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UK government proposes new regulations for data center security

UK government launched a new consultation for data center security and resiliency regulation. The consultation dubbed “Protecting and enhancing the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure” is to source views on proposed regulations to improve the security and resilience of data infra...

December 16, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

Arcus unveils new European data center platform

Arcus Infrastructure Partners has recently launched a new European data center platform. This comes as the company announces the purchase of Internet Port Hamburg (IPHH), a regional data center operator and Internet service provider, and the launch of Portus Data Centers. Adriaan Oosthoek, cha...

December 13, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Europe

European Commission to provide €1.2 billion for cloud and Edge efforts

The European Commission will provide €1.2 billion ($1.29bn) in state funding for cloud computing and Edge development. The IPCEI Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI CIS) was notified by all seven Member States: France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and ...

December 12, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Europe

EE installs 4G mast in two remote Scottish Islands

UK mobile operator EE has installed new 4G mobile masts in two remote Scottish islands; Out Skerries, one of the UK's most remote islands with a population of around 70, and another on Foulda, Shetlands. This is as a part of the Scottish Government’s £28.75 million Scottish 4G Infill program, ...

December 06, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Scotland

Russian telco Tattelcom unveils new data center in Kazan

Russian ISP Tattelcom has launched a new data center facility in Kazan, in central Russia. The telco mentioned that this new 3,000 square meter facility will potentially host 400 racks and offer a 1.8MW capacity. The two phases of construction is scheduled to be completed by 2026. General dire...

December 05, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Russia / Россия

KevlinX names Eric Boonstra as new CEO

European data center operator KevlinX has appointed Eric Boonstra as CEO. Boonstra joins KevlinX in his new role from Iron Mountain where he was in charge of managing the business for five years. Boonstra said, “There is a huge opportunity for a well-funded and experienced team to build out a...

December 05, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Europe

Evroc to build its first data center in Stockholm

New data center firm Evroc announced last week that it has signed an agreement with Arlandastad Group to select Stockholm as the location for its first facility and build it in 2024. The company also mentioned that it plans to invest €600 million in the project, which is one of ten it intends ...

December 04, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Stockholm

DataVolt plans a new data center facility in Uzubekistan

New Saudi firm DataVolt has revealed plans for a new data center campus in Uzbekistan and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Digital Technologies, the Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, to deve...

December 04, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Saudi Arabia

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

Ericson partners with Ooredo to provide 4G network of oil companies

Ericsson recently announced that it is working with Qatari mobile operator Ooredoo to provide its customers in the oil and gas sector with rugged 4G network connectivity. The network will be deployed offshore to connect the oil and gas customer’s facilities with arriving ships. Kevin Murphy, V...

November 29, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Africa

Musk to provide Israel with Starlink acces upon approval from Israel

Last month, Elon Musk mentioned that he would look into providing Gaza with its Starlink service to "support connectivity to internationally recognized aid organizations in Gaza." In recent developments, Israel has responded to Musk saying Starlink's satellite network will only be allowed to ...

November 29, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Israel

European Commission reveals plans to upgrade power grids

The European Commission is currently drafting a plan to invest about €584 billion to upgrade the region's power grids. With this investment, countries will be able to handle varied renewable energy loads, modernize transmission, and improve cyber security. The draft document posted by Reuters ...

November 27, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Europe

Nexspace unveils new data center facility in Heidelberg, Germany

New colocation operator Nexspace recently unveiled its first facility in the Heidelberg Innovation Park (HIP) in Germany this month. The three-story site offers 2MW of IT load across 4,000 square meters, which is reportedly expandable to 8,000 square meters in the future. Germany’s Data C...

November 25, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Nexspace Heidelberg

Telkcom considers selling Swifnet tower division

South African telco Telkom, which spun off its telecom towers and mast into a separate division in 2021, is looking to sell the assets to unlock more value in the business. The operator is now in exclusive negotiations over selling its masts and towers business, Swiftnet. The company mentioned...

November 25, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

South Africa

Gigas to expand footprint in Lisbon

Spanish cloud company Gigas has planned to invest €3 million this year in its Oni data center in Lisbon, Portugal. The company purchased Portuguese telco Oni from MásMóvil in November 2020 for €40 million and plans to double the number of data rooms the 2,000 square meters site offers to ten, ...

November 25, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Spain

Ericsson issues its first-ever green bond

Swedish network vendor Telco OEM Ericsson announced that it has issued its first-ever green bond, a €500 million bond with a maturity of four-and-a-half years issued under Ericsson's Euro Medium Term Note Program (EMTN). Carl Mellander, Ericsson’s CFO said, “The successful placement of this g...

November 24, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Europe

Germany’s Hauck Aufhäuser Lamp Privatbank to launch new data center fund

Germany’s Hauck Aufhäuser Lamp Privatbank announced that its real estate investment management unit is launching a €300 million fund for institutional investors, targeting data centers in major German cities. This is the company’s first-ever data center-focused fund. Patrick Brinker, head of ...

November 24, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Germany / Deutschland

Open Access Data Centers to expand Johannesburg facility

Pan-African operator Open Access Data Centers (OADC) plans to expand its data center in Johannesburg, South Africa, and has reportedly begun work on phase two expansion of its Isando facility, which is expected to be complete in Q1 2024, adding 4MW and 600 racks. Darren Bedford, group chief b...

November 22, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Johannesburg

Ridge purchases UK data center consultancy Concert

Building consultancy Ridge recently acquired London-based Concert, a data center-focused consulting company, to boost its business in that sector. Both companies finalized this acquisition on November 3, but the terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Concert will operate under its curre...

November 18, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

London

Fibra Medios Telecom unveils new data center in Murcia, Spain

Fibra Medios Telecom announced the launch of a new data center facility in Murcia, Spain, this week. This new facility known as the CPD Titan facility spans across 1,400 square meters and can host up to 120 cabinets across nine data rooms. This new facility also features two fiber entry vaults...

November 17, 2023

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Spain

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