Read Danske Bank signs new cloud agreement with Amazon
Danske Bank signs new cloud agreement with Amazon
March 26, 2024

Danske Bank signs new cloud agreement with Amazon

Amazon AWS

Denmark's Danske Bank has signed a multi-year cloud contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS). This will include systems for business, institutional and personal customers, and will see more than 16,000 physical and virtual servers, and 1,000 applications being migrated. Danske Bank said it will...

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Read Kyivstar continues 4G rollout in Ukraine
Kyivstar continues 4G rollout in Ukraine
March 26, 2024

Kyivstar continues 4G rollout in Ukraine

Ukraine

Veon subsidiary Kyivstar upgraded approximately 4,000 4G base stations in Ukraine last year and has increased its 4G user base in the country to 14.3 million. However, revenue slumped by 3.3 percent during the fourth quarter of last year, with Kviystar blaming this on a cyberattack, which resu...

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Read Indian Police arrest nine people for cell tower equipment theft
Indian Police arrest nine people for cell tower equipment theft
March 25, 2024

Indian Police arrest nine people for cell tower equipment theft

India / Bhārata

Police in India have arrested nine people for stealing cell tower equipment worth 60 lakh across Telangana state. The gang stole a variety of equipment from various sites, including Remote Radio Units (RRUs), Remote Radio Heads (RRHs), Base Band Units (BBUs), and cell tower cable wires of Bhar...

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Read Nautilus unveils new modular data center offering
Nautilus unveils new modular data center offering
March 25, 2024

Nautilus unveils new modular data center offering

United States

Nautilus Data Technologies has launched a new product line known as EcoCore, based on the cooling technology the firm developed for its own data centers. The modular data center design offers 2.5MW of capacity. Nautilus said EcoCore “enhances prefabrication efficiency and streamlines the const...

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Read Eiyan closes $60 million Series B funding round
Eiyan closes $60 million Series B funding round
March 25, 2024

Eiyan closes $60 million Series B funding round

United States

Chiplet interconnect manufacturer Eliyan has closed a $60 million Series B funding round co-led by Samsung Catalyst Fund and Tiger Global Management and included participation from existing investors, including Intel Capital, SK Hynix, Cleveland Avenue, and Mesh Ventures. The funding round fol...

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Read NEC signs new MoU with Telkom Indonesia
NEC signs new MoU with Telkom Indonesia
March 25, 2024

NEC signs new MoU with Telkom Indonesia

Indonesia

NEC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Telkom Indonesia as part of a collaboration to develop smart cities in Indonesia's new capital city, Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN). According to NEC, the MoU aims to "create a more sustainable and livable environment for citizens by adopting d...

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Read Synopsys acquires Intrinsic DC
Synopsys acquires Intrinsic DC
March 25, 2024

Synopsys acquires Intrinsic DC

Australia

Chip design software manufacturer Synopsys has acquired Intrinsic ID, a provider of Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF)-based IP that can be used in the design of system-on-chips (SoCs). Intrinsic IDF has developed PUF-based digital authentication technology that provides an additional level o...

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Read Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations
Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations
March 23, 2024

Equinix accused of major accounting manipulations

Equinix

Short seller Hindenburg Research has accused data center REIT Equinix of "major accounting manipulations." The investigative reporting and researching company claims that Nadaq-listed Equinix overstated its adjusted funds from operations (AFFO), a key profitability metric for REITs, by at leas...

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Read AtlasEdge relaunches Leeds data center
AtlasEdge relaunches Leeds data center
March 23, 2024

AtlasEdge relaunches Leeds data center

AtlasEdge

European data center firm AtlasEdge has relaunched a data center in Leeds, UK, after acquiring and renovating the facility. AtlasEdge has since invested more than £13 million to upgrade the site, known as LBA001, which is the first Tier III standard data center in the city. "We are delighted t...

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Read Microsoft signs carbon capture agreement in Mexico
Microsoft signs carbon capture agreement in Mexico
March 23, 2024

Microsoft signs carbon capture agreement in Mexico

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has signed a six-year carbon capture agreement with The Next 150 and its General Biochar Systems (GBS) business unit, which runs the biochar plant near the city of Guanajuato.. This agreement will see Microsoft purchase 95,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from a biochar pla...

