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Read Madari Space to Pilot Sending Data Centers into Space
Madari Space to Pilot Sending Data Centers into Space

Madari Space to Pilot Sending Data Centers into Space

August 02, 2025 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

UAE-based Madari Space will pilot sending data centers into space in 2026. Details around the satellite/data center the company is planning to launch, as well as how much capital the company will be investing in the project, weren't shared. When asked about the company, Romaithi said that this...

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Read GreenScale Acquires Land in Norway for New Data Center
GreenScale Acquires Land in Norway for New Data Center

GreenScale Acquires Land in Norway for New Data Center

June 07, 2025 Norway

GreenScale this week announced the acquisition of Tonstad DataPark, a new data center development located in the municipality of Sirdal in West Agder County (NO2), Norway.Tonstad DataPark spans a 420,000 square meter (4.5 million sq ft) site with 300MW of grid capacity, approved by Glitre Nett...

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Read Vard delivers cable-laying ship to I.T.
Vard delivers cable-laying ship to I.T.

Vard delivers cable-laying ship to I.T.

December 14, 2024 Norway

Nordic shipbuilder Vard has successfully delivered a cable-laying vessel to I.T. International Telecom Marine (IT), a submarine cable installation and maintenance firm. The vessel was formerly a platform supply vessel and was converted into a specialized cable-laying ship, named IT Infinity, to...

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Read Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round
Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round

Heimdall Power raises $25m in new funding round

July 19, 2024 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 sensors...

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Read Du to unveil cloud and sovereign AI services for UAE
Du to unveil cloud and sovereign AI services for UAE

Du to unveil cloud and sovereign AI services for UAE

June 13, 2024 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Du, an Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC)-owned company is set to deploy Oracle Alloy to offer cloud and sovereign AI services to the government and public sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company will focus its offering on Dubai and the Northern Emirates and will...

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Read BGO invests €350 million into Norway's Bulk
BGO invests €350 million into Norway's Bulk

BGO invests €350 million into Norway's Bulk

June 07, 2024 Norway

Real estate investment management firm BentallGreenOak has invested another €350 million ($380m) into Nordic data center operator Bulk which will be used to ‘accelerate Bulk’s growth plans.’“The latest investment by BGO will fuel our ambitions to shift the gravity for global and European large...

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Read New GPU cloud firm offering access to AMD GPUs launches
New GPU cloud firm offering access to AMD GPUs launches

New GPU cloud firm offering access to AMD GPUs launches

May 08, 2024 Norway

A new GPU cloud provider Nscale which relies on AMD hardware has announced its official launch and is now offering services based on AMD’s Instinct MI300X GPU accelerators from a cryptomining firm and sister company Arkon Energy’s data center in Glomfjord, Norway. “Over the coming years, AI will...

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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

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

February 16, 2024 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 carrier...

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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

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

February 14, 2024 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 coming...

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Read Yahsat and analytics provider Bayanat agree to an all-share merger
Yahsat and analytics provider Bayanat agree to an all-share merger

Yahsat and analytics provider Bayanat agree to an all-share merger

December 23, 2023 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

In a joint announcement earlier this week, Satellite operator Yahsat and analytics provider Bayanat revealed that they have agreed to an all-share merger. The combined entity will be worth 15 billion dirhams ($4.1 billion), with the new entity named Space42 with Bayanat being the legal entity and...

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Read UAE & Egypt to collaborate on data center projects
UAE & Egypt to collaborate on data center projects

UAE & Egypt to collaborate on data center projects

December 22, 2023 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The UAE's Ministry of Investment and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to invest in Egypt's digital infrastructure. This MoU could lead to the development of 1GW of data center capacity in Egypt, though timelines have not...

