Data Center News

Cloverleaf Infrastructure secures funding for clean energy data center campuses

United States

 Cloverleaf Infrastructure, which is developing clean-powered, ready-to-build data center sites in the US  has secured $300 million in funding for its clean energy data center campuses from private equity investors NGP and Sandbrook Capital, alongside contributions from its management team. Da...

Crusoe plans new AI data center in Texas

Texas

AI firm Crusoe has revealed it has designed and engineered, and is building, a 200MW GPU-focused data center at the Lancium Clean Campus outside Abilene, Texas. This facility will include high-density data halls specially designed to enable AI workloads and optimized for direct-to-chip liquid ...

Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round

Norway

Power grid optimization specialist Heimdall Power has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to scale up production of its “Magic Ball” sensors which it claims can help grid operators access up to 40 percent of additional transmission capacity in existing power lines. These neuron sens...

Microsoft invests in rare earth materials startup

Microsoft Azure

 Microsoft has made an equity investment in a rare earth materials startup focused on recycling hard drives,  Canada’s Cyclic Materials,  a metals recycling company that has developed a patent-pending technology, CC360.“Microsoft is working to achieve zero waste across our direct operations, p...

Telin and BW Digital team up on Batam-Singapore subsea cable

Batam

 Telin and BW Digital have formed a strategic partnership to develop and construct the Nongsa-Changi submarine cable system linking Indonesia's Batam and Singapore. Both companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint venture during the recent International Telecoms Week 202...

QuEra names Andy Ory as interim CEO

United States

Neutral-atom quantum computing, QuEra has announced Andy Ory as its interim CEO, noting that its current CEO, Alex Keesling, will transition from his current position to “take on a new role” leading QuEra's efforts to achieve higher-volume production as CTO. Ory said:  "We are grateful for Ale...

US government awards funding for three R&D facilities under the CHIPS Act

United States

US Department of Commerce and Natcast, operator of the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), has awarded funding for three R&D facilities under the CHIPS and Science Act;  an NSTC prototyping and National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program (NAPMP) advanced packaging piloti...

SK Telecom to invest in HPC business Smart Global Holdings

South Korea

 Korean telco SK Telecom has revealed that it will be investing $200 million in AI and high-performance computing infrastructure business Smart Global Holdings. The Korean telco will be taking an equity stake in exchange for the cash, and the companies plan to work together to “leverage their ...

Vertiv to add ZincFive’s niZn batteries to UPS offerings

Europe

Vertiv recently announced that it will add the ZincFive BC Series UPS Battery Cabinets to its portfolio of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) offerings, as they are compatible with select large and medium Vertiv UPS, including the recently launched Trinergy offering.  ZincFive's CEO and co-fou...

Google signs new digital infrastructure and cloud computing MoU

Google

Google has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Romania and the company for ‘projects in digital infrastructure, innovation, and research.’ Local press has also reported that  Google is in negotiations to invest $2 billion in developing data centers in the country....

CyrusOne secures $687.1m CMBS loan for data center development

CyrusOne

CyrusOne  this week announced it secured a $687.1 million Single Asset Single Borrower (SASB) CMBS loan for CyrusOne’s DFW1 data center. This data center offers 90MW across 670,000 square feet of technical space and seven data halls and the site was upgraded to water-free chillers in 2020.  Er...

Infleqtion to install neutral atom quantum computer in Harwell, UK

United Kingdom

 Quantum component manufacturer Infleqtion will be making history as the first company to install a neutral atom quantum computer at the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) in Harwell, UK.  “Our recent installation is part of Infleqtion’s dedication to leading facility logistics in partne...

PAG and Ayala JV secure $41.1m loan for data center buildout in the Philippines

Philippines

  A-Flow Properties I Corp. (A-Flow), a joint venture between Ayala Land, Inc. and PAG’s Flow Digital Infrastructure has secured  P2.4 billion ($41.1m) loan agreement to fund the development of a data center outside Manila, the Philippines. This loan is to be used for the initial phase of the ...

Vegas Sphere powered by 150 Nvidia RTX A6000 GPUs

Las Vegas

The Sphere in Las Vegas, popularly known for its globe shape and LED displays that cover 750,000 sq ft (69,677 sqm) inside and out is reportedly powered by 150 of Nvidia's RTX A6000 GPUs with each having a 48GB memory and maximum power consumption of 300W.“Sphere is captivating audiences not o...

Upstack acquires consulting firm Performance Networks in Denver

Denver

Data center directory firm Upstack has acquired Performance Networks, a telecommunications consulting company based in Denver which  specializes in sourcing and managing complex telecom networks primarily for large enterprises.“Performance Networks’ commitment to customer experience and client...

Vodafone and Ericsson to deploy new antennas in Germany

Vodafone

Vodafone Germany in an announcement this week revealed that it has partnered with vendor Ericsson to deploy compact 5G antennas and the first compact 5G antenna was deployed on a parking garage in Düsseldorf."Strong winds put pressure on the antenna surfaces mounted on roofs. The more mobile p...

Telecom Egypt and 4iG partner on Egyptian fiber network

Telecom Egypt and Hungarian telco 4iG have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the joint venture and build a fiber network to serve a minimum of six million households on a wholesale basis.“Through this agreement, which will capitalize on our respective strengths in the ICT...

EuroHPC JU signs procurement contract for EuroQCS

Poland

The EuroHPC JU has signed a procurement contract for EuroQCS-Poland, a 20 qubit trapped ion quantum computer, which will be hosted at the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) in Poznan , Poland, and supplied by Alpine Quantum Technologies (AQT).Coordinator of the EuroQCS-Poland p...

Armada secures equity funding from Microsoft

Microsoft Azure

Edge computing firm Armada has closed $40 million in funding led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. As part of the deal, Armada’s offerings will be made available on the Azure Marketplace.“This investment propels our total funding to over $100m and marks a significant milestone in our journey t...

Japan's SoftBank acquires British AI chip designer Graphcore

Japan

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp has acquired British chip designer Graphcore, which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of SoftBank, but will continue to operate under the Graphcore name.“This is a tremendous endorsement of our team and their ability to build truly transformative AI technologies...