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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%.
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Developers and businesses can now build and deploy applications at the edge of Verizon’s wireless network in three new US locations - Chicago, Houston and Phoenix.
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Swisscom saw operating income increase 4.9% year over year in the most recent quarter, while net income jumped 42.1% year on year thanks to recent investment and divestment activity.
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Rogers has expanded its 5G network to Windsor, Quinte West, Strathroy-Caradoc, Parry Sound and Nipissing, all in the province of Ontario.
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Technology entrepreneur Thomas Hogue is acquiring data centre services firm Netrepid, which operates a single data centre in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US.
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German IT service provider DATEV has bought a data centre it uses from colocation and digital services firm q.beyond AG.
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Neos Networks and CityFibre are ramping up their Ethernet network expansion programme, adding nine urban areas.
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Windstream Wholesale has connected its Intelligent Converged Optical Network (ICON) to the Hillsboro, Oregon, cable landing station (CLS).
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Tata Communications saw a 14.9% year on year increase in profit after tax in Q1 FY2022, to US$40 million (INR 296 Crore), and growth of 0.7% in consolidate revenue quarter on quarter to $556 million.
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Network-as-a-service provider Megaport is extending the reach of its services through a new PartnerVantage programme aimed at system integrators, managed service providers and distributors, among others.
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The UK government is apparently considering blocking chip maker Nvidia from completing its $40 billion acquisition of British competitor Arm on “national security” grounds.
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Intelsat reported total revenue of US$507.9 million in Q2, an increase of $25.8 million, while net loss attributable to Intelsat S.A. stood at $152.3 million.
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Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) is the official charity partner for International Telecoms Week in 2021.
