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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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Colt Group has committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2030, across all its operations.
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Liberty Latin America confirms that its subsidiary Cable & Wireless Panamá has agreed to acquire América Móvil's operations in Panama (Claro Panamá).
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Cloud networking co Extreme Networks has completed its acquisition of Ipanema, the cloud-native, enterprise SD-WAN division of Infovista.
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DXN is acquiring 100% of the SDC data centre in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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DāSTOR has made its industry debut through the acquisition of four data centres.
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UBS Asset Management Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) has acquired UK data centre business Datum Datacentres.
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The world's largest MVNO is investing £250 million to expand its reach into new markets and develop new technology.
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Capacity’s Alan Burkitt-Gray of Capacity TV speaks to Catherine Hemingray, Global Account Director and Ljubica Draskic, Head of Sales and New Business Development from Smart CIC and they share their insight in connectivity, low latency routes and the products Smart CIC can offer.
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LightEdge, a provider of colocation, cloud and managed service solutions, has been acquired by private investment firm GI Partners.
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ColoHouse has acquired Lume Cloud to add private cloud, cloud backup and recovery and security services in 24 ColoHouse data centre locations globally.
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During the coming 12 months GlobalConnect says it will start deploying a “mega capacity” fibre cable from the very north of Sweden all the way to Berlin.
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AirTrunk has converted its existing corporate loan facility of more than A$2.1 billion (US$1.55 billion) into a Sustainability Linked Loan (SLL).
