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Vertiv installs grid-interactive UPS in Sweden data centers

Swedish colocation data center provider Conapto has installed Vertiv Liebert EXL S1, an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system that provides an integrated solution for critical power protection and grid support capabilities. “With the introduction of dynamic grid support, we are empowering ...

March 19, 2024

Stockholm

Three companies invest in combined $200m data center in Oslo

Norwegian telco Telenor, energy company Hafslund and investment fund HitecVision are building a data center in Oslo, Norway, via a newly formed joint venture, Skygard. These companies are to make a NOK 2.4 billion ($200m) joint investment in this data center which is already undergoing constru...

March 19, 2024

Oslo

UK telcos urged to stop installation of new telegraph poles

UK’s Data and Digital Infrastructure Minister Julia Lopez has urged telecommunication companies in the UK to stop the installation of new telegraph poles. The minister wrote a public letter to the operators asking them to prioritize sharing existing telegraph poles ahead of building new ones. ...

March 16, 2024

United Kingdom

Possible subsea cable damage linked to outage spike in West Africa

Outages are being reported along the western coast of Africa after a possible cable damage incident. Reports from MyBroadband have linked this downtime to multiple outages on undersea cables near Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. Microsoft is reporting network latency issues in its South Africa North ...

March 15, 2024

Africa

UK joins the European Union’s CJU program

The UK has joined the European Union’s ‘Chips Joint Undertaking’ (CJU) program as a “participating state.” This is a move that gives the country access to a €1.3 billion semiconductor research and development fund. “We are very happy to welcome the UK to the Chips Joint Undertaking as a partic...

March 14, 2024

United Kingdom

CWCS acquires property in Nottingham for data center

UK hosting firm CWCS has acquired a property in Nottingham and plans to turn the site into its latest data center. LoopNet lists this property at 3 Padge Road, was built in 1980 and totals 9,300 sq ft (863 sqm) across two floors. Karl Mendez, managing director of CWCS Managed Hosting, said: “I...

March 13, 2024

United Kingdom

Airtel’s Nxtra begins construction on Lagos data center

Airtel Africa this week officially broke ground on a new facility in Lagos’s Victoria Island. The facility will deliver 38MW and is expected to be live by the first quarter of 2026. It will also be the first of five hyperscale data centers developed by Airtel Africa on the continent through N...

March 13, 2024

Lagos

HPE begins production at new facility in Riyah, Saudi Arabia

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has started production at its new facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, manufacturing servers for the company’s ProLiant Gen11 portfolio. The company first announced this production site as a partnership between HPE and digital solutions provider Alfanar in Februa...

March 09, 2024

Saudi Arabia

Armada partners with Edarat Group to deploy data center modules in Middle East

Edge data center firm Armadathis week announced a strategic collaboration with Edarat Group, a data center engineering consulting and cloud services firm in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Following the terms of this partnership, Edarat Group will deploy Armada's modular data c...

March 08, 2024

Middle East

UK government clears purchase of Newport Water Fab factory

The UK government has finally approved US electronics company Vishay’s takeover of Newport Wafer Fab factory, the UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturing site. Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden has now issued a consent order approving the purchase. Under the terms of the agreement, the UK ...

March 05, 2024

United Kingdom

Boldyn Networks finalizes acquisition of Cellnex's private network business

Boldyn Networks has completed its acquisition of Cellnex's private network business for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition includes Edzcom, Cellnex’s Finnish subsidiary that specializes in private networks for industrial environments.“By bringing Cellnex's private networks business unit und...

March 04, 2024

Finland

Iridium to support South Korean military with connectivity

Satellite provider Iridium has entered into an agreement with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Defense (MOD) to provide connectivity for strategic use within the Republic of Korea's military operations. Iridium will provide the ROK Army with a range of services, including real-time pos...

March 01, 2024

Abidjan

Segro to develop new data centers after £900 million share issue

Property investor Segro has raised £900 million ($1.1 billion) in a share issue and intends to use this funds to develop its portfolio across the UK and Europe. The London-listed business had initially been hoping to raise £800 million ($1.01bn), but on Tuesday evening its directors said stron...

February 29, 2024

London

Kyivstar signs Rakuten Symphony Open RAN deal

Ukrainian telco Kyivstar has signed a new deal to procure and deploy Rakuten Symphony's Open RAN technology in its network. A letter of intent has been signed by the companies to show that Rakuten would be the preferred partner for Kyivstar's eventual 5G rollout. "I share the excitement of o...

February 28, 2024

Ukraine

Demand for data center in Europe outstrips supply

Demand for colocation space in Europe’s data centers is outpacing supply despite an abundance of new facilities being built for customers accross the continent according to a new report. Kevin Restivo, head of European data center research at CBRE, said, “Hyperscalers have sought increasingly...

February 26, 2024

Europe

GTAA to develop Large Language Models Joint Venture this year

An announcement made earlier this week at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain revealed that the members of the Global Telco AI Alliance (GTAA) are to establish a joint venture later this year specifically aimed at developing Large Language Models (LLMs). "We want our customers...

February 26, 2024

Spain

Security services firm Securitas Technologies plans to certify 10,000 data center professionals

Security services firm Securitas Technologies has revealed plans to train up and certify 10,000 workers as data center security and safety professionals. The company has also introduced certification to improve the skills of its security officers at its data centers. "The Certified Data Cente...

February 23, 2024

Europe

Mapfre sells 10MW facility in Madrid

Spanish insurance firm Mapfre has sold its data center in Madrid. The company received advise on the sale-leaseback deal of its 10MW facility in Alcalá de Henares from CBRE’s Spanish unit. Paul Mortlock, senior director and head of European data center capital markets at CBRE, said, "CBRE's Eu...

February 23, 2024

Madrid

Mavin to install Powercube data center in South Wales

Mavin, a UK-based IT services firm has announced it will install a Powercube data center at the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GRCE) in Onllwyn, South Wales. “We are delighted to agree this partnership with Mavin and to utilize their cutting-edge Powercube design at the Global Centre of Rai...

February 23, 2024

Wales

DustPhotonics raises $24 million in new funding round

Silicon photonics company DustPhotonics has raised $24 million in a Series B follow-on funding round. This funding came from both new and existing investors, including Sienna Venture Capital, Greenfield Partners, Atreides Management, and Exor Ventures. The company revealed in a statement that ...

February 22, 2024

Israel

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