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Read LightSolver makes laser-based computing system generally available
LightSolver makes laser-based computing system generally available
March 22, 2024

LightSolver makes laser-based computing system generally available

Israel

Laser-based computing startup LightSolver has made its LPU100 system generally available to selected enterprise clients of LightSolver via the company’s new cloud platform.  This system utilizes all-optical coupled lasers that require no electronics to compute and combines the company’s all-op...

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Read Canadian telco Rogers Communications blames outage on traffic accident
Canadian telco Rogers Communications blames outage on traffic accident
March 22, 2024

Canadian telco Rogers Communications blames outage on traffic accident

Canada

Canadian telco Rogers Communications has blamed its recent outage on a fiber optic cable cut between Guelph and Brampton after a crash knocked down traffic lights and wires, which happened at Claire Rd W and Gordon St in Guelph. “Customers in parts of Guelph and surrounding areas may be experi...

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Read Amazon signs new wind PPA in the UK
Amazon signs new wind PPA in the UK
March 22, 2024

Amazon signs new wind PPA in the UK

Amazon AWS

Amazon this week announced that it has signed a  Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)  with Iberdrola to to procure the output of an offshore wind farm in the UK. The deal is to offtake 159MW from the East Anglia Three offshore wind farm – equivalent to 700GWh of energy annually. Sergio Hernández de...

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Read Schneider Electric and Mainspring Energy partner on fuel-flexible microgrid solution
Schneider Electric and Mainspring Energy partner on fuel-flexible microgrid solution
March 21, 2024

Schneider Electric and Mainspring Energy partner on fuel-flexible microgrid solution

United States

Schneider Electric and Mainspring Energy have partnered on a fuel-flexible microgrid solution using Schneider's EcoStruxure offering and Mainspring's Linear Generator. The Schneider Electric-Mainspring Microgrid Solution enables customers to power their self-contained electrical network and in...

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Read Ericsson launches dedicated federal 5G units in US
Ericsson launches dedicated federal 5G units in US
March 21, 2024

Ericsson launches dedicated federal 5G units in US

United States

Ericsson has launched an entity dedicated to delivering 5G services for multiple agencies in the US federal government. This is in its aim to support state and federal government entities to boost services and natural security, plus US defense modernization programs. “Connecting individuals, b...

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Read Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform
Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform
March 21, 2024

Colt DCS unveils new data center telemetry platform

Colt Data Centre Services

Colt Data Centre Services (Colt DCS) has launched a new data center telemetry platform which enables customers to use real-time telemetry data to support the management of their data center workloads. The company developed this platform in partnership with consulting firm Protiviti, the compan...

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Read CMA warns Vodafone against proposed merger
CMA warns Vodafone against proposed merger
March 21, 2024

CMA warns Vodafone against proposed merger

Vodafone

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it's concerned that Vodafone and Three's proposed merger could lead to mobile customers facing higher prices and reduced service quality. This comes after a 40-day review into the £15 billion ($18.5bn) merger, set to create the UK's big...

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Read Foundry Technologies launches AI cloud platform
Foundry Technologies launches AI cloud platform
March 21, 2024

Foundry Technologies launches AI cloud platform

United States

Foundry Technologies, a new cloud platform, launched this week with $80 million of funding gottenfrom a round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partner. They were joined by other investors including Microsoft's venture capital arm, Google chief scientist Jeff Dean, OpenAI’s Liam Fe...

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Read Data4 launches new project which could use waste heat to grow algae
Data4 launches new project which could use waste heat to grow algae
March 20, 2024

Data4 launches new project which could use waste heat to grow algae

DATA4 Group

French data center operator Data4 has launched a new project exploring whether waste heat generated by one of its facilities can be used to grow algae. The company is working with the Université Paris-Saclay on the project at its Marcoussis data center campus in the Essonne region south of Par...

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Read OVHcloud launches quantum computer at France data center
OVHcloud launches quantum computer at France data center
March 20, 2024

OVHcloud launches quantum computer at France data center

OVH Group

OVHcloud this week inaugurated what it described as the first quantum computer available from a European Cloud service provider. “We are convinced that quantum is a technology for the future and we have shown unwavering support to ensure Europe doesn’t miss the next technological revolution,” ...

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