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Read BT signs new agreement with Global for new speed WiFi
BT signs new agreement with Global for new speed WiFi

BT signs new agreement with Global for new speed WiFi

March 29, 2024 BT Global Services

BT has entered a 10-year partnership with media group Global to repurpose its legacy payphones and kiosks into brand-new street WiFi hubs which will provide digital connectivity for more than 200 towns and cities across the UK. Followinf this agreement, Global will convert more than 2,000...

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Read Stack Infrastructure breaks ground on 60MW data center expansion in California
 Stack Infrastructure breaks ground on 60MW data center expansion in California

Stack Infrastructure breaks ground on 60MW data center expansion in California

March 29, 2024 STACK INFRASTRUCTURE

IPI-owned company Stack Infrastructure announced this week that it has broken ground on a 60MW data center expansion in Silicon Valley, California. The company plans to build two data centers to add 60MW of capacity, an advanced manufacturing facility, and a parking structure, spanning 19 acres....

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Read Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations
Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

March 23, 2024 Equinix

Short seller Hindenburg Research has accused data center REIT Equinix of "major accounting manipulations." The investigative reporting and researching company claims that Nadaq-listed Equinix overstated its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a key profitability metric for REITs, by at least...

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Read AtlasEdge relaunches Leeds data center
AtlasEdge relaunches Leeds data center

AtlasEdge relaunches Leeds data center

March 23, 2024 AtlasEdge

European data center firm AtlasEdge has relaunched a data center in Leeds, UK, after acquiring and renovating the facility. AtlasEdge has since invested more than £13 million to upgrade the site, known as LBA001, which is the first Tier III standard data center in the city. "We are delighted to...

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Read Microsoft signs carbon capture agreement in Mexico
Microsoft signs carbon capture agreement in Mexico

Microsoft signs carbon capture agreement in Mexico

March 23, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a six-year carbon capture agreement with The Next 150 and its General Biochar Systems (GBS) business unit, which runs the biochar plant near the city of Guanajuato.. This agreement will see Microsoft purchase 95,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from a biochar plant...

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Read Data4 launches new project which could use waste heat to grow algae
Data4 launches new project which could use waste heat to grow algae

Data4 launches new project which could use waste heat to grow algae

March 20, 2024 DATA4 Group

French data center operator Data4 has launched a new project exploring whether waste heat generated by one of its facilities can be used to grow algae. The company is working with the Université Paris-Saclay on the project at its Marcoussis data center campus in the Essonne region south of Paris....

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Read OVHcloud launches quantum computer at France data center
OVHcloud launches quantum computer at France data center

OVHcloud launches quantum computer at France data center

March 20, 2024 OVH Group

OVHcloud this week inaugurated what it described as the first quantum computer available from a European Cloud service provider. “We are convinced that quantum is a technology for the future and we have shown unwavering support to ensure Europe doesn’t miss the next technological revolution,”...

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Read OVHcloud launches new data center environment in Toronto, Canada
OVHcloud launches new data center environment in Toronto, Canada

OVHcloud launches new data center environment in Toronto, Canada

March 15, 2024 OVH Group

European cloud provider OVHcloud announced this week that it has launched a new data center environment in Toronto, Canada. The company said its Ontario site will be supported by a C$145 million (US$107m) investment over the next eight years. "This new data center marks a major turning point in...

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Read Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO
Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as  new CEO

Equinix announces Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as new CEO

March 14, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has appointed Google Cloud executive Adaire Fox-Martin as its new CEO to succeed Charles Meyers, who has led the company for six years. Fox-Martin who has led Google Cloud's go-to-market teams globally since early last year, has been a member of the Equinix board of Directors since 2020....

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Read Keppel plans expansion into Japan
Keppel plans expansion into Japan

Keppel plans expansion into Japan

March 14, 2024 Keppel Data Center REIT

Keppel is expanding into Japan with plans to build and buy facilities in the country. In this regard, the company has siged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. (Mitsui Fudosan) to ‘jointly explore data center development and investment opportunities’ in Japan and...

