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Verizon Secures Approval for $20bn Frontier Acquisition

Verizon has secured all regulatory approvals to close its acquisition of Frontier Communications. It comes as the carrier this week received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to push ahead with the deal.“California isn’t just approving a merger, we’re securing rea...

January 16, 2026

Verizon Enterprise

Lumen Appoints Jim Fowler as CTO

Lumen Technologies has appointed Jim Fowler as its executive vice president and chief technology and product officer. The new CTO is to succeed Dave Ward, who is leaving Lumen to become president and chief architect at Salesforce.Starting from January 6, Fowler will manage global technology an...

December 11, 2025

Lumen Technologies

Cologix Acquires Carrier Hotel in Calgary, Canada

US data center firm Cologix this week announced its acquisition of DataHiveOne, Calgary’s primary carrier hotel, as well as most of DataHive’s colocation and interconnection assets. The move marks Cologix's first move into Calgary."This acquisition is a pivotal step in our continued investment...

October 20, 2025

Cologix

365 Data Centers CEO Bob DeSantis to Retire

Bob DeSantis, the co-founder and CEO of US operator 365 Data Centers, is to retire. The company announced the news this week, and DeSantis has initiated the transition of his responsibilities to the company’s chief revenue officer, Derek Gillespie, and CFO Steve Amelio, who has been promoted t...

October 07, 2025

365 Data Centers

Verizon Names Dan Schulman as CEO

Verizon has announced former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman as the carrier's next CEO. The CEO transition at the company means that current chief Hans Vestberg steps down from the role, which he has held since 2018.“I believe in Verizon and its future, and I am honored to be chosen to serve as CEO,” ...

October 06, 2025

Verizon Enterprise

Cologix Takes Full Ownership of Two Toronto Facilities

Cologix has taken full ownership of two data centers it occupies in Toronto, Canada.The Stonepeak-backed company acquired full ownership of TOR4, a purpose-built hyperscale data center in Toronto, from CIM Group. Located on a 3.4-acre site in Markham, Ontario, the 11MW, 50,000 sq ft (4,645 sqm...

September 20, 2025

Cologix

Flexential to Build Sixth Hillsboro Facility

US data center firm Flexential this week announced the acquisition of a land parcel in Hillsboro, Oregon, that will be home to its sixth data center in the city.Located across from Flexential's Hillsboro 1 data center at 3935 Northeast Aloclek Place, the site will host Hillsboro 6, a 350,000-...

September 06, 2025

Flexential

Verizon Launches AI-centric Network ffering

Verizon has launched a new AI-centric network offering called Verizon AI Connect, an integrated suite of solutions and products designed to “enable businesses to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) workloads at scale.” The telco s looking to make its underutilized data center assets available ...

January 27, 2025

Verizon Enterprise

Cologix completes latest data center in Columbus, Ohio

Cologix, this week announced the completion of COL4. Set on a seven-acre campus, the facility spans 256,000 square feet, offering 50MW across three data halls.“Over 10 years ago, we recognized Columbus’ importance as a technology hub for growing companies and decided to enter this market,” sai...

May 22, 2024

Cologix

Lumen secures new contract from GAO

Lumen Technologies has secured a contract worth about $73.6 million from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) under the General Services Administration's Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program. This multi-million dollar contract will see Lumen modernize network, data, voice...

April 15, 2024

Lumen Technologies

Verizon kickstarts construction of new cell tower in Texas

Verizon has started construction of a new cell tower at Fort Bliss Army Post in El Paso, Texas. This tower will be constructed by Boldyn Networks and will provide connectivity to service military personnel in Texas and New Mexico. “Verizon supports our military partners through a number of in...

February 21, 2024

Verizon Enterprise

US Defense Information Systems Agency awards $110 million contract to Lumen

The US Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Lumen Technologies a $110 million contract to provide mission-critical network services to the US Department of Defense (DoD). This contract has a timeline of five years, from November 30, 2023, through September 30, 2028. This contract is...

November 10, 2023

Lumen Technologies

Cloudflare blames Flexential DC outage for its service disruption

Content Delivery Network (CDN), security, and Edge computing company Cloudflare has blamed its November 2 service disruption on a power failure at a Flexential data center in Hillsboro, Oregon. "On November 2 at 08:50 UTC, Portland General Electric (PGE), the utility company that services PDX-...

November 07, 2023

Flexential

Lumen sells CND customers to Akamai as it shuts down the business

Lumen announced that it’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) business will be shut down and it has sold its customer contracts to Akamai. Both companies will undergo a transition services agreement for 90 days before Lumen completes its shut down. "We are deep into our transformation of Lumen and ...

October 16, 2023

Lumen Technologies

Old Verizon office and data center in Pittsburgh for sale/lease

Verizon's former Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office and data center is available for purchase or lease. It has been put up for sale or lease by Colliers and Sampson Morris Group at 5400 Campbells Run Road. The 10-acre, 1959-built office and data facility features 130,000 rentable square feet and ...

August 29, 2023

Verizon Enterprise

Lumen, a US telco, loses $8.74bn due to non-cash impairment

In the second quarter, Lumen Technologies reported a loss of $8.74 billion, a significant decrease from the $344 million profit in the same quarter last year. The company, formerly CenturyLink Enterprise, has lost more than 66 percent of its value this year, reducing its market capitalization ...

August 03, 2023

Lumen Technologies

Cologix reveals a new data space at the 511 carrier hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Cologix is expanding its data center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by adding a new data hall. With the new MIN5 data center now available for pre-leasing, the company has increased its presence in the Minneapolis, Minnesota, market. Located in the 511 Building carrier hotel, also known as the Min...

July 14, 2023

Cologix

Flexential to expand Georgia and Oregon data center campuses

A second building is anticipated at its new campus in Atlanta, and a fifth building will be constructed in Hillsboro, according to Flexential's announcement of new data center developments in Georgia and Oregon. This week, the company revealed the construction of a 36MW phased development on i...

July 11, 2023

Flexential

365 Data Centers Planned Tampa Campus Expansion

365 Data Centers is constructing an additional data center space at its Tampa, Florida, site. The Tampa Internet Exchange and 25 carriers are housed in the Franklin Exchange building at 655 North Franklin Street, the campus location. The company's current market footprint will double due to t...

June 20, 2023

365 Data Centers

Cologix completes its Scalelogix Data Center

Cologix has announced the completion of its new 120 MW facility in Data Center Alley, Ashburn, Virginia. The three-story data center spans 455,000 sqft, and has already been pre-leased, to a tenant described as a 'major global technology company.'According to reports, the Scalelogix ASH1 faci...

June 16, 2023

Cologix

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