Read Virgin Media O2 to sell minority stake in Cornerstone towers
Virgin Media O2 to sell minority stake in Cornerstone towers
November 02, 2023

Virgin Media O2 to sell minority stake in Cornerstone towers

Virgin Media Business

Virgin Media O2 recently confirmed it had agreed with GLIL Infrastructure LLP. Following the agreement, Virgin Media O2 will sell a 16.67 percent minority stake in its tower joint venture, Cornerstone (CTIL), to GLIL for about £360 million, which will be paid once the deal is closed.  After th...

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Read DataBank purchases new parcel in Atlanta, Georgia, for DC campus
DataBank purchases new parcel in Atlanta, Georgia, for DC campus
November 01, 2023

DataBank purchases new parcel in Atlanta, Georgia, for DC campus

DataBank

US colocation provider DataBank recently purchased 95 acres of land near Lithia Springs within a mile of the 18 acres where it is already building its ATL4 facility in Atlanta, Georgia. The newly acquired parcel can accommodate two multi-story data centers totaling 1 million gross square feet....

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Read Brookfield to acquire Cyxtera's assets for $775 million
Brookfield to acquire Cyxtera's assets for $775 million
November 01, 2023

Brookfield to acquire Cyxtera's assets for $775 million

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

Brookfield recently announced that it has entered an asset purchase agreement to acquire Cyxtera, following the latter’s bankruptcy, and will combine its new purchase with its other US colo provider, Evoque. Under this agreement, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and its institutional partner...

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Read Gaza completely loses Internet access again after another outage
Gaza completely loses Internet access again after another outage
November 01, 2023

Gaza completely loses Internet access again after another outage

Israel

Internet services have now returned in Gaza after another outage, which took the connectivity in the entire country down for several hours. This disruption occurred just before 3:00 a.m. local time, with Palestinian telco Paltelco announcing that connectivity to the Gaza Strip had been cut off...

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Read Vodafone to sell Spanish business to Zegona
Vodafone to sell Spanish business to Zegona
November 01, 2023

Vodafone to sell Spanish business to Zegona

Vodafone

Vodafone has confirmed the sale of its Spanish business to UK investment firm Zegona for $5.3 billion. Once the transaction is completed, Vodafone will get about €4.1 billion in cash and up to €0.9bn in the Redeemable Preference Shares. Margherita Della Valle, chief executive of Vodafone, said...

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Read Microsoft unveils Israeli Azure cloud region
Microsoft unveils Israeli Azure cloud region
November 01, 2023

Microsoft unveils Israeli Azure cloud region

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft revealed in an update that it has launched its newest Israeli Azure cloud region. The company noted in a now-deleted update, “We are launching our newest data center region in Israel. The new Israel Central data center region includes Azure availability zones, which offer you additio...

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Read ATC names new CEO as Tom Barlett retires
ATC names new CEO as Tom Barlett retires
October 31, 2023

ATC names new CEO as Tom Barlett retires

American Tower Corporation

American Tower Corporation (ATC) recently revealed that Tom Bartlett will retire as president, CEO, and board director on February 1, 2024. The company announced that Steve Vondran would succeed Barlett, taking over his positions. Moreso, Vondran has been appointed as the executive vice presid...

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Read STT GDC completes 1.2MW DC campus in Makati City
STT GDC completes 1.2MW DC campus in Makati City
October 31, 2023

STT GDC completes 1.2MW DC campus in Makati City

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC)

ST Telemedia Global Data Centres Philippines has completed the construction of a 1.2MW data center in Makati City, the Philippines. This new facility on the outskirts of Manila, has a capacity for around 100 racks and can support loads between 5kW and 12kW. Operations. Carlo Malana, president ...

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Read Mira Aerospace successfully completes 5G trial from the stratosphere
Mira Aerospace successfully completes 5G trial from the stratosphere
October 31, 2023

Mira Aerospace successfully completes 5G trial from the stratosphere

Abu Dhabi

High altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS) firm Mira Aerospace has successfully conducted a  5G connectivity trial from the stratosphere - which ranges from 4-12 miles (6-20 km) above the Earth's surface to around 31 miles (50km). Mira said in an announcement last week, “Our team is excited to anno...

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Read DC Blox breaks ground on new dc campus in Atlanta, Georgia
DC Blox breaks ground on new dc campus in Atlanta, Georgia
October 31, 2023

DC Blox breaks ground on new dc campus in Atlanta, Georgia

DC BLOX

US colocation firm DC Blox has broken ground on a new data center campus on 55 acres of land in the Douglasville area of Atlanta, Georgia. This new facility will feature twelve data halls, totaling 750,000 square feet (69,680 sqm) of gross space, and will offer a 180 MW capacity to customers. ...

