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Bernard Looney, former CEO of oil and gas giant BP has joined sustainable data centre startup Prometheus Hyperscale as chair of its Board of Directors. -
Microsoft has hit back at Google Cloud's claims that its licensing terms “restrict” customers from moving to competitors, claiming the hyperscale rival is secretly funding a group trying to discredit the company.
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Investment firm KKR has formed a partnership with power generation investors Energy Capital Partners (ECP) to create a $50 billion fund to invest in digital infrastructure opportunities aimed at supporting AI and cloud workloads.
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Telecom Italia’s Sparkle has expanded its agreement with media delivery company Mainstreaming to support distribution of video content.
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Google’s 2024 environment report revealed that the tech giant’s green house gas (GHG) emissions rose by 13% year over year in 2023, while scope 2 emissions rose by 37%.
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APAC-focused hyperscale data centre operator AirTrunk will expand its MEL1 campus in Melbourne, according to CEO Robin Khuda
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EdgeConneX has announced it has made a strategic investment in leading data centre provider Chayora.
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Southern Cross Cable Network (SX) has announced its NEXT cable (SX NEXT) has landed in Coogee beach in New South Wales, Australia as part of the final stage of the submarine cable rollout between Los Angeles and Sydney.
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Orange Poland has signed a new long-term PPA to buy renewable energy in Poland.
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Three and EE have announced they have joined the BAI Communications network to provide 4G and 5G mobile connectivity across the London Underground.
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Nokia has been selected by Elisa Finland subsidiary Elisa Estonia for nationwide 5G RAN deployment, signing a five-year deal with the vendor.
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Chile’s Desarrollo Pais has selected H2 Cable LP as its strategic partner for the development of the first submarine cable to connect Latin America with the Asia Pacific and Oceania.
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Telecom Italia’s (TIM) former CEO Luigi Gubitosi has stepped down from the company’s board as the search for his successor continues.
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The US government last week recommended that Google and Meta’s undersea data cable to Asia should be approved for use.
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Airtel Africa confirms that Chimera Investment has investment $50 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce (AMC BV), through shares from one of its subsidiaries.
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SK networks has announced it has signed an MOU with T-GAIA, Japan’s biggest mobile phone retailer.
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GTT has announced that the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved the company’s Prepackaged Plan.
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Capacity shares five key stories from around the world making headlines today.
