to Dell'Oro Group. Growth has now run above 20% for consecutive quarters as demand for AI data center capacity outpaces supply. Dell'Oro attributes the modest slowdown from 1Q 2026 to a tougher comparison base, not weaker demand.

By Editor , 14 October 2026
DayOne Tops 1GW Billings as Malaysia Loan Rises to $7.2B

Singapore – October 14, 2026 -- DayOne Data Centers has upsized its senior secured multi-currency syndicated term financing in Malaysia to approximately US$7.2 billion and surpassed 1GW of Billings, the Singapore-headquartered data center platform said.

Seven-lender consortium doubles Johor debt package from May 2025 level

A seven-lender consortium arranged the upsized financing, which supports continued development of DayOne's data center platform in Johor. It builds on the approximately US$3.5 billion syndicated financing the company secured in May 2025.

By Editor , 14 October 2026

San Antonio – October 14, 2026 -- Princeton Digital Group (PDG) has won Frost & Sullivan's 2026 Asia-Pacific Customer Value Leadership Recognition in data centre infrastructure and operations, backed by a portfolio approaching two gigawatts of capacity at the time of assessment.

By Editor , 14 October 2026
Compal Shows Blackwell Ultra, Rubin Servers at OCP Summit 2026

San Jose – October 13, 2026 -- Compal Electronics (TWSE: 2324) will show an eight-GPU, liquid-cooled NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra server alongside Rubin-based and Vera CPU systems at OCP Global Summit 2026. The company is pitching shorter time-to-AI to cloud service providers, enterprises and AI infrastructure operators.

By Editor , 14 October 2026
Americase Panel Targets Data Center Battery Code Conflicts at OCP

Waxahachie, Texas – October 13, 2026 -- Americase International will use a 25-minute panel at the 2026 Open Compute Project (OCP) Global Summit on Oct. 15 to address conflicting codes for shipping, installing, storing and disposing of lithium batteries in AI data centers. Operators must reconcile rules that differ by country and jurisdiction as AI drives demand for battery energy storage systems (ESS).

By Editor , 14 October 2026
CyberTAN, Marvell Unveil Liquid-Cooled 102.4 Tbps Switch Blueprint

San Jose – October 13, 2026 -- CyberTAN Technology has unveiled a liquid-cooled Ethernet switch platform architecture built around Marvell's 102.4 Tbps Teralynx T100 silicon, and says a live demonstration at OCP Global Summit 2026 reached a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.1.

By Editor , 14 October 2026

San Jose – October 13, 2026 -- UfiSpace is demonstrating a live 102.4Tbps liquid-cooled switch with 64 x 1.6T OSFP ports at OCP Global Summit 2026, aiming to prove thermal feasibility for 1.6T AI fabrics as data centers move toward extreme power densities.

By Editor , 14 October 2026
Wiwynn, Ayar Labs, GUC Demo Live CPO Telemetry at OCP 2026

San Jose – October 13, 2026 -- Wiwynn, Ayar Labs and Global Unichip Corp. (GUC) are showing the first live demonstration of a compute system that integrates GUC's ASIC with Ayar Labs' TeraPHY optical engine and SuperNova light source while streaming real-time health telemetry, at OCP Global Summit 2026.

By Editor , 14 October 2026

Frederick – October 13, 2026 -- Aligned Data Centers has become Co-Presenting Sponsor of the 2nd annual Blue & Bubbly dinner, a fundraiser for Boys & Girls Clubs of Frederick County (BGCFC), where about 56% of youth served receive financial aid toward membership dues.

Aligned backs the 2nd annual Blue & Bubbly event at 7th Sister Restaurant

BGCFC announced the partnership. The event is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, at 7th Sister Restaurant. Proceeds will help keep Club programs affordable for youth and families across Frederick County.

By Editor , 13 October 2026
Vertiv Acquires Strategic Thermal Labs to Deepen Liquid Cooling

Columbus – – October 12, 2026 -- Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) has acquired Strategic Thermal Labs LLC (STL), a specialist in advanced liquid-cooling technologies, to strengthen its engineering capability where server-side liquid cooling meets supporting infrastructure in AI and high-performance computing environments. Financial terms were not disclosed.