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Read Pau to Build 1MW Data Center in Push for Digital Sovereignty
The French city of Pau is building a €3 million ($3.4 million), 1MW data center to support local businesses and government agencies. Funded by the Pau Béarn Pyrénées Agglomeration (CAPBP), which co...

Pau to Build 1MW Data Center in Push for Digital Sovereignty

July 07, 2026 France

The French city of Pau is building a €3 million ($3.4 million), 1MW data center to support local businesses and government agencies. Funded by the Pau Béarn Pyrénées Agglomeration (CAPBP), which comprises 31 communes in the Pau region, the facility will be operated by French data center company...

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Read Le Bourget Data Center Plan at Former H&M Site Faces Potential Mayoral Block
A planned data center in Le Bourget, France, could be blocked by the commune’s newly elected mayor. Mehdi Nezzar, who took office earlier this year, is calling for the cancellation of Segro’s 75MW ...

Le Bourget Data Center Plan at Former H&M Site Faces Potential Mayoral Block

July 01, 2026 France

A planned data center in Le Bourget, France, could be blocked by the commune’s newly elected mayor. Mehdi Nezzar, who took office earlier this year, is calling for the cancellation of Segro’s 75MW project at a former H&M warehouse in the northeastern Paris suburb. A building permit was...

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Read Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn, 700MW AI Data Center Project in Northern France
Data4 has confirmed plans for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion), 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date. The campus will be developed on the site of the f...

Data4 Unveils Plans for €5bn, 700MW AI Data Center Project in Northern France

June 15, 2026 France

Data4 has confirmed plans for a €5 billion ($5.8 billion), 700MW data center campus in Escaudain, set to be the company's largest facility to date. The campus will be developed on the site of the former Usinor steelworks in the Hauts-de-France region. “We are delighted to bring our project to...

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Read STMicroelectronics signs 43MW PPA with TSE in France
STMicroelectronics signs 43MW PPA with TSE in France

STMicroelectronics signs 43MW PPA with TSE in France

December 02, 2025 France

European chip manufacturer STMicroelectronics has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with French solar developer TSE Energy. The PPA will see TSE supply ST with power generated by three solar parks in France, with a combined capacity of 43MW. The contract will commence in 2027 and...

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Read Thésée Datacenter Plans 50MW Expansion of Campus outside Paris
Thésée Datacenter Plans 50MW Expansion of Campus outside Paris

Thésée Datacenter Plans 50MW Expansion of Campus outside Paris

November 29, 2025 France

Thésée Datacenter is adding 50MW of data center capacity to its campus in Aurbgenville, outside Paris, France. The firm will invest an initial €60 million ($69.6m) into the project as part of a total investment expected to reach €500m ($579.9m).It intends to expand the site with data center...

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Read Mastercard to Invest €250m in Three Data Centers in France
Mastercard to Invest €250m in Three Data Centers in France

Mastercard to Invest €250m in Three Data Centers in France

October 23, 2025 France

Mastercard is planning to develop three new data centers in France with plans to invest around €250 million ($289.81m) in the data centers, which will build on around a dozen data centers already operating in Europe.In a company announcement written by Kelly Devine, Mastercard's president of...

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Read Cellnex Sells French Data Center Business to Vauban Infra Fibre
Cellnex Sells French Data Center Business to Vauban Infra Fibre

Cellnex Sells French Data Center Business to Vauban Infra Fibre

October 15, 2025 France

Cellnex, through its wholly owned subsidiary Cellnex France, this week announced it has entered into a put option agreement with Vauban Infra Fibre (VIF) to sell 99.99 percent of Towerlink France, the entity responsible for the group’s main data center operations in France.“We remain committed to...

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Read Vesper Infrastructure Acquires French Operator Thésée DataCenter
Vesper Infrastructure Acquires French Operator Thésée DataCenter

Vesper Infrastructure Acquires French Operator Thésée DataCenter

July 12, 2025 France

Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund I SCSp announced this week that it has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 percent of the share capital of Thésée from state-owned French investment group Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations/Banque des Territoires and Groupe IDEC Invest, the real...

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Read Eutelsat Announces €1.35bn Capital Raise
Eutelsat Announces €1.35bn Capital Raise

Eutelsat Announces €1.35bn Capital Raise

June 20, 2025 France

European satellite operator Eutelsat this week announced a €1.35 billion ($1.55bn) contemplated capital raise, anchored by key shareholders, to “secure the execution of [its] long-term strategic vision,” to fuel its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) ambitions, led by the French government.“This capital...

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Read Bouygues Telecom Signs 15-year PPA with Suez
Bouygues Telecom Signs 15-year PPA with Suez

Bouygues Telecom Signs 15-year PPA with Suez

June 18, 2025 France

French telco Bouygues Telecom has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with energy-from-waste (EfW) firm Suez in France which will see Suez supply 53GWh of power per year from its EfW portfolio. Over the term of the agreement, the telco aims to source up to 800GWh of power through...

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Read CloudHQ Launches Data Center Campus in Paris, France
CloudHQ Launches Data Center Campus in Paris, France

CloudHQ Launches Data Center Campus in Paris, France

June 10, 2025 France

Data center developer CloudHQ has launched a new campus in Paris, France. The company aims to build two data center buildings, each comprising 53,000 sqm (570,000 sqft) and 24 data halls, within Essonne’s Leonardo da Vinci business park. The facility’s waste heat will be connected to...

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Read STMicroelectronics Signs PPA with TotalEnergies in France
STMicroelectronics Signs PPA with TotalEnergies in France

STMicroelectronics Signs PPA with TotalEnergies in France

January 30, 2025 France

European semiconductor firm STMicroelectronics has signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Total Energies. The PPA will power STMicroelectronics sites in France and will be supplied from two recently constructed wind and solar farms with a combined capacity of 75MW."We are delighted...

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Read Nokia completes sale of subsea cable unit ASN
Nokia completes sale of subsea cable unit ASN

Nokia completes sale of subsea cable unit ASN

January 08, 2025 France

Nokia has completed the sale of its subsea cable unit, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), to the French State and said the transaction has netted it around €350 million ($363m). Nokia noted that it retains a 20 percent shareholding in ASN, with board representation, to "ensure a smooth transition...

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Read France Télévisions selects Thésée Datacenter for cloud migration
 France Télévisions selects Thésée Datacenter for cloud migration

France Télévisions selects Thésée Datacenter for cloud migration

November 21, 2024 France

France Télévisions, Radio France, France Médias Monde, and TV5 Monde have partnered with Thésée Datacenter to assist with their transition to cloud solutions.The migration aims to make the media companies more resilient against the risks of cyber attacks, reduce the environmental impact of...

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Read Schneider Electric appoints Olivier Blum as new CEO
Schneider Electric appoints Olivier Blum as new CEO

Schneider Electric appoints Olivier Blum as new CEO

November 04, 2024 France

French energy equipment giant Schneider Electric, a significant supplier of the data center industry has removed CEO Peter Herweck and has appointed long-time employee Olivier Blum as the new chief executive, effective immediately. Schneider said that its Board of Directors "decided to remove...

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Read Eviden partners with IQM to install a quantum computer in France
Eviden partners with IQM to install a quantum computer in France

Eviden partners with IQM to install a quantum computer in France

October 11, 2024 France

Atos-owned Eviden has partnered with IQM to install a quantum computer in France which will be housed at Eviden’s flagship factory in Angers, with both physical and remote access to be made available to users, the latter via an Eviden private cloud. IQM Spark is a 5-qubit superconducting quantum...

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Read Qualcomm acquires 4G IoT tech
Qualcomm acquires 4G IoT tech

Qualcomm acquires 4G IoT tech

August 28, 2024 France

Qualcomm has acquired 4G IoT technology assets from France-based Sequans specializes in supplying 4G and 5G semiconductor products for IoT. This acquisition includes certain employees, assets, and licenses. Nakul Duggal, group general manager of automotive, industrial and embedded IoT, and cloud...

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Read Ovzon launches services from debut geostationary (GEO) broadband satellite
Ovzon launches services from debut geostationary (GEO) broadband satellite

Ovzon launches services from debut geostationary (GEO) broadband satellite

July 09, 2024 France

Swedish satellite communications firm Ovzon has launched services from its debut geostationary (GEO) broadband satellite. “Ovzon’s proprietary satellite Ovzon 3 has reached its orbital position in the geostationary arc,” the company said recently. “After a few weeks of final in-orbit testing, the...

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Read TotalEnergies unveils Pangea 4 hybrid supercomputer
TotalEnergies unveils Pangea 4 hybrid supercomputer

TotalEnergies unveils Pangea 4 hybrid supercomputer

July 05, 2024 France

Energy company TotalEnergies has unveiled the latest generation of its Pangea supercomputer, housed at the Jean Féger Scientific and Technical Center at Pau in southwest France. The Pangea 4 system is smaller and more energy efficient than the Pangea II, using 87 percent less electricity than its...

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Read Iliad founder submits $4.1bn Millicom bid
Iliad founder submits $4.1bn Millicom bid

Iliad founder submits $4.1bn Millicom bid

July 02, 2024 France

French billionaire Xavier Niel has submitted a bid for Latin American telecoms group Millicom that values the carrier at $4.1 billion through his investment vehicle, Atlas Investissement.In a statement, Atlas said that its offer will ensure the company can expand its reach. "The purpose of the...

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