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Nebius to Deploy Nvidia B300 GPU Cluster in UK

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 ...

June 10, 2025

United Kingdom

Parish Council Objects to Google’s Proposed Data Center Development

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 77,15...

May 28, 2025

United Kingdom

Arm Expands Cambridge Presence

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...

January 29, 2025

United Kingdom

Former Contractor Arrested for Shutting Down British Museum's IT systems

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...

January 28, 2025

United Kingdom

BT urges CNI to shift away from copper networks

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issued a rallying cry last week urging the UK's Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) providers to move away from the outdated analog copper landline network by the end of this year.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 (PS...

January 27, 2025

United Kingdom

320MW data center campus planned for Hertfordshire, UK now approved

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 o...

January 24, 2025

United Kingdom

GlobalFoundries and Quantum Motion team up for development of quantum processors

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 t...

January 08, 2025

United Kingdom

Asda delays planned IT systems upgrade

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...

January 08, 2025

United Kingdom

Castleforge and Galaxy DC acquire data center site outside London

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 ($1...

January 08, 2025

United Kingdom

BT wins £1.3bn class action lawsuit

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 ag...

December 26, 2024

United Kingdom

Civo launches second UK cloud region

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, k...

November 25, 2024

United Kingdom

Nationwide migrates on-premises IT Estate to HPE GreenLake cloud

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 alw...

November 20, 2024

United Kingdom

Innovate UK announces fund to support quantum projects

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 ‘...

November 15, 2024

United Kingdom

EE expands mobile coverage to mast at Ben Nevis mountain

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 operati...

November 14, 2024

United Kingdom

UK government launches National Quantum Computing Centre in Harwell

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 par...

October 31, 2024

United Kingdom

Vodafone amongst others complete 5G mmWave trials in UK

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)."Whi...

October 26, 2024

United Kingdom

CloudCoCo to sell IT services business to Aspire for £9.2m

Managed services provider CloudCoCo has announced plans to sell its IT services business to Aspire in a £9.2 million ($11.9m) deal that will help the company pay off its debts. The company, which is based in Leeds, UK, added it is in advanced discussions to sell Connect, its data center busine...

October 22, 2024

United Kingdom

Photonics startup Oriole Networks raises funds to scale technology

UK photonic networking startup Oriole Networks has raised $22 million to scale up its technology. The startup has raised the cash in a funding round led by VC group Plural, with existing investors UCL Technology Fund, XTX Ventures, Clean Growth Fund, and Dorilton Ventures all contributing.Orio...

October 22, 2024

United Kingdom

UK fire suppression firm Alpine Fire has acquired DAS Fire

DAS Fire is a supplier of fire detection and suppression solutions for data centers. DAS Fire’s offerings include the design, installation, and maintenance of data center fire suppression systems. “This acquisition enables us to accelerate our diversification strategy into sectors that complem...

October 16, 2024

United Kingdom

Pirbright Institute installs new containerized data center

The UK's Pirbright Institute, a global leader in the study and surveillance of viruses, has installed a new containerized data center. The containerized data center will offer “scalable, resilient, flexible, and energy-efficient infrastructure” for the Pirbright Institute, Schneider and APT s...

September 27, 2024

United Kingdom

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