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GlobalFoundries and Quantum Motion team up for development of quantum processors

Chipmaker GlobalFoundries (GF) and UK-based quantum computing company Quantum Motion have partnered to develop quantum processors based on a scalable silicon platform. The two companies said GF had manufactured a silicon chip designed by Quantum Motion that is “at least 100 times faster than t...

January 08, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

Asda delays planned IT systems upgrade

UK retailer Asda temporarily opted not to go ahead with its previously planned IT systems shift. The company had intended to introduce new systems at its smaller stores and a few larger stores over the December 7-9 period as part of the separation of its technology from Walmart.Asda is drawing...

January 08, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

DMO launches data center outside Münster, Germany

Datacenter Münster Osnabrück (DMO) last month broke ground on its debut facility at Münster Osnabrück Airport in Greven. The first phase of construction will see more than €8 million ($8.3m) invested in developing a 500 sqm (5,380 sq ft) facility with capacity for 140 racks at densities up to ...

January 08, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Germany / Deutschland

Nokia completes sale of subsea cable unit ASN

Nokia has completed the sale of its subsea cable unit, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), to the French State and said the transaction has netted it around €350 million ($363m). Nokia noted that it retains a 20 percent shareholding in ASN, with board representation, to "ensure a smooth transiti...

January 08, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

France

Telin and Citra Connect break ground in Indonesia

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) and PT Citranet Sarana Digital (Citra Connect) have broken ground on a cable landing station (CLS) in Nongsa, Indonesia which will form a key part of the Indonesia Cable Express (ICE) system.The ICE system comprises seven subsea cables and is p...

January 08, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Indonesia

Castleforge and Galaxy DC acquire data center site outside London

UK private real estate investor Castleforge has acquired the Redhill Data Centre Campus in Redhill, south of London. Tthe 7.8-acre campus totals more than 160,000 sq ft (14,865 sqm) across three buildings and offers 26MW in total. The site reportedly has a development value of £100 million ($1...

January 08, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United Kingdom

Nick Clegg steps down as Meta's president of global affairs

Sir Nick Clegg has stepped down as Meta’s president of global affairs, announcing his departure on a post on Meta’s Facebook platform after almost seven years.In a post confirming his departure, Clegg said it was “the right time for me to move on.” "My time at the company coincided with a sign...

January 07, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

Veon X Starlink sign satellite connectivity agreement

Veon's Ukrainian subsidiary Kyivstar has signed an agreement with SpaceX's Starlink that will deliver direct-to-cell satellite connectivity in Ukraine. In an announcement last week, Kyivstar said it expects to launch Starlink's direct-to-cell services with SMS and OTT messaging functionality i...

January 07, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Ukraine

Schneider Electric picks Nirupa Chander to lead data center power team

Schneider Electric has appointed energy industry veteran Nirupa Chander to head up its data centre power business across several markets across the Middle East and Asia. She has taken on the role of senior vice president, secure power and data centers, international operations, at the power te...

January 06, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Asia-Pacific (APAC)

GDS rebrands international unit to DayOne

Chinese data center firm GDS has changed its name and officially launched as an independent company as of January 1, following the recent completion of a series B funding round. Established in 2022, what was then GDS International was founded to hold GDS Holding’s data center assets and operat...

January 06, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

China

Eni switches on new HPC6 supercomputer

Italian energy company Eni switched on its new HPC6 supercomputer on Christmas Day: a 477.9 petaflops system which ranked fifth on the latest edition of the Top500 list of most powerful supercomputers.HPC6 is an HPE Cray EX235a system powered by AMD 3rd generation Epyc CPUs, around 14,000 AMD ...

January 06, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Italy

World Wide Technology to buy ITSP Softchoice

Canadian IT services provider Softchoice is set to be acquired by digital infrastructure provider World Wide Technology (WWT). The all-cash deal will see St. Louis-based WWT pay CA$24.50 per share to acquire Softchoice. The deal has been approved by the Softchoice board, and will now require t...

January 05, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Canada

Akamai to end CDN services in China

US-based cloud computing and Content Delivery Network (CDN) company Akamai plans to end its CDN in China, ending services in the country on June 30, 2026, the company said in a letter to customers. After this point, any remaining content requests will be automatically served from neighboring c...

January 04, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

China

Bit Digital acquires Montreal site for data center

US data center developer and crypto firm Bit Digital has acquired the site for a build-to-suit 5MW data center expansion project in Montreal, Canada.The company initially used cash on hand to fund the acquisition and is working to obtain mortgage financing to cover the site's acquisition and s...

January 04, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

United States

$17bn data center campus proposed in Atlanta, Georgia

A 13-building data center campus costing $17 billion has been proposed for Atlanta, Georgia. The campus would be built on 832 acres of land near the city of Newnan, 45 miles south of Atlanta in Coweta County. The site is adjacent to Welcome Sargent Road and Wagers Mill Road.Each of the data ha...

January 04, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Georgia

Meta signs long-term PPA in Texas

Meta has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with US-based renewable energy company Longroad Energy to purchase 100 percent of the output of the 300MWac (400MWdc) '1000 Mile' solar project in Yoakum County, Texas."The renewable energy from this project will support our data cente...

January 03, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Texas

Global Switch confirms search for co-investor

Global Switch recently announced that the sale of its Sydney data center business to HMC Capital had closed, and has officially confirmed previous reports it was seeking external investment for its London campus.“As part of its financing strategy to drive future growth, Global Switch has also ...

January 03, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Sydney

Phoenix to clamp down on data centers

The city of Phoenix in Arizona is set to clamp down on data centers. The City Council has approved a series of changes to better regulate data center growth in the city, including regulating locations and external design specifications.The vote, which took place on December 10, targeted standa...

January 02, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Phoenix

Digital Core REIT seeks new tenant for Virginia data center

Digital Core REIT is looking for a new tenant for one of its data centers in Northern Virginia, as the current occupant of the data center, located at 8217 Linton Hall Road in Bristow, Prince William County, has decided to not exercise its option to extend its lease on the property, the proper...

January 02, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Virginia

European Commission approves Nvidia's acquisition of Run:ai

The European Commission (EC) has approved Nvidia's proposed acquisition of Run:ai. The EC gave the green light for the acquisition on December 20, noting that it had "concluded that the transaction would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area." The EC added that, while Nvi...

January 01, 2025

Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji

Europe

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