Leading Edge Data Centre stories

As a result of the new project, regional Australian businesses and communities will likely have greater access to distributed cloud networks.

Leading Edge Data Centres (LEDC) has announced it has secured an AUD$30 million equity investment in its regional edge network from an affiliate of DigitalBridge Group, DigitalBridge.

Marking a major milestone in the company's national roll-out plan, the facility in Tamworth is designed to better support regional economic recovery.

LEDC will first see measures implemented across 14 LEDC locations in New South Wales, with later roll-outs in Victoria and Queensland.

The effort will seek to improve upon the regions’ lack of digital infrastructure and poor connectivity, the two companies say.

The $20 million data centre project, developed in partnership with Ausgrid, will boost jobs, create much-needed network infrastructure and strengthen the digital economy of the Newcastle and the greater Hunter region.

“Enhancing regional connectivity is of strategic importance to Australia’s digital infrastructure upgrade."

Schneider Electric will provide Tier-3-designed, standardised, pre-assembled and fully integrated data centre modules, designed to boost Leading Edge’s presence in six sites across New South Wales.

Leading Edge Data Centres has received a $20 million cash injection from Washington H. Soul Pattinson which will be used to fund growth of its regional data centre network in Australia.