Europe
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OpenAI and SoftBank’s $500 billion Stargate project is reportedly looking at expanding across the Atlantic, eyeing plans to build data centres in the UK. -
Sparkle has joined the European research initiative ECSTATIC, which aims to develop new methods for detecting seismic events using submarine fibre-optic cable infrastructure.
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Colt Technology Services has sold eight of its data centres in key European city centres, as the company sharpens its focus on core digital infrastructure and services.
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No evidence has been found to suggest that the Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 intentionally damaged two subsea cables last November, Sweden’s Accident Investigation Authority (SHK) has ruled.
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BT’s sale of its Irish wholesale and enterprise arm to Cordiant Digital Infrastructure’s Speed Fibre Group is one step closer to completion, following approval from Ireland’s competition watchdog.
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Germany’s competition watchdog has accused Vodafone and Vantage Towers of anti-competitive behaviour, alleging the pair have deliberately obstructed rival operator 1&1 from accessing antenna sites they were contractually promised in 2021.
Forthcoming events
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Türk Telekom International (TTI) has integrated BroadForward's Signaling Transfer Point (STP) and Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) technologies to enhance its network infrastructure.
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St Helens Borough Council has contracted Elevate to build a full-fibre internet network for the town centre as part of its Digital Infrastructure Programme.
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The EU is set to unveil an ambitious, multi-pronged blueprint it believes will help guide the bloc to become a global AI leader.
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Northern Irish broadband provider Fibrus has signed a five-year agreement with Nokia to deploy the firm's Deepfield network analytics solution across its expanding network.
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Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has unveiled plans to develop four new data centres in Germany.
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Schneider Electric has launched a new HER1 data centre in Heraklion, Crete, in partnership with Digital Realty.
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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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Vodafone Group has consolidated its procurement company and voice and roaming services divisions into a single entity called Vodafone Procure & Connect.
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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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Cellnex has reportedly kicked off plans to sell its Swiss business in a deal that could be worth as much as $2.2 billion.
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Emitel, the Polish tower operator owned by Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Limited, has secured a contract with Orange Polska to support the expansion of its mobile network coverage in the country.
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Ericsson has partnered with Boliden, a Swedish company specialising in metals, mining, and smelting, to pioneer the extraction of valuable materials from decommissioned telecom equipment.
