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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Infosys has announced the launch of a new 'proximity centre' in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Aruba has raised €500 million in funding for the expansion of its Global Cloud Data Center (GCDC) campus.
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Data centre operator atNorth – formerly Advania – is building an IP network to enable its expansion in Iceland and other Nordic markets.
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Nokia plans to open a new 5G and 6G research and development centre in Amadora, Portugal.
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Veon is to sell its operations in Russia to the management for the equivalent of US$2.1 billion, more than twice the current market cap of the whole group.
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Liberty Global’s Virgin Media in Ireland is to try out a free Wifi network in the city of Dublin.
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Private equity investor Cube Infrastructure Managers has injected €14 million into Fibernet Finland in what it calls “the first phase”.
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Russian telco Tele2 has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Ericsson, citing a refusal to honour agreements to supply equipment.
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Eutelsat Communications has successfully launched its Eutelsat Hotbird 13G satellite by SpaceX.
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Neterra has launched a new fibre metro network in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, connecting all data centres in the city.
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Veon is packing up and moving out of Russia, where it owns the VimpelCom network that operates under the Beeline brand.
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T5 Data Centers’ facilities management unit is expanding its business into Denmark, the company has announced.
