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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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Capacity’s Alan Burkitt-Gray of Capacity TV speaks to Steven Parrott, Product Management and Strategy; TOMIA on the challenges of global roaming during the pandemic and how TOMIA have adapted. Steve gives insight into other areas of the business including the increasing demand for voice and messaging services and some use cases.
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Capacity’s Alan Burkitt-Gray of Capacity TV speaks to Divya Ghai Wakankar, Head of Digital Communications Solutions at BICS on the new era of programable communications, what BICS they can offer the MNO and large enterprises to enable automation, and some of the other key trends in the market.
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Princeton Digital Group is to build a US$150 million, greenfield data centre in Indonesia.
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Intelsat says it has gained support from key creditor groups on the terms of an extensive financial restructuring that would cut the satellite operator’s debt by more than half, from almost $15 billion to $7 billion.
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In its full year financial results, Macquarie Telecom Group reported its seventh consecutive year of EBITDA growth.
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Stonepeak-backed Digital Edge has appointed Yaniv Ghitis to the role of chief investment officer.
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Ethiopia wants its own alternative to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Zoom and has already started development.
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Steven Harrington, the former director of next-gen voice at Talk Talk Business, has been appointed to lead Aryaka's EMEA business.
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The Raxio Group has appointed Master Power Technologies to build and install its planned data centres across Africa.
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EdgeConneX has appointed industry veteran Kelvin Fong as managing director of its Asia-Pacific business, where it has also established a new regional headquarters in Singapore.
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A1 Telekom Austria Group has chosen Nokia and Ericsson to support the deployment of its 5G networks in Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia.
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The UK's competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told a government department that NVIDIA’s purchase of Arm "raises serious competition concerns" and warrants an in-depth investigation.
