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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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OneWeb changes teams; Adamo switches owners; Orange's 5G showcase; and Aqua Comms' Nigel Bayliff
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Investment in the Internet of Things (IoT) is set to overtake cloud computing, next-generation security, big data analytics and other digital transformation technologies in the near future, research from Inmarsat has revealed.
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NTT DoCoMo and its Thailand-based subsidiary Mobile Innovation (MI) will collaborate with the Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS) to evaluate the feasibility of delivering AOTS’s technical training programs from Japan to overseas countries.
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BT has unveiled a new security platform, which leans on artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to "predict, detect and neutralise" security threats before they inflict damage.
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Stack Infrastructure has taken its first step into the Asia Pacific market with the opening of its Singapore HQ – and it has also named its new Asia-Pacific CEO.
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Vantage Data Centers has begun construction of its first African campus, a carrier-neutral, 12 hectares plot due to open in 2022.
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Schneider Electric's Innovation Summit World Tour 2021 will focus on decarbonisation with the firm saying urgent action is needed to decarbonise the global economy.
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HGC Global Communications has appointed Eli Ngai as its new chief information officer (CIO), effective immediately.
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Orange Belgium has officially opened its Orange 5G Lab in Antwerp where it will test and develop 5G standalone (SA) technology.
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Leading OTT players know that extra capacity gives an in-region advantage. Jim Fagan, chief strategy and revenue officer at Global Cloud Xchange writes
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Zella DC has deployed its first micro data centre in Japan as part of an edge computing solution aimed at telecom operators.
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Edge Centres has started construction on its second site in Victoria, Australia, the Traralgon-based EC8.
