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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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Aligned is expanding its presence in the Salt Lake City metro market area with the development of its third build-to-suit data centre campus.
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Infovista is to sell its Ipanema SD-WAN business to Extreme Networks for an undisclosed sum.
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AT&T confirms the sale of its Crunchyroll anime business to Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) through its subsidiary Funimation Global Group.
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Dish Network reported total revenue of US$4.49 billion for the quarter ending June 30, compared to $3.19 billion for the corresponding period in 2020.
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Eloise Walker and Catherine Robins from Pinsent Masons, explain how changes to the international tax system will affect telecoms and tech multinationals.
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Interxion has taken a 20-year lease on an extra 129,000 sq ft of space at the site of its Düsseldorf, Germany data centre.
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Nautilus Data Technologies is raising $50 million to aid its data centre growth on land and water.
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Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) is an emerging business model for communications service providers (CSPs) and enterprises with interest surging.
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Intelsat is providing cellular backhaul services in French Guiana for Orange, via the Intelsat 10-02 satellite.
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Telesat has struck a C$109 million agreement with the Government of Ontario to use its LEO network, Telesat Lightspeed, to delivery connectivity in the province.
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Expereo has opened the doors to its Customer Support Excellence Center in Dubai, UAE.
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US data centre services firm Flexential has entered into a second facility sale-leaseback agreement with Legacy Investing and Invesco Real Estate.
