Read NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France
NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France
February 17, 2024

NTT to build new data center campus outside Paris, France

NTT

NTT this week announced its NTT GDC unit will be developing its first data center campus outside Paris, France on a 35.5-acre site located 50km south of Paris in the municipalities of Le Coudray-Montceaux and Corbeil-Essonnes. This campus will total 84MW across three buildings.  Doug Adams, CE...

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Read Polaris Technology to build new data center in Muskogee, Oklahoma
Polaris Technology to build new data center in Muskogee, Oklahoma
February 17, 2024

Polaris Technology to build new data center in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Polaris Data Centre

Crypto data center provider Polaris Technology announced that it is planning to spend $100 million building a 200MW facility in the US state of Oklahoma. The company will be constructing the Bitcoin mining facility on a 42-acre site at the John T. Griffin Industrial Park, Port Muskogee, south ...

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Read O2 delivers 100th site in UK via helicopter
O2 delivers 100th site in UK via helicopter
February 17, 2024

O2 delivers 100th site in UK via helicopter

Virgin Media Business

UK telco Virgin Media O2 has achieved a new milestone after delivering its 100th site as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) program via helicopter to the Isle of Skye. The Shared rural Network is aimed at supporting some of the UK's most remote areas and is supported by the mobile industry...

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Read Goodman Group boasts of 4GW power bank
Goodman Group boasts of 4GW power bank
February 17, 2024

Goodman Group boasts of 4GW power bank

Europe

Real estate company Goodman Group has claimed that it has the power capacity available to develop a portfolio of data centers worth $80bn over the next five to seven years. The company noted that it has  added 300MW to its "power bank" since November 2023, bringing its total availability to 4G...

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Read Google confirms expansion in South Carolina
Google confirms expansion in South Carolina
February 17, 2024

Google confirms expansion in South Carolina

Google

Global search and cloud company Google has confirmed it is behind a data center development project called the Project Dawson in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Details about this project including the campus specifications or project timelines have not been shared. “The Dorchester County Economic...

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Read Batelco and e& to land Al Khaleej subsea cable in UAE
 Batelco and e& to land Al Khaleej subsea cable in UAE
February 16, 2024

Batelco and e& to land Al Khaleej subsea cable in UAE

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Telecoms firms Batelco and e& announced on February 14 that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to land the Al Khaleej subsea cable system in the UAE. This MoU will see the 1,400km-long cable connecting the UAE to Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar. Nabil Baccouche, group chief carr...

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Read Bloom Energy adds load ability to fuel cells
Bloom Energy adds load ability to fuel cells
February 16, 2024

Bloom Energy adds load ability to fuel cells

Amazon AWS

Fuel cell provider Bloom Energy has added the ability to follow loads to its fuel towers to enable better adjustment to variable demand and supply in microgrids and utilities.This new offering can be used by data center providers and others on microgrids, and also by the utility, who may use f...

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Read Virgin Media O2, Liberty Global and Telefónica to create new rival for Openreach
Virgin Media O2,  Liberty Global and Telefónica to create new rival for Openreach
February 16, 2024

Virgin Media O2, Liberty Global and Telefónica to create new rival for Openreach

Virgin Media Business

Virgin Media O2, along with major shareholders, Liberty Global and Telefónica, has revealed plans to create a national fixed network company that can challenge BT's Openreach in the UK. The telco signaled  its intention to go toe-to-toe with Openreach and noted that NetCo will "underpin full f...

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Read FirstNet and AT&T announces $8 billion investment
FirstNet and AT&T announces  $8 billion investment
February 15, 2024

FirstNet and AT&T announces $8 billion investment

AT&T

US operator AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) have announced a ten-year, $8 billion investment to expand and upgrade the nationwide public safety network.  FirstNet will invest $6.3 billion through its network contract with AT&T and "anticipates an additional $2...

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Read Loudoun County Planning Commission rejects proposed data center
 Loudoun County Planning Commission rejects proposed data center
February 15, 2024

Loudoun County Planning Commission rejects proposed data center

Virginia

The Loudoun County Planning Commission has rejected a data center proposed along Route 28 and the Old Ox Road interchange, close to Dulles International Airport in Virginia. This proposed project called "Innovation Gateway" project was for a 425-unit apartment building and 700,000 sq ft (65,03...