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Read Meta shares details of new 24k GPU AI clusters
Meta shares details of new 24k GPU AI clusters

Meta shares details of new 24k GPU AI clusters

March 13, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Meta has shared the details of the hardware, network, storage, design, performance, and software that make up its two new 24,000-GPU data center scale training clusters. These clusters based on Meta’s AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) are being usedto train its Llama 3 large language AI model. In a...

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Read Cloudflare acquires multi-cloud networking startup
Cloudflare acquires multi-cloud networking startup

Cloudflare acquires multi-cloud networking startup

March 07, 2024 CloudHQ

Content delivery network (CDN) and Edge services provider announced this week that it has acquired multi-cloud networking startup Nefeli Networks and has launched a new multi-cloud networking service based on the acquired technology. “We believe the full potential of the cloud will only truly be...

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Read Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center
Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

Equinix deploys 1MW solar system on Melbourne data center

March 01, 2024 Equinix

Equinix has deployed a 1MW rooftop solar system at its ME1 International Business Exchange (IBX) data center at 578 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne. The company has now completed the installation of rooftop solar systems at eight of its facilities, including Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, and...

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Read Platform.sh offers discount for greener data centers
Platform.sh offers discount for greener data centers

Platform.sh offers discount for greener data centers

February 29, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Platform.sh, a platform for building, running and scaling web applications, is offering customers a three percent 'greener region discount' when using a data center that consumes electricity that is less than 100gCO₂e/kWh. Customers have a choice of six data center regions across five countries...

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Read Fatal incident reported at new London substation for Microsoft data center
Fatal incident reported at new London substation for Microsoft data center

Fatal incident reported at new London substation for Microsoft data center

February 27, 2024 Microsoft Azure

A fatal incident has been reported at an electrical substation being built to supply power to a new Microsoft data center in London. Reports have it that a worker was trapped after an incident involving an aerial work platform at the Park Royal, site in Ealing last week, and died of his injuries...

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Read Aqua Comms Jim Fagan becomes Exa Infrastructure CEO
Aqua Comms Jim Fagan becomes Exa Infrastructure CEO

Aqua Comms Jim Fagan becomes Exa Infrastructure CEO

February 22, 2024 EXA Infrastructure

Aqua Comms and Exa Infrastructure announced this week that CEO Jim Fagan has jumped ship and will be leaving Aqua Comms immediately. He will be taking over the role as CEO at Exa Infrastructure in August. Chairman Alan Harper is to provide commercial and strategic assistance throughout the...

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Read BT to sell BT Tower in London to hotel group
BT to sell BT Tower in London to hotel group

BT to sell BT Tower in London to hotel group

February 22, 2024 BT Global Services

Telecoms firm BT announced this week that it has agreed to sell its communications tower in London, UK for £275 million ($346.8m) to MCR Hotels. The hotel chain aims to turn this tower into a world-class hotel, but is yet to reveal details regarding this project. Brent Mathews, property director,...

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Read Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas
Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas

Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas

February 21, 2024 Verizon Enterprise

Verizon has started construction of a new cell tower at Fort Bliss Army Post in El Paso, Texas. This tower will be constructed by Boldyn Networks and will provide connectivity to service military personnel in Texas and New Mexico. “Verizon supports our military partners through a number of...

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Read Microsoft to invest in cloud and AI infrastructure in Spain
Microsoft to invest in cloud and AI infrastructure in Spain

Microsoft to invest in cloud and AI infrastructure in Spain

February 21, 2024 Microsoft Azure

Microsoft recently revealed a planned investment of $2.1 billion in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Spain over the next two years. This was revealed via a post on X by Microsoft Brad Smith following a meeting with the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez. "I’m...

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Read NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France
NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France

NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France

February 17, 2024 NTT

NTT this week announced its NTT GDC unit will be developing its first data center campus outside Paris, France on a 35.5-acre site located 50km south of Paris in the municipalities of Le Coudray-Montceaux and Corbeil-Essonnes. This campus will total 84MW across three buildings. Doug Adams, CEO...

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