International News
Thailand Secures USD 500 Million Data Centre Investment, Ready to Compete with Indonesia & other Asian Powerhouses
Thailand has solidified its position as a rising data center hub with a landmark real estate transaction facilitated by JLL Thailand. The deal secures prime land on Bangna-Trat Road for one of the world’s largest digital infrastructure companies, paving the way for a USD 500 million investment, according to RetalkAsia dated 23 November 2024. This […]
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Philippines Unveils USD 4 Billion Terra Solar Project, World’s Largest Solar Storage Facility
The Philippines has officially inaugurated the world’s largest solar storage facility, the Terra Solar Project, spanning 3,500 hectares with a total investment of USD 4 billion. The project is set to deliver a photovoltaic capacity of 3,500 megawatts (MW) alongside a 4,500 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage system, powering 2.4 million households and cutting carbon emissions […]
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Thailand to Build USD 420k Friendship Bridge Linking Chanthaburi & Pailin for Stronger Cross-Border Ties
Thailand has announced plans to construct the Chanthaburi-Pailin Friendship Bridge, a permanent link between Chanthaburi province in Thailand and Pailin province in Cambodia. The project, estimated to cost approximately USD 420,000 (15 million baht), aims to boost cross-border trade and tourism. Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed the initiative during a site inspection at the Ban […]
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Network News: How Digital Twins and Analytics Are Shaping the Future of Connectivity And 5G
Not entirely out of sight, but almost always out of mind, cell towers quietly form the backbone of modern communication, powering everything from texts and phone calls to TikTok videos. Some topping 200 feet, they can stand tall like sentinels along roads or poke up from the roofs of high buildings. Their thistle-like tops bristle […]
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Get Real: Powerful 3D Software Brings The Future of Infrastructure to Life in Just a Few Clicks
By Sean O’Neill Greg Demchak stood before an enormous LED screen in a dark hotel conference room. With a game controller and a keyboard, he moved his audience through a digital model of Barcelona. The glowing screen showed a bird’s-eye view of the Spanish city’s famed “manzanas,” the octagonal block of buildings designed by […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Mukaab: Ground Broken on World’s Largest Building
Construction is now officially underway on the Mukaab, a monumental 400-metre-high supertall skyscraper in Riyadh set to become the world’s largest building. Located at the heart of the 19-square-kilometer New Murabba development, the Mukaab will rise with cube-shaped dimensions, featuring 400-meter-long edges, and stand as a centerpiece of Saudi Arabia’s capital. The New Murabba Development […]
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China Construction America Ordered to Pay USD 1.6bn Over Conflict of Political Interests
A New York court has ordered China Construction America Inc. (CCA), a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned China State Construction Engineering, to pay USD 1.6 billion to BML Properties, the original owner of the Baha Mar casino resort in the Bahamas after the contractor was found to have committed “many acts of fraud” during its takeover […]
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Blyncsy Publishes Map of U.S. Interstate Highways Showing Roadway Assets to Enhance Safety, Maintenance, and Accelerate the Digital Infrastructure Movement Nationally
Blyncsy empowers state DOTs with the ability to monitor and compare—in near real-time—the status of any major highway in the continental U.S. with their existing data for more informed decision-making. PHILADELPHIA — 2024 AASHTO Annual Meeting & Expo — October 29, 2024 — Blyncsy, a Bentley Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BSY) company, today announced it published a comprehensive public […]
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Bentley Systems’ New Carbon Analysis Capabilities Help Reduce Infrastructure’s Carbon Footprint
Bentley makes carbon impact analysis a systematic part of the design process for new and existing infrastructure assets and simplifies embodied carbon reporting with added 3D visualisations. VANCOUVER (Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2024) – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the general availability of new Carbon Analysis capabilities […]
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Indonesia Sets Sights on Becoming Southeast Asia’s Leading Electric Vehicle & Battery Hub
Indonesia has declared its ambition to become the largest electric vehicle (EV) and EV battery hub in Southeast Asia, a move highlighted by the opening of the region’s first EV battery manufacturing facility last July, according to vietnamplus on 28 October 2024. This pioneering plant, a USD 1.1 billion joint venture between Hyundai Motor and […]
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