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Read Expedient unveils new facility in Columbus, Ohio
Expedient unveils new facility in Columbus, Ohio
February 15, 2024

Expedient unveils new facility in Columbus, Ohio

Ohio

Expedient this week announced that it has launched services from a data center in Columbus, Ohio, previously operated by an insurance firm and has added a former Nationwide data center near Columbus to its portfolio. This facility located at 281 E. Powell Road in Lewis Center township, the 102...

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Read Zededa raises $72 million in new funding round
Zededa raises $72 million in new funding round
February 15, 2024

Zededa raises $72 million in new funding round

California

California-based company Edge computing orchestration startup Zededa last week announced the closing of the Series C round, led by Smith Point Capital which was founded by former Salesforce Co-CEO Keith Block. The company raised $72 million in its latest funding round which will see the compan...

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Read Skylo Technologies raises $37 million for expansion efforts
Skylo Technologies raises  $37 million for expansion efforts
February 15, 2024

Skylo Technologies raises $37 million for expansion efforts

United States

Direct-to-device satellite connectivity provider Skylo Technologies has raised $37 million from existing investors Intel Capital and Innovation Endeavours, and new backers BMW i Ventures, Samsung Catalyst, Next47, and Seraphim Space. This investment will help the company to expand its operatio...

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Read Two new data center projects to come to Romania
Two new data center projects to come to Romania
February 15, 2024

Two new data center projects to come to Romania

Romania

Two new data center projects totaling 40-45MW are reportedly coming to Romania. These projects are expected to cost about  €500 million though the details about the companies involved, project location and scope, or timelines weren’t shared. "In 2024 we are already talking about two investment...

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Read SpaceX to de-orbit Starlink satellites that could potentially cause failures
SpaceX to de-orbit  Starlink satellites that could potentially cause failures
February 14, 2024

SpaceX to de-orbit Starlink satellites that could potentially cause failures

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

SpaceX has revealed plans to de-orbit about 100 of its early Starlink satellites after finding a “common error” that could potentially cause failures. In a recent update on the company site, it revealed plans to perform controlled descents of the early-version 1 Starlink satellites in the comi...

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Read Former Sungard data center is up for sale in New Jersey
Former Sungard data center is up for sale in New Jersey
February 14, 2024

Former Sungard data center is up for sale in New Jersey

New Jersey

Via RI Marketplace, Real estate firm Marcus & Millichap is offering 1008 Virgil Avenue in Ridgefield, a former Sungard data center field as up for sale via auction and bidding for this property is set to begin March 25, with $750,000 listed as a starting bid. The listing reads, “The proper...

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Read Diraq secures $15 million in a Series 2-A funding round
Diraq secures $15 million in a Series 2-A funding round
February 14, 2024

Diraq secures $15 million in a Series 2-A funding round

Sydney

Quantum computing startup Diraq has raised $15 million in a Series 2-A funding round led by specialist investor Quantonation, a venture capital fund dedicated to quantum technologies, with participation from Higgins Family Investments and the University of New South Wales, Sydney. This latest ...

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Read Amazon Web Services signs wind PPA in Oregon
Amazon Web Services signs wind PPA in Oregon
February 13, 2024

Amazon Web Services signs wind PPA in Oregon

Amazon AWS

Amazon has signed a new power purchase agreement to procure the output of a wind farm from Avangrid, Inc., part of the Iberdrola Group. Avangrid, Inc., part of the Iberdrola Group. “We are proud to have signed this agreement with Amazon, a company that shares our commitment to accelerating the...

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Read Yondr breaks ground on second building at Virignia campus
Yondr breaks ground on second building at Virignia campus
February 13, 2024

Yondr breaks ground on second building at Virignia campus

Yondr Group

Yondr this week announced it has broken ground on a second building at its 48MW building data center campus in Loudoun County, Virginia, in partnership with local real estate firm JK Land Holdings. "We're thrilled to be part of this phase two groundbreaking project that not only enhances globa...

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Read Google unveils first data center campus in Norway
Google unveils first data center campus in Norway
February 12, 2024

Google unveils first data center campus in Norway

Google

Google has broken ground on its first data center campus in Norway, with the project scheduled to be fully live by 2026.  “Now we are building a data center in Norway!,” Tine Austvoll Jensen, country director for Google Norway, announced on LinkedIn this week. “Today we have finally announced ...

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