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Read Norwegian government approves Green Mountain TikTok data facility
Norwegian government approves Green Mountain TikTok data facility

Norwegian government approves Green Mountain TikTok data facility

July 19, 2023 Norway

The government has granted Green Mountain permission to construct a data center campus for TikTok. However, stricter data center regulations may shortly be introduced in Norway. Green Mountain announced in March 2023 that it would construct three 90MW buildings in the Hamar region by November...

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Read e& and Orange are contemplating bids for 45% of Ethio Telecom
e& and Orange are contemplating bids for 45% of Ethio Telecom

e& and Orange are contemplating bids for 45% of Ethio Telecom

July 13, 2023 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Two operators are reportedly interested in acquiring a 45 percent stake in Ethio Telecom. e& of the United Arab Emirates and Orange of France are exploring opportunities surrounding state-owned Ethio, as per Bloomberg, which cited individuals with knowledge of the situation. The publication...

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Read Pressure Sensitive Systems' Dubai arm announces launch of new data center
Pressure Sensitive Systems' Dubai arm announces launch of new data center

Pressure Sensitive Systems' Dubai arm announces launch of new data center

May 08, 2023 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Pressure Sensitive Systems India, through its subsidiary Global Markets Insights IT Services LLC, has recently opened a new data center, Pressure 2.0 Cloud, in Dubai, UAE. The facility reportedly has a capacity of 20MW of IT capacity, spanning 194,000 square feet (18,000 square meters) and will...

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Read DE-CIX exchanges in Norway Bulk Data Centers go live
DE-CIX exchanges in Norway Bulk Data Centers go live

DE-CIX exchanges in Norway Bulk Data Centers go live

May 05, 2023 Norway

DE-CIX has announced that its new DE-CIX IXs are now available in Bulk data centers in Oslo (OS-IX) and Kristiansand (Campus N01). Its InterconnectionFLEX service will be available via the partnership with Bulk Infrastructure Group, through which customers will be provided with an interconnection...

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Read Norwegian Authorities Increases Its Oversight of Data Center
Norwegian Authorities Increases Its Oversight of Data Center

Norwegian Authorities Increases Its Oversight of Data Center

April 10, 2023 Norway

The Norwegian government is making preparations to strengthen national supervision over data centers through proposed rules in the country's electronic communications law. All Norwegian data center operators will be required to register and provide details of their activities under the proposed...

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Read Ammunition firm accuses TikTok data center of using too much power in Norway, preventing expansion
Ammunition firm accuses TikTok data center of using too much power in Norway, preventing expansion

Ammunition firm accuses TikTok data center of using too much power in Norway, preventing expansion

March 30, 2023 Norway

Nammo, one of the largest manufacturers of ammunition, co-owned by the Norwegian government and a Finnish state-controlled defense company, has claimed that it is being prevented from expansion, due to TikTok's data centers guzzling the electricity in the area. Elvia, the local energy company,...

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Read Du opens two data centers in the UAE
Du opens two data centers in the UAE

Du opens two data centers in the UAE

March 29, 2023 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), has announced the opening of ​​two new data centers, Kizad Abu Dhabi and DSO Dubai. These facilities have been built to expand its nationwide data center footprint and create better infrastructure for local businesses. According to...

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Read Khazna and BEEAH Group to build data center and explore alternative energy sources
Khazna and BEEAH Group to build data center and explore alternative energy sources

Khazna and BEEAH Group to build data center and explore alternative energy sources

September 13, 2022 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Khazna Data Centers has formed a joint venture with BEEAH Digital, BEEAH Group’s digital transformation and future technology business, to build a data center in Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and explore alternative sources of energy to power its operations. The joint venture, One...

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Read GMT To Develop Crypto Mining Data Center in The UAE
GMT To Develop Crypto Mining Data Center in The UAE

GMT To Develop Crypto Mining Data Center in The UAE

May 30, 2022 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

GMT has announced its plans to develop a data center in the UAE. The Singapore-based crypto mining company revealed in a Medium post that it would be investing heavily in developing a data center in the region. According to GMT, there’s no exact location for the data center yet, but more...

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