Dubbed Apricot, the infrastructure project will link Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

The transpacific conduits will expand capacity across the ocean by 70 percent, according to Facebook.

The long-haul network stretches from downtown Indianapolis east, to the Indiana/Ohio border.

Companies leased three times more multi-tenant data center capacity last year than in 2019.

Its three main products share data center infrastructure, advertising, operations, and more.

The second phase is in the works in Newton, just as the first phase is getting close to launch.

But the companies quickly submitted a revised proposal that includes links to Taiwan and the Philippines.

It was widely assumed that the social media giant was the company behind ‘Project Woolhawk’ in Gallatin.

Corporate appetite for cheap clean power has been a big recent driver of wind and solar growth, led by tech giants, in part to power their data centers.

Gallatin officials expect the future facility, likely by Facebook, to have a transformative effect on the local economy.