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Read T.Loop to place data center in Stockholm’s slaughterhouse district
T.Loop to place data center in Stockholm’s slaughterhouse district

T.Loop to place data center in Stockholm’s slaughterhouse district

October 07, 2024 Sweden

Swedish Edge data center firm T.Loop l ast week announced it had entered into an agreement with real estate development firm Atrium Ljungberg for operational management of the Palmfelt Datacenter in the Slaughterhouse area of the capital. "We see great potential in the data center, which is...

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Read Atos awarded contract to upgrade Sweden's Berzelius supercomputer
Atos awarded contract to upgrade Sweden's Berzelius supercomputer

Atos awarded contract to upgrade Sweden's Berzelius supercomputer

September 23, 2024 Sweden

Atos's Eviden business unit has been awarded a four-year multi-million euro contract to boost the performance of the Berzelius supercomputer at Linkoping University for the second time. Eviden will integrate and deploy further Nvidia GPUs into the system, adding an extra 512 petaflops of FP8 AI...

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Read IQM has manufactured 30 quantum computers at Espoo, Finland
IQM has manufactured 30 quantum computers at Espoo, Finland

IQM has manufactured 30 quantum computers at Espoo, Finland

September 21, 2024 Finland

IQM Quantum Computers revealed on September 16 thst it has manufactured 30 full-stack quantum computing machines to date at its Espoo, Finland, manufacturing facility. In addition, it has delivered and installed six full-stack quantum computers to customers including the VTT Technical Research...

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Read CoreWeave to deploy new Nvidia clusters in Sweden
CoreWeave to deploy new Nvidia clusters in Sweden

CoreWeave to deploy new Nvidia clusters in Sweden

August 30, 2024 Sweden

GPU cloud firm CoreWeave and Swedish colocation provider EcoDataCenter this week announced a partnership to host “one of Europe’s first large-scale Nvidia Blackwell clusters” in Sweden. CoreWeave aims to deploy thousands of Blackwell GPUs to help meet demand for large-scale AI infrastructure from...

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Read Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round
Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round

Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round

July 19, 2024 Norway

Power grid optimization specialist Heimdall Power has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to scale up production of its “Magic Ball” sensors which it claims can help grid operators access up to 40 percent of additional transmission capacity in existing power lines. These neuron sensors...

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Read Hexatronic acquires parts of Icelandic services firm
Hexatronic acquires parts of Icelandic services firm

Hexatronic acquires parts of Icelandic services firm

July 11, 2024 Sweden

Swedish Fiber and connectivity firm Hexatronic this week announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire parts of Endor, a data center services unit owned by Icelandic company Sýn, in an acquisition which will bring Hexatronic a customer base across Iceland, Sweden, and Germany."The...

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Read Energy Cluster Denmark and Aalborg University to work together for heat reuse project
Energy Cluster Denmark and Aalborg University to work together for heat reuse project

Energy Cluster Denmark and Aalborg University to work together for heat reuse project

June 27, 2024 Denmark

Energy Cluster Denmark, Aalborg University, Heatflow, and R&R Consult have teamed up on a data center heat reuse project in Denmark which seeks to reduce power consumption, cool data center servers CO2-neutrally, and send surplus heat to the district heating network and local buildings.Paw...

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Read Verne deploys CFD cluster at Icelandic data center
Verne deploys CFD cluster at Icelandic data center

Verne deploys CFD cluster at Icelandic data center

June 25, 2024 Iceland

European data center firm Verne has partnered with high-performance computing (HPC) consultants OFC to deploy an HPC cluster in Iceland on behalf of open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software provider Engys. Engys notes that it is able to access to 100 percent renewable hydroelectric...

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Read BGO invests €350 million into Norway's Bulk
BGO invests €350 million into Norway's Bulk

BGO invests €350 million into Norway's Bulk

June 07, 2024 Norway

Real estate investment management firm BentallGreenOak has invested another €350 million ($380m) into Nordic data center operator Bulk which will be used to ‘accelerate Bulk’s growth plans.’“The latest investment by BGO will fuel our ambitions to shift the gravity for global and European large...

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Read BT's new CEO Allison Kirkby calls for telecoms infrastructure improvement
BT's new CEO Allison Kirkby calls for telecoms infrastructure improvement

BT's new CEO Allison Kirkby calls for telecoms infrastructure improvement

June 04, 2024 Sweden

BT's new CEO Allison Kirkby this week called for the UK to improve its existing telecoms infrastructure. Kirkby, who joined the company earlier this year from Swedish telco Telia, also said that the Nordics is "way ahead" of the UK in telecoms infrastructure."What I would say is Scandinavia is...

