Altice Portugal (Portugal Telecom) Data Center News

Edged & Merlin launch new campus in Lisbon, Portugal

Real estate firm Merlin Properties and data center company Edged Energy this week announced the start of construction on the 180MW campus located in the Parque das Nações business district of Vila Franca de Xira. The campus will be constructed in phases with the first of five facilities expect...

October 23, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Portugal

EU approves e&'s PPF Telecom acquisition

Internet exchange operator DE-CIX is now offering its interconnection and cloud services in Sines, Portugal which will be hosted at Start Campus’ Sines DC facility outside Lisbon. The first building, with an initial capacity of 14MW, is expected to be operational in Q4 2024. The remaining five...

September 27, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Portugal

DE-CIX unveils Internet exchange in Sines, Portgual

Internet exchange operator DE-CIX is now offering its interconnection and cloud services in Sines, Portugal which will be hosted at Start Campus’ Sines DC facility outside Lisbon. The first building, with an initial capacity of 14MW, is expected to be operational in Q4 2024. The remaining five...

September 26, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Portugal

Start Campus names new CEO after corruption scandal

Portuguese data center company Start Campus has appointed Robert Dunn as chief executive officer, effective immediately, after the previous one was arrested in a corruption scandal that saw the country’s prime minister ousted.Dunn said: “I am excited to continue leading Start Campus as CEO at ...

July 09, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Portugal

Co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca leaves Altice amidst corruption probe

Altice co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca has left the group following an investigation into alleged corruption at the telco, despite not being a suspect in the investigation. Fonseca has also temporarily stepped down to “fully protect and safeguard” Altice as the investigation was carried out in July. ...

January 05, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Portugal

Sines facility in Portuguese scandal also destroyed natural habitats

The Sines data center campus in Portugal involved in the Portuguese government corruption scandal is reported to have also destroyed natural habitats protected by Portuguese and European legislation. A report by the INCF revealed Start Campus built its first data center on the site in Sines on...

December 01, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Portugal

Altice negotiating data center line up sale to Morgan Stanley

The French telecommunications company Altice is nearing an agreement to sell its French data centers to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners. According to Los Echos, the two companies are in "advanced discussions," and a preliminary valuation agreement has been reached. The 92 data centers m...

September 07, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Altice Portugal (Portugal Telecom)

Horizon Equity will buy Covilhã’s Portugal data center from Altice for $107m

According to reports, the French telco Altice is almost ready to sell its core data center in Portugal. According to Jornal Económico, the company is discussing selling its Covilh data facility for $107.8m. Horizon Equity Partners, a Portuguese infrastructure investor, is reportedly the most p...

June 13, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Altice Portugal (Portugal Telecom)

Aire Networks’ Ar Telecom acquires land in Portugal for data center

Ar Telecom has acquired land in Lisbon, Portugal, for a new data center, which it announced on LinkedIn and in ECO this week. The land acquired by the Portuguese telco is located in the Alfragide area of the city and the data center project has now moved on to the design and licensing phase. ...

January 25, 2023

Portugal

Ar Telecom to invest €10 million ($11.3m) in developing a data center in Lisbon, Portugal

Portuguese telecommunication company Ar Telecom has revealed its plans for a new data center in Lisbon, Portugal. According to Eco, the telco wants to invest up to €10 million ($11.3m) in developing a 15,000 square feet (1,400 square meters) facility in Lisbon. Reports have it that the facilit...

November 18, 2021

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Portugal

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