Read Avacon & enviaM partner to develop new facility in Hanover, Germany
Avacon & enviaM partner to develop new facility in Hanover, Germany
December 26, 2023

Avacon & enviaM partner to develop new facility in Hanover, Germany

Germany / Deutschland

Engineering firm Avacon Group and regional energy provider enviaM Group have patnered to develop a data center in the Sehnde-Ost industrial area of Hanover, Germany. This facility will span 2,000 square meters and will potentially house 28,000 servers. The data center is being developed by a j...

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Read Arrcus joins UEC to support AI and HPC demands
Arrcus joins UEC to support AI and HPC demands
December 26, 2023

Arrcus joins UEC to support AI and HPC demands

United States

Hyperscale networking firm Arrcus has joined the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC), a group dedicated to delivering Ethernet-based interoperable and high-performance architecture to meet the growing network demands of AI and high-performance computing (HPC). With this move, Arrcus has committed ...

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Read Involta purchases land for 20MW campus in Wisconsin
Involta purchases land for 20MW campus in Wisconsin
December 23, 2023

Involta purchases land for 20MW campus in Wisconsin

Ark

US colocation player Involta recently acquired a plot of land with an existing data center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to build multiple buildings on the 24.5-acre site, extending the current footprint to up to 20MW. Bruce Lehrman, founder and vice chairman of the Board of Directors for Involta s...

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Read ASU wins $17.5 million in funding for chip manufacturing
ASU wins $17.5 million in funding for chip manufacturing
December 23, 2023

ASU wins $17.5 million in funding for chip manufacturing

Arizona

Arizona State University (ASU) is set to receive $17.5 million worth of investment from the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) to expand the state’s advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities. Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the ACA said, “This new investment showcases Arizona’s conti...

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Read Cordiant acquires two businesses in the cloud and data center sector
Cordiant acquires two businesses in the cloud and data center sector
December 23, 2023

Cordiant acquires two businesses in the cloud and data center sector

Czech Republic

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure, through its Czech portfolio company České Radiokomunikace (CRA),  has acquired cloud services provider Cloud4com and data center company DC Lužice. Cordiant is to acquire a Tier-III data center, DC Lužice for CZK130 million ($5.8m), and Cloud4com for an initial...

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Read Yahsat and analytics provider Bayanat agree to an all-share merger
Yahsat and analytics provider Bayanat agree to an all-share merger
December 23, 2023

Yahsat and analytics provider Bayanat agree to an all-share merger

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

In a joint announcement earlier this week, Satellite operator Yahsat and analytics provider Bayanat revealed that they have agreed to an all-share merger. The combined entity will be worth 15 billion dirhams ($4.1 billion), with the new entity named Space42 with Bayanat being the legal entity ...

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Read Jeff Bezos provides new details about Blue Origin’s space data center
Jeff Bezos provides new details about Blue Origin’s space data center
December 23, 2023

Jeff Bezos provides new details about Blue Origin’s space data center

Amazon AWS

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has provided a few more details about Blue Origin's plans to put compute in space, which was first announced in October. Bezos explained on the Lex Fridman podcast that the 'Blue Ring' project, aims to provide multiple services to space customers. He said, "Blue Ring ...

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Read Singapore considers making data centers and clouds "critical infrastructure"
Singapore considers making data centers and clouds "critical infrastructure"
December 22, 2023

Singapore considers making data centers and clouds "critical infrastructure"

Singapore

Singapore’s government is currently contemplating marking data centers and clouds as "critical infrastructure,” and extending oversight to cloud service providers and data center operators. A decision in this regard is expected to be made by January 15, 2024.  Currently, the  Cybersecurity Age...

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Read UAE & Egypt to collaborate on data center projects
UAE & Egypt to collaborate on data center projects
December 22, 2023

UAE & Egypt to collaborate on data center projects

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The UAE's Ministry of Investment and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to invest in Egypt's digital infrastructure. This MoU could lead to the development of 1GW of data center capacity in Egypt, though timelines have n...

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Read Iliad secures €300 million EIB loan
Iliad secures €300 million EIB loan
December 22, 2023

Iliad secures €300 million EIB loan

France

Iliad Group has secured a €300 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to use in supporting its 5G network expansion in France. This marks the seventh loan issued to the telco by the EIB since 2009.  Thomas Reynaud, CEO of the Iliad Group, said, “This financing transaction – the s...

