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Three Ireland partners with Ericsson to launch 5G SA network

Three Ireland has partnered with Ericsson to launch a 5G Standalone network said to be the first in Ireland. Ericsson noted that this launch is initially available on a trial basis and will eventually be available to select corporate customers who will have the opportunity to test and trial it...

January 08, 2024

United Kingdom

New French operator raises €5 million for new facility

New French operator Phocea DC has raised €5 million to develop a new data center in Marseille from French venture firm Reflexion Capital. The planned facility will span 1,700 square meters and offer around 1.2MW with a PUE of 1.2. It will also feature two meet-me rooms, will look to reuse was...

January 08, 2024

France

CAT dismisses Motorola’a appeal against the CMA

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed Motorola’s appeal against the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Motorola, in its appeal, had claimed that the CMA made errors in assessing competition in the relevant market and the profitability of the Airwave Network. However, the CM...

January 06, 2024

United Kingdom

Co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca leaves Altice amidst corruption probe

Altice co-CEO Alexandre Fonseca has left the group following an investigation into alleged corruption at the telco, despite not being a suspect in the investigation. Fonseca has also temporarily stepped down to “fully protect and safeguard” Altice as the investigation was carried out in July. ