investment
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The uncertain future of embattled semiconductor giant Intel has taken a significant step towards clarity, as it has reportedly agreed to join forces with TSMC. -
Microsoft is reportedly pulling the plug on additional data centre projects, with planned sites in Indonesia and Australia now joining a string of cancellations across the US, UK, and Europe, signalling a possible rethink of its AI strategy.
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The iliad Group has finalised its multi-billion dollar partnership with private equity firm InfraVia that looks to position its data centre subsidiary OpCore as a major European hyperscale platform.
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AirTrunk is securing a US$1.7 billion (SG$2.2 billion) green loan to fund an 80.2MW data centre in Singapore—yet no one in the industry seems to know where this new facility will be located.
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Raxio Group has secured $100 million in financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fuel its Sub-Saharan African regional data centre platform.
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Data centres are expanding at breakneck speed, and fibre networks are racing to keep up.
Forthcoming events
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Recent market statistics make sobering reading for telcos. Revenue share from voice has plummeted 80% in 10 years and data revenues have all but stagnated.
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A joint venture between investment firm Harrison Street and AREP’s PowerHouse Data Centers has sold ABX-1, a 265,580-square-foot data centre in Ashburn, Virginia.
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Low latency network solutions provider Avelacom is set to expand its network infrastructure with new Points of Presence to enhance interconnectivity between the US and Mexican financial markets
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Ofcom has launched a consultation to potentially lower annual licence fees (ALFs) for certain spectrum bands which could save operators millions of pounds.
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Indonesian mobile operators XL Axiata and Smartfren are set to merge as part of a deal worth 104 trillion Indonesian Rupiah (US$6.5 billion).
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Capacity’s Ben Wodecki explores whether the AI startup spending surge can be sustained
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In the latest twist in Elon Musk’s existential legal battle with OpenAI, lawyers for the Tesla billionaire have filed an injunction aimed at preventing OpenAI and backer Microsoft from engaging in “anticompetitive conduct.”
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A law firm has launched an investigation into whether board members of Frontier Communications may have breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed merger with Verizon.
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The UK government has unveiled plans to offer up to £3 million in funding to hybrid connectivity projects that would improve internet connectivity to rural islands.
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Qualcomm has reportedly cooled its interest in embattled semiconductor giant Intel after rumours swirled around a possible takeover.
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Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has formed a joint venture with investment firm RMZ to invest $1.7 billion in the Indian data centre market.
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Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited (CORD) has agreed to acquire and merge Belgian data centre provider DCU Invest NV (Datacenter United) and the data centre division of Proximus Group.
