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Amazon has launched a $110 million programme to offer its custom Trainium chips to power generative AI-focused research efforts. -
Amazon has made a significant sustainability move, becoming the latest hyperscaler to snap up modular nuclear reactors to provide carbon-free energy to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
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Nokia has deployed a new subaquatic and future-proof Optical, IP and fibre broadband network in the Amazon Rainforest alongside Global Fiber Peru.
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Amazon has agreed to purchase Talen Energy’s data centre campus, located next to a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania.
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Huawei has signed global patent agreements with both Amazon and Vivo.
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Vodafone and its African subsidiary Vodacom plan to use the service as part of Project Kuiper’s 2024 Beta testing of the network
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Days before the deadline for bids to rescue satellite company OneWeb from bankruptcy, the UK is reported to be seeking support to buy the company to turn it into a positioning service.
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Sinch has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire enterprise communications provider ACL Mobile for £56 million, a deal it said will provide a “gateway presence” in the world’s second largest mobile market.
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As with other sectors, the telecoms, data and tech industries have faced huge disruptions over recent weeks, from Nokia’s cancelled AGM to the postponement of France’s 5G network auction and Samsung’s Foundry Forum.
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The event economy is likely to suffer losses of US$1 billion as a direct result of tech industry event cancellations due to coronavirus.
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It should come as no surprise that content providers like Facebook and Google have their sights set firmly on Africa over the next few years.
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As SpaceX prepares for its latest Starlink satellite launch, due later today, investment advisers are becoming increasingly excited about the possibility that Elon Musk’s space company could float shares in the new venture.
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Amazon, NVIDA and Viavi have become the latest names to pull out of attending Mobile World Congress 2020.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken the next stage in building worldwide internet access network in space with the successful launch of 60 new satellites.
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Amazon, Alibaba, Google and Microsoft accounted for 72% of the global market for IaaS and PaaS in Q3 of 2019.
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Amazon Web Services has launched data centres in Bahrain and announced plans for nine more so-called “availability zones” in Indonesia, Italy, and South Africa.
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Second quarter spend on cloud infrastructure services increased to 39% from the second quarter of 2018, according to new figures from Synergy Research Group.
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Satellite company Iridium will go live with its Amazon cloud deal by the end of September, CEO Matt Desch has told Capacity.