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Read Cirion Technologies expands DC facility in São Paulo, Brazil
Cirion Technologies expands DC facility in São Paulo, Brazil
October 31, 2023

Cirion Technologies expands DC facility in São Paulo, Brazil

Brazil / Brasil

Cirion Technologies has expanded its SAO1 data center campus in São Paulo with a new data center building spanning 3,600 square meters, increasing its capacity by 50 percent. The two data center facilities in Cotia, São Paulo, share a 20MW power substation, are carrier-neutral, and have receiv...

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Read Proximus and LuxConnect launch JV to offer Google Cloud services
Proximus and LuxConnect launch JV to offer Google Cloud services
October 30, 2023

Proximus and LuxConnect launch JV to offer Google Cloud services

Google

Cloud companies Proximus and LuxConnect recently launched a joint venture to offer Google Cloud services through a sovereign cloud. This venture called the Clarence JV, aims to provide a "disconnected sovereign cloud solution to governments, regulated companies, international organizations and...

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Read Digital 9 Infrastructure to sell stake in Verne Global
Digital 9 Infrastructure to sell stake in Verne Global
October 30, 2023

Digital 9 Infrastructure to sell stake in Verne Global

Digital 9 Infrastructure

UK infrastructure fund Digital 9 Infrastructure has announced its intentions to sell its European data center company Verne Global amid shareholder pressure. Initially, the company announced plans only to sell a minority stake. However, it revealed last week that it intends to sell its entire ...

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Read DC fire kills three and takes millions offline
DC fire kills three and takes millions offline
October 27, 2023

DC fire kills three and takes millions offline

Bangladesh

A fire that broke out on the 13th floor of the 14-story Khawaja Tower in the Mohakali district of the Bangladesh capital yesterday killed three people and severely disrupted the Internet in Bangladesh. The fire broke out at 16:58, and the Dhaka fire department arrived at the location at 17:07 ...

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Read Swiss DC firm Green staarts DC construction in Zurich
Swiss DC firm Green staarts DC construction in Zurich
October 27, 2023

Swiss DC firm Green staarts DC construction in Zurich

Azur Datacenter

Swiss data center firm Green announced this week that construction on data centers N and O has commenced on the Metro-Campus Zurich in Dielsdorf. Combined, new 11,600 square meter facilities will offer 35MW and accommodate about 4,000 racks.  Roger Süess, CEO of Green, said, “Our growth reflec...

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Read VNPT unveils new DC campus outside Hanoi
VNPT unveils new DC campus outside Hanoi
October 27, 2023

VNPT unveils new DC campus outside Hanoi

Vietnam

State-owned telco Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) announced the launch of a new 23,000-square-meter data center campus outside Hanoi this week. The new Tier III facility known as VNPT IDC Hoa Lac – in the Hoa Lac High-Tech Park in the Thach That district, Ha Tay province, can...

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Read Meta reduces CapEx by about $3bn amid DC construction pause
Meta reduces CapEx by about $3bn amid DC construction pause
October 27, 2023

Meta reduces CapEx by about $3bn amid DC construction pause

United States

Global social media firm Meta has reduced its capital expenditure by almost $3 billion this quarter as it takes a break in data center construction. The company now expects its CapEx costs for the year to reach $27-29 billion instead of the original $27-30 billion.  Meta CFO Susan Li said, “Ca...

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Read Crusoe Energy gets $200m loan to purchase Nvidia GPUs
Crusoe Energy gets $200m loan to purchase Nvidia GPUs
October 26, 2023

Crusoe Energy gets $200m loan to purchase Nvidia GPUs

Crusoe

Crusoe Energy,responsible for powering AI and crypto workloads from waste gas burnt at oil wells, is to borrow $200m from investment firm Upper90, to buy H100 TensorCore GPUs, the latest Nvidia GPU which launched in April and some of the previous version.  Crusoe notes the new GPUs will come o...

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Read Quantum computing firm D-Wave faces delisting from NYSE again
Quantum computing firm D-Wave faces delisting from NYSE again
October 26, 2023

Quantum computing firm D-Wave faces delisting from NYSE again

New York

Quantum computing firm D-Wave is facing delisting from the New York Stock Exchange over its low stock price for the second time this year. The company announced this week that it received a notice from the NYSE that it is not in compliance with listing requirements as the average closing price...

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Read DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers
DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers
October 26, 2023

DOL provides $5m funds to Virginia colleges for DC construction careers

Virginia

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has awarded community colleges in Virginia $5 million in funding in an attempt to bridge the data center skills gap as a part of its Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs grant program.  Seven of Virginia's community colleges will be using this grant which w...

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