Construction starts on NEXTDC data centre in Darwin, propels NT digital economy
Construction has commenced on a new data centre in the Northern Territory, called D1 Darwin, an $80m critical infrastructure project that will house about 1,500 racks and support up to 8MW IT load. The construction of this new NEXTDC data centre is being managed by Kapitol Group NT and will create and support up to 200 jobs. NEXTDC is Australia’s only provider of integrated edge data centre and remote operations solutions. The new centre is within walking distance from the new Charles Darwin University CBD campus and will offer critical digital infrastructure to support all levels of business and government. It will also house an innovation centre providing collaborative spaces to enable Territory technology innovators, start-ups and growth companies. Northern…