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Read New GPU cloud firm offering access to AMD GPUs launches
New GPU cloud firm offering access to AMD GPUs launches

New GPU cloud firm offering access to AMD GPUs launches

May 08, 2024 Norway

A new GPU cloud provider Nscale which relies on AMD hardware has announced its official launch and is now offering services based on AMD’s Instinct MI300X GPU accelerators from a cryptomining firm and sister company Arkon Energy’s data center in Glomfjord, Norway. “Over the coming years, AI will...

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Read T-Systems to manage mainframe infrastructure for KMD
T-Systems to manage mainframe infrastructure for KMD

T-Systems to manage mainframe infrastructure for KMD

April 08, 2024 Denmark

T-Systems has been selected to operate the mainframe infrastructure of Danish IT service provider KMD from 2025 in a contract which is the largest the company has won yet in Denmark. While T-Systems handles the operation and maintenance of KMD's mainframes, KMD will be able to focus on developing...

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Read Telia Company completes sale of Danish business unit
Telia Company completes sale of Danish business unit

Telia Company completes sale of Danish business unit

April 04, 2024 Sweden

Swedish telco Telia Company has confirmed in a new announcement that the sale of its Danish business unit to local energy and Internet firm Norlys has been finalized for DKK 6.25 billion ($900 million), on a cash and debt-free basis. “The sale of our Danish business marks a significant milestone...

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Read Ericsson begins further layoffs in Sweden
Ericsson begins further layoffs in Sweden

Ericsson begins further layoffs in Sweden

March 26, 2024 Sweden

Ericsson has announced it will cut 1,200 jobs in its home market of Sweden as a part of cuts announced earlier this year, with the company citing a "challenging mobile networks market in 2024." "In addition to the headcount reduction, the cost-saving initiatives cover various areas such as...

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Read Intelsat signs deal to lease capacity on Eutelsat’s OneWeb satellites
Intelsat signs deal to lease capacity on Eutelsat’s OneWeb satellites

Intelsat signs deal to lease capacity on Eutelsat’s OneWeb satellites

March 26, 2024 Sweden

Intelsat recently announced that it has signed a new multi-year, multimillion-dollar agreement partnership with Intelsat on its OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.This deal is valued at up to $500 million over seven years, with a firm commitment of $250m (including a previous $45m deal...

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Read Vertiv installs grid-interactive UPS in Sweden data centers
Vertiv installs grid-interactive UPS in Sweden data centers

Vertiv installs grid-interactive UPS in Sweden data centers

March 19, 2024 Stockholm

Swedish colocation data center provider Conapto has installed Vertiv Liebert EXL S1, an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system that provides an integrated solution for critical power protection and grid support capabilities. “With the introduction of dynamic grid support, we are empowering...

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Read Three companies invest in combined $200m data center in Oslo
Three companies invest in combined $200m data center in Oslo

Three companies invest in combined $200m data center in Oslo

March 19, 2024 Oslo

Norwegian telco Telenor, energy company Hafslund and investment fund HitecVision are building a data center in Oslo, Norway, via a newly formed joint venture, Skygard. These companies are to make a NOK 2.4 billion ($200m) joint investment in this data center which is already undergoing...

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Read Boldyn Networks finalizes acquisition of Cellnex's private network business
Boldyn Networks finalizes acquisition of Cellnex's private network business

Boldyn Networks finalizes acquisition of Cellnex's private network business

March 04, 2024 Finland

Boldyn Networks has completed its acquisition of Cellnex's private network business for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition includes Edzcom, Cellnex’s Finnish subsidiary that specializes in private networks for industrial environments.“By bringing Cellnex's private networks business unit under...

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Read T.Loop acquires 800 square meters facility in Stockholm
T.Loop acquires 800 square meters facility in Stockholm

T.Loop acquires 800 square meters facility in Stockholm

January 09, 2024 Stockholm

New Swedish operator T.Loop has acquired a 800 square meter data center located in the center of Stockholm, Sweden. Details about ths facility including the seller and the terms of the transaction have not been shared. However, the company noted that this facility will be modernized throughout...

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Read Nokia to sell management businesses to Lumine Group
Nokia to sell management businesses to Lumine Group

Nokia to sell management businesses to Lumine Group

December 26, 2023 Finland

Finnish vendor Nokia has agreed to sell its device management and service management platform (SMP) businesses to Lumine Group. This deal, valued at €185 million is expected to close in the first quarter of next year, subject to approval. According to Nokia, Lumine "intends to operate DM and SMP...

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