July 05, 2025 United Kingdom
UK energy regulator Ofgem has provisionally approved a £24 billion ($32.7bn) investment package into the country’s gas and electricity transmission system.The funding will back the construction of 80 electricity transmission projects aimed at connecting more than 120GW of clean energy capacity by...
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July 02, 2025 United Kingdom
UK operator Datum Datacentres this week officially launched MCR2, marking the completion of the almost two-year construction project. The facility, located in Wythenshawe, provides capacity for up to 1,200 racks, each offering densities up to 30kW. Matt Edgley, COO at Datum Datacentres, said: “We...
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June 21, 2025 United Kingdom
Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh this week announced the launch of Nimbus, a new insurance facility providing clients cover for the construction of large-scale data centers across the UK and Europe.Nimbus provides up to €1 billion ($1.15bn) in construction all-risks coverage and up to €350...
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June 10, 2025 United Kingdom
The UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has published a list of district heating networks in development across the UK that have applied for funding and support from three of its programs.A project pipeline document published by DESNZ states: “The opportunities present a wide...
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June 10, 2025 United Kingdom
Nebius will entered the UK with a deployment of Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs which will include thousands of the Nvidia Blackwell Ultra GPUs - the B300s - and is expected to be operational in Q4 of this year.Arkady Volozh, founder and CEO of Nebius, said: “We’re pleased to be providing compute...
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May 28, 2025 United Kingdom
A local council in Essex, UK, has voiced opposition to a proposed data center campus from Google on a 52-acre site at North Weald Airfield, east of London, from the Epping Forest District Council.The company aims to develop two data center buildings and separate offices, delivering up to 77,150...
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January 29, 2025 United Kingdom
British chip company Arm is expanding its presence in Cambridge and has signed a lease to take over new office and laboratory space at the developer’s Peterhouse Technology Park. Arm already occupies all six buildings at Peterhouse Technology Park, totaling 330,000 sq ft (30,658 sqm).The Optic is...
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January 28, 2025 United Kingdom
A former tech contractor at the British Museum reportedly shut down some of its IT systems, causing the museum to close some galleries and exhibitions. He allegedly gained access to an unauthorized area of the British Museum last week and turned off some of its IT systems after being dismissed by...
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January 27, 2025 United Kingdom
UK telco BT issued a rallying cry last week urging the UK's Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) providers to move away from the outdated analog copper landline network by the end of this year. The telco warned that the country's switch from its historic Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)...
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January 24, 2025 United Kingdom
Plans for a 320MW UK data center, which developers claim will be the largest of its kind in Europe, has been given the go-ahead. The DC01UK campus in Hertfordshire will be built on 85 acres of land adjacent to the M25 motorway, to the east of the South Mimms Services.The scheme was given the...
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January 08, 2025 United Kingdom
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries (GF) and UK-based quantum computing company Quantum Motion have partnered to develop quantum processors based on a scalable silicon platform. The two companies said GF had manufactured a silicon chip designed by Quantum Motion that is “at least 100 times faster than the...
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January 08, 2025 United Kingdom
UK retailer Asda temporarily opted not to go ahead with its previously planned IT systems shift. The company had intended to introduce new systems at its smaller stores and a few larger stores over the December 7-9 period as part of the separation of its technology from Walmart.Asda is drawing to...
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January 08, 2025 United Kingdom
UK private real estate investor Castleforge has acquired the Redhill Data Centre Campus in Redhill, south of London. Tthe 7.8-acre campus totals more than 160,000 sq ft (14,865 sqm) across three buildings and offers 26MW in total. The site reportedly has a development value of £100 million...
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December 26, 2024 United Kingdom
BT has successfully defended itself in a £1.3 billion ($1.6bn) class action lawsuit that alleged the telco overcharged millions of customers for fixed telephone lines. The case, which lasted for eight weeks and began in January, accused BT of around 3.7 million landline customers. The case...
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November 25, 2024 United Kingdom
Cloud computing company Civo has launched a second cloud region in the UK with sustainability-focused data centre provider Deep Green, which is also set to launch another data centre that will heat a local swimming pool located at the York Stadium Leisure Complex. Civo's newest cloud region,...
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November 20, 2024 United Kingdom
UK-based bank and building society Nationwide has migrated its on-premises IT Estate to HPE GreenLake cloud. GreenLake is HPE's Edge-to-cloud solution, and sees HPE servers and storage deployed on-premises with cloud-like capabilities.“In today’s world our customers expect us to deliver an...
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November 15, 2024 United Kingdom
Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has announced a £9.5 million ($12.2m) fund to support quantum computing and quantum network projects. Eligible UK businesses will be able to apply for a share of the funding, with projects expected to align with the UK government’s five...
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November 14, 2024 United Kingdom
UK mobile operator EE has deployed its mobile coverage to an existing mast site, located at the base of Ben Nevis, Scotland. Ben Nevis is the tallest mountain in the British Isles, with a summit of 1,345 meters. According to EE, the purpose of the deployment is to aid search and rescue operations...
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October 31, 2024 United Kingdom
The UK government has announced the opening of the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) in Harwell, UK. The 4,000 sqm (43,056 sq ft) facility will house 12 quantum computers and will provide industry, academia, and other sectors with open access to quantum computing platforms. It forms part...
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October 26, 2024 United Kingdom
Vodafone, Qualcomm, and Ericsson have completed 5G Millimeter wave (mmWave) trials in the UK. In an announcement, carrier Vodafone said the two trials had been a success. Two trials were carried out, including one in Newbury, which used full spectrum bandwidth (800 MHz of mmWave spectrum)."While...
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