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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. -
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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US-based AI cloud provider CoreWeave has announced it will spend an incremental $2.2billion to expand into continental Europe.
Forthcoming events
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Natalie Bannerman speaks to Niantic’s Sarah Gilarsky on the importance of telco and content provider relationships, and the real-world metaverse
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Gaming remains a huge opportunity that players like Google cannot ignore, despite its recent shutdown of its Stadia streaming service according to Paolo Pescatore, TMT analyst at PP Foresight.
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A group of 16 telcos have called on Big Tech to share the costs of telecom networks citing the rising costs associated with energy crisis and EU climate goals.
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Indian operator Bharti Airtel is upgrading its live streaming, video-on-demand (VoD) and all other media delivery to its 400 million customers across the country in readiness for its 5G services.
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Twitter plans to sue Elon Musk after he pulled out of a deal to buy Twitter for US44 billion on Friday.
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Ooredoo Maldives confirms the launch of its international gaming platform, Ooredoo Nation.
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Gameloft Business Solutions, a provider of gaming solutions for carriers and manufacturers, confirms the launch of its 3GoPlay platform.
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The global video game industry is valued at over $300 billion - that’s more than the film and TV industries combined. But as revenues have grown, so too has the cost of creating these blockbuster games. Not only can development costs for AAA video game franchises such as Grand Theft Auto V, Call of Duty and Final Fantasy easily surpass the $100 million mark, but the video game industry has been slowly moving away from single-player games in favour of multiplayer experiences. Often because they’re easier to monetise, but also due to consumers favouring social gaming experiences.
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Swarmio has teamed with the Philippines’ largest telco operator Globe Telecom to launch its Ember gaming platform across the country.
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Cloud gaming and the metaverse are high on the list of priorities for UK gamers according to the latest research findings from Amdocs.
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STC Bahrain's cloud services have received a boost across the Middle East region after cloud infrastructure provider Radian Arc confirmed the deployment of a new PoP in Bahrain.
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Ori Industries has formed a strategic partnership with Gamestream to deliver scalable cloud gaming solutions for video game publishers, telcos and the hospitality industry.
