Europe
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As the world’s largest research and innovation programme, the UK’s move to re-associate with Horizon Europe following Brexit, underscores the country’s commitment to innovation and development — but what does this mean for telecoms? -
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.
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Oriole Networks, a startup developing photonic networking technologies, has secured $22 million in funding to address the growing data centre demands driven by AI workloads.
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Stramski speaks to Capacity on the need for Europe to catch up on data centre technology
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Angola Cables has launched a European subsidiary, TelCables Europe, to bring its digital solutions to customers across Europe and the Mediterranean.
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EXA Infrastructure has expanded its reach to the Nordics, launching a new footprint connecting Helsinki to Stockholm.
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Telefónica venture arm Wayra has joined some of the biggest names in tech to have invested in AI search startup Perplexity.
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Capacity Europe 2024 opened today in London with a keynote address heavily focused on AI and automation, setting the tone for what promises to be a pivotal time for the industry.
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A French startup developing a constellation of satellites to provide low-latency internet services for telecom operators has raised €9.3 million in funding.
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Zayo Europe has expanded its presence in Europe through a partnership with German dark fibre network supplier GasLINE.
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Exa Infrastructure has introduced its Managed Fibre Network (MFN) service to meet the growing demand for enhanced connectivity and faster service delivery.
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Dutch telecom operator Veon is moving its group headquarters out of its native home of Amsterdam to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Colt Technology Services, Windstream Wholesale, and Nokia have completed an 800 Gigabit Ethernet (800GbE) service trial, marking the world’s first such achievement across an 8,500 km subsea and terrestrial network route connecting London and Chicago.
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Nebius unveiled plans to triple the capacity of its data centre site in Finland to support increasing customer AI workloads.
