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Equinix, Inc. operates as a global digital infrastructure and data center REIT focused on colocation, interconnection and related services for enterprises, cloud providers, networks and hyperscale customers. Company news commonly covers quarterly operating results, recurring revenue trends, bookings, backlog, data center asset performance and common stock dividends.
Equinix updates also include customer and partner deployments across its global data center footprint, product launches tied to AI and private connectivity, and capital markets activity such as senior note offerings by wholly owned finance subsidiaries. Other recurring developments include workforce initiatives and executive leadership changes within its technology-infrastructure business.
Equinix (EQIX) has appointed DD Dasgupta as Chief Marketing Officer, reporting to Chief Customer and Revenue Officer Shane Paladin.
Dasgupta has more than 25 years of experience across digital infrastructure, including networking, SaaS, servers, storage, cloud, observability and security. He joined Equinix in 2024 and has led its portfolio of customer-focused solutions as Vice President, Product and Solution Marketing. The company describes him as well positioned to support enterprises modernizing infrastructure and expanding into AI.
His previous roles include product leadership at Cisco’s data center portfolio and serving as founding CMO at Avi Networks.
Equinix (EQIX) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have completed the US$4 billion acquisition of Nordic data center operator atNorth.
atNorth operates eight data centers across all five Nordic countries and has multiple new sites under development in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark, plus further expansion projects. The platform targets global enterprise and hyperscale customers for AI, cloud and high-performance computing, using advanced cooling, renewable energy integration and heat reuse solutions.
Post-transaction, CPP Investments holds about 51% of atNorth with a US$1.3 billion commitment, Equinix about 34% with US$895 million, and Partners Group about 10% with US$260 million, with the remainder owned by atNorth insiders. The deal is supported by a US$4.1 billion (€3.6 billion) financing package from European and Canadian lenders to fund both the acquisition and future expansion. atNorth will continue to operate independently under its brand, while benefiting from Equinix’s global customer base and digital infrastructure expertise.
Equinix (EQIX) and CPP Investments have completed the US$4 billion acquisition of atNorth, a Nordic data center developer and operator with eight active sites and multiple projects across all five Nordic countries.
CPP Investments will hold about 51% of atNorth with a US$1.3 billion commitment, Equinix about 34% with US$895 million, and Partners Group about 10% with US$260 million, with the remainder owned by atNorth insiders. The deal is supported by a US$4.1 billion (€3.6 billion) financing package from European and Canadian lenders and is described as immediately accretive to Equinix’s adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) per share. atNorth will continue to operate independently under its existing brand, with Equinix contributing digital infrastructure expertise and global customer relationships.
Equinix (EQIX) announced Equinix Inference Exchange, a distributed AI inference program built with NVIDIA Enterprise Reference Architectures and Together AI's open-model inference platform, to move enterprise AI from experimentation to production more quickly.
Delivered through Equinix's global data centers and Equinix Fabric, the solution offers secure, low-latency connectivity to clouds, networks, data and AI providers. Together AI supports more than 200 open-source models, while Equinix contributes over 280 data centers across 77 metros, 230 cloud on-ramps and an ecosystem of more than 10,500 interconnected businesses. Eight of the top 10 AI model providers and nine of the top 10 AI clouds are already deployed with Equinix. Equinix Inference Exchange is designed for metro edge inference, open model migration and sovereign AI scenarios, and is targeted to be available starting in Q1 2027.
Equinix (EQIX) announced Equinix Fabric One, a managed any-to-any connectivity service designed to simplify how enterprises connect distributed cloud, AI and networking environments.
Fabric One leverages open connectivity specifications, including the open source OpenAPI 3.0 Interconnect specification co-developed by AWS and Google Cloud, with both named as lead integration partners. Customers define their connectivity needs via portal, APIs, automation workflows, agents or natural-language prompts, and Fabric One automatically orchestrates routing, cloud connectivity, encryption, resiliency and failover as a single managed service. The platform is built on Equinix’s neutral exchange, which includes more than 10,500 interconnected businesses and about 3,000 cloud and IT providers, and is used by eight of the top 10 AI model providers and nine of the top 10 neoclouds. Fabric One is expected to enter beta later in 2026, with general availability planned for 2027, initially in North America.
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) committed an additional $50 million to the Equinix Foundation, doubling its total investment four years after the Foundation’s 2022 launch. The funding will expand digital inclusion initiatives in connectivity, digital skills and workforce readiness, and support sustainability-focused infrastructure solutions.
The Foundation named Aslıhan Güreşcier as its new President and highlighted 2025 results: grants to 100 nonprofits across 48 metros, connecting over 3.5 million people to the internet, reaching 1.6 million with digital skills training, and training 900 people for digital infrastructure roles. It will also scale its Pathways to Tech youth program globally through a new partnership with the International Youth Foundation.
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) reaffirmed its support for Governor Abbott's new standards and audit process for responsible data center growth in Texas, saying the framework aligns with its existing practices on grid costs, water stewardship, community impact and transparency.
Equinix has invested more than $1.6 billion in Texas to date, with over $1 billion in additional projects underway. The company operates nine data centers in the state, employs more than 800 Texans, and recorded over 57,000 visitors to its Texas facilities in the past year, supporting critical services from financial systems and 911 call centers to hospitals, universities and government agencies.
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) and Central Georgia Electric Membership Corporation (CGEMC) agreed on a new contract model for the Hampton, Georgia data center project, under which Equinix will fund all required grid infrastructure upgrades, including a new high-voltage substation, two transmission lines, and related engineering work.
According to Equinix, the parties entered a 20-year take-or-pay style agreement in which Equinix will pay 100% of CGEMC’s costs to serve the Hampton facility’s contracted demand, including unforeseen or shifting costs, so ratepayers are not responsible. The company says the project is expected to generate up to $20 million in annual property tax revenue for the community, create more than 990 jobs, and build on Equinix’s existing presence in metro Atlanta.
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) announced that All Nippon Airways (ANA) has built a centralized cloud network hub using Equinix Fabric to modernize digital infrastructure for passenger services and operations. ANA shifted from traditional dedicated circuits to a software-defined interconnection model that provides secure, on-demand connectivity to major cloud providers including AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
According to Equinix, ANA has reduced network provisioning time by about 80%, freeing resources for application development and testing, and is targeting a 30% reduction in five-year total cost of ownership while preparing for a projected tenfold increase in global data volumes.
Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $5.16 per share on its common stock. The dividend is scheduled to be paid on September 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 19, 2026, providing a defined timeline for this cash distribution.