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Read Dutch firms win finding for Edge data center-related project
Dutch firms win finding for Edge data center-related project
December 22, 2023

Dutch firms win finding for Edge data center-related project

Netherlands

A group of seven Dutch companies and research institutes recently won funding of  €70 million for a project looking at efficient Edge data centers. The members include liquid cooling specialist Asperitas, along with BetterBe, Deerns, Eurofiber, NBIP (National Internet Providers Management Orga...

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Read Center3 to acquire CMC Networks
Center3 to acquire CMC Networks
December 22, 2023

Center3 to acquire CMC Networks

CMC Telecom

STC Group subsidiary Center3 has now agreed to acquire CMC Networks, a global service provider offering networking solutions across Africa and the Middle East, though terms of this agreement have not been shared. Fahad Alhajeri, CEO of Center3, said, "This acquisition is a landmark moment for ...

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Read Applied Digital signs retail electric agreement with TerraForm Power
Applied Digital signs retail electric agreement with TerraForm Power
December 21, 2023

Applied Digital signs retail electric agreement with TerraForm Power

Marathon Digital: Garden City TX

Applied Digital has recently signed a long-term retail electric agreement with TerraForm Power for its 200MW data center in Garden City, Texas. Following this agreement, Applied Digital will use wind power produced in Texas by TerraForm Power.  Wes Cummins, Applied Digital chairman and CEO sai...

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Read Axiom Space to launch orbital data center
Axiom Space to launch orbital data center
December 21, 2023

Axiom Space to launch orbital data center

Houston

Space infrastructure business Axiom Space has planned to develop an 'orbital data center.' The company is currently developing the world’s first commercial space station, which will initially be a part of the International Space Station, but is planned to separate and remain in orbit, once the...

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Read Digital Edge purchases Indonet’s remaining shares
Digital Edge purchases Indonet’s remaining shares
December 21, 2023

Digital Edge purchases Indonet’s remaining shares

Digital Edge DC

Digital Edge Holdings Ptd. Ltd has purchased the remaining shares of Indonesian digital infrastructure company PT Indointernet Tbk (Indonet) in a transaction representing the full acquisition of Indonet, with the last shares being previously held by Indonet’s founders.  Digital Edge CEO Samuel...

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Read Google & AirTrunk sign solar PPA in Australia
Google & AirTrunk sign solar PPA in Australia
December 20, 2023

Google & AirTrunk sign solar PPA in Australia

Google

Google and AirTrunk have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with energy provider OX2 in Australia for the development of a new solar farm in the Riverina district of New South Wales, from which Google and AirTrunk will receive 25MW of renewable power. Damien Spillane, AirTrunk chief custo...

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Read Microsoft signs large Biorchar carbon removal agreement with Carbonfuture
Microsoft signs large Biorchar carbon removal agreement with Carbonfuture
December 20, 2023

Microsoft signs large Biorchar carbon removal agreement with Carbonfuture

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has recently signed a large deal to pay for biochar production in Bolivia to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Following this deal, Exomad Green, the world’s largest biochar producer, will create the inert carbon residue at its facility in Concepción, Bolivia. Microsoft will pay for...

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Read Virginia’s Fauquier County adopts policies curbing data centers
Virginia’s Fauquier County adopts policies curbing data centers
December 20, 2023

Virginia’s Fauquier County adopts policies curbing data centers

Virginia

Virginia's Fauquier County Board of Supervisors has approved a set of policies designed to curb data center developments in the area. These guidelines have been put in place to protect the county's rural character, the health and welfare of its citizens, as well as the value of the residential...

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Read CoreWeave acquires thousands of Dell PowerEdge servers
CoreWeave acquires thousands of Dell PowerEdge servers
December 19, 2023

CoreWeave acquires thousands of Dell PowerEdge servers

CoreWeave

AI infrastructure company CoreWeave recently purchased thousands of Dell PowerEdge servers for its cloud, some of which will feature Nvidia's H100 Tensor Core GPUs to provide AI and generative AI services to CoreWeave's customers.  Brian Venturo, co-founder and chief technology officer, CoreWe...

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Read Involta plans Tuscon data center expansion
Involta plans Tuscon data center expansion
December 19, 2023

Involta plans Tuscon data center expansion

Ark

US data center operator Involta recently revealed plans to expand its Tucson facility in Arizona at the 38,000 square feet to 1MW. This facility located at 1215 East Pennsylvania Street was launched in January this year. It currently offers capacity for 600 racks across 20,000 sq ft of technic...

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