hyperscale
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A new data centre operator has launched in the UK with an ambitious plan to open 40 purpose-built AI-focused facilities by 2030. -
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.
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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%.
Forthcoming events
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The world needs to increase food production by up to 70% in less than 30 years. It’s a significant challenge which, if not overcome, could push millions into famine. The answer involves IoT and, as Melanie Mingas finds out, a vast web of edge infrastructure that many other industries could tap
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Capacity's annual State of the Industry survey for 2021-22 is now live.
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Virgin Media O2 has launched Volt – its first joint product since the merging of the companies earlier this year.
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The London Internet Exchange (LINX) has become an official provider of the Microsoft Azure Peering Service.
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A1 Telekom Austria Group has named Judit Albers as director of its wholesale division.
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France-IX now offers a platform that supports 400G Ethernet access, initially via the Telehouse 2 connectivity hub (Paris), with plans to extend to other points of presence by the end of this year.
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GÉANT is working with Telxius to improve connectivity with the Iberian Peninsula for the benefit of the scientific community.
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Irish-owned Echelon Data Centres is developing its second UK facility,LCY20, in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, UK.
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In conversation with Capacity, Türk Telekom International Group CEO Şükrü Kutlu explains how TTI keeps investing in additional infrastructure, while also expanding its service offering to meet ever increasing customer expectations.
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Infrastructure provider Neutral Networks is expanding its fibre network within Mexico and linking this up via a new long-distance rollout to the US. Chief commercial officer Leonardo Antopia explains the strategy behind the deployment
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Oracle has become the first global cloud provider to have an active cloud region in Israel after its launch on 13 October.
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Gary Hope, strategy and regulation director at Telefónica Global Solutions, talks about the need to differentiate the wholesale offering and transform the customer relationship
