Europe
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Data centre operator Serverfarm has formed a joint venture with the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) of Greece to build hyperscale data centres in the country.
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Sparkle has partnered with shipbuilding giant Fincantieri to develop advanced solutions for detecting and monitoring subsea cables.
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The EU has signed off on IRIS², a multi-orbital constellation of 290 satellites aimed at taking on Elon Musk’s Starlink.
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Nordic data centre firm atNorth has secured land in Sweden to build a “mega site” data centre.
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Field service management (FSM) provider Totalmobile has announced the acquisition of Irish workforce management firm Gartan Technologies.
Forthcoming events
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Lamda Hellix, a Digital Realty Company confirms plans to expand its presence in Athens, Greece, with the construction of two new data centres.
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atNorth has acquired two data centres in Finland from Advania and is looking to build a third as it looks to expand in the region.
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Norlys Fibernet has appointed Ole Andersen as its sales director for its fibre business.
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Intersec, the EU’s public warning system provider has announced the successful deployment of its public warning technology for O2 Telefonica in Germany.
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Around 21 new data centres are being planned outside of the Greater Dublin area due to constraints on the energy grid around Ireland’s capital.
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Alexander Straub, the founder of Truphone has submitted a bid of around UUS$250 million to buy back the company from Roman Abramovich and his Russian associates.
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Ericsson has given up on Russia, but has another year of grief from the American justice system following its illegal activities in Iraq.
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Irish mobile operators will pay more than €140 million each for spectrum bands to boost the roll out of 5G across Ireland.
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Telecom Egypt and Greece’s Grid Telecom have signed a collaboration agreement to build a subsea system connecting Egypt and Greece.
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Helsinki-based data centre operator Hyperco is to develop two new campuses, each with an initial capacity of 50MW.
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Exa Infrastructure is investing further into the Iberian Peninsula with a second new diverse terrestrial transport route between Spain and Lisbon.
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Norwegian operator Ice has signed an agreement with Griptel, a provider of mounting solutions for critical equipment such as 4G and 5G antennas for cellular networks.
