North America Data Center News

Kairos gets construction permits for Hermes Two Demonstration Plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued construction permits to Kairos Power for its Hermes Two Demonstration Plant at the Heritage Center Industrial Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The plant will also host a proposed single 35MW Hermes One Test Reactor, a non-nuclear engineering test...

November 26, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Tennessee

AP&T completes SeaLink South subsea cable

Alaska Power & Telephone Company (AP&T) has completed the SeaLink South subsea cable a year ahead of schedule. AP&T said the project will expand and improve connectivity in Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago region.Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski said: “After hearing from Alaskans, stren...

November 25, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

DirecTV terminates offer to acquire EchoStar

DirecTV has terminated its offer to acquire EchoStar's satellite television business stating its failure to gain approval from Dish bondholders as a reason for termination. The proposed $1 sale to DirecTV would have included the sale of Dish's DBS pay-TV business as well as Dish and Sling TV, ...

November 25, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

Boldyn Network and Verizon deploy small cells at Texas

Boldyn Network has partnered with Verizon Wireless to install millimeter wave 5G small cells at Fort Cavazos US Army base in Texas. The company notes that the small cells will "enhance coverage and speeds" for the more than 60,000 soldiers and family members living on base.“This project is abo...

November 22, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Texas

Michigan extends data center tax breaks

Legislators in the Michigan House of Representatives have approved extended tax breaks for data centers in a move aimed at attracting business from the hyperscalers. It was approved 64-45 in a vote led by the Democrats, but with support from many Republican lawmakers.Rep. Joey Andrews, who spo...

November 21, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Michigan

TECfusions secures $300m loan for Virginia data center expansion

TECfusions has secured over $300 million to be used for the development and expansion of its Virginia site. In response to “urgent capacity needs” from a key tenant, gradual funding began in January 2024 and has now been solidified in a formal loan agreement, which includes the cumulative moni...

November 20, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Virginia

Colovore to expand footprint of liquid-cooled colocation data centers beyond Silicon Valley

Colovore is to expand its footprint of liquid-cooled colocation data centers beyond Silicon Valley and into Reno and Chicago. The company this week announced its second facility in Santa Clara, California, will open next month, and confirmed the locations of its next two sites.“We are staying ...

November 20, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Chicago

DoD outlines private 5G network strategy

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has outlined its strategy for the deployment of private 5G networks at military installations.In a document released this month, the DoD revealed that its strategy would seek to bring private open RAN 5G networks to US military bases.The DoD said that it sign...

November 18, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

Oxide Cloud Computer to be installed at LLNL

Oxide Computer Company and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are teaming up to bring on-premises cloud capabilities to the LLNL supercomputing center. The startup will be deploy its rack-scale Oxide Cloud Computer at LLNL's high performance computing (HPC) center in Livermore, ...

November 18, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

California

Atlantic Quantum and MIT receive funding for supercomputers

Atlantic Quantum has received a contract from the US Air Force to develop a quantum computer based on fluxonium qubits. The company has been given a $1.8 million Phase II STTR grant from AFWERX, the innovation arm of the US Department of the Air Force (DAF). The quantum startup will use the fu...

November 15, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

Amazon purchases land n Minnesota, for data center

Amazon has purchased 348 acres of land in Becker, Minnesota, for a data center project. According to a real estate filing published with the Minnesota Department of Revenue, the parcel will be used for a data center and was previously part of Xcel Energy Inc.'s Sherco Site.Xcel spokesperson Ke...

November 11, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Minnesota

Rackspace Technology launches GPU as a Service offering on Nvidia

Rackspace Technology has launched a GPU as a Service (GPUaaS) offering based on Nvidia processors. The company expanded its Rackspace Spot platform, adding both a new geographical location and access to on-demand Nvidia GPUs. The GPUaaS is based on Nvidia H100s, which are housed in RackSpace's...

November 07, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

QuEra to deploy quantum computer at Massachusetts computing center

Massachusetts has granted just under $5 million to establish a Quantum Computing Complex at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC) in Holyoke. QuEra is a partner of the project, and will deploy a neutral atom quantum computer at the complex. The $16 million project ...

November 06, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Massachusetts

Bell Canada to acquire Ziply Fiber for about $7bn

Bell Canada has agreed to acquire US fiber company Ziply Fiber as part of Bell's plans to expand its fiber footprint across North America and over the border into the US. Bell noted that the value of the deal is worth approximately C$5 billion ($3.6bn) in cash, plus the assumption of debt, res...

November 06, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Canada

Texas researchers develop thermal interface material for improved chip cooling

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have created a new “thermal interface material” that could organically remove heat from high-powered electronic devices, which they claim could reduce or even eliminate the need for extensive cooling. The new material, made from a mix of liquid ...

November 06, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Texas

NSA hybrid cloud platform is now operational

The US National Security Agency's (NSA) hybrid cloud platform is now operational. The project is an evolution of the NSA's on-premise GovCloud environment, introducing commercial cloud offerings. Chief finance manager at the NSA, Jennifer Kron, revealed that the initiative had launched during ...

November 05, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Utah

FERC rejects proposed interconnection service agreement

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected a proposed interconnection service agreement (ISA) for the Susquehanna nuclear power station in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The agreement would have supported an expanded colocated load at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center c...

November 05, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Pennsylvania

Wesco purchases data center firm Ascent for $185 million

Wesco International this week announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Ascent LLC., a provider of data center facility management services, for a cash-free, debt-free purchase price of $185 million. The acquisition is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter following custo...

November 04, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

Connectbase acquires Network Capacity Solutions

Connectivity marketplace platform Connectbase has acquired Network Capacity Solutions (NCS). Connectbase said the acquisition marks a pivotal step in its mission to digitally transform the connectivity and digital infrastructure marketplace.“By bringing Network Capacity Solutions into Connectb...

November 01, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

Trump bashes CHIPS Act at Interview

Former President Donald Trump criticized the CHIPS and Science Act during a three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, saying that the government should have levied tariffs on the semiconductor industry."That chip deal is so bad, we put up billions of dollars for rich companies to come and...

October 31, 2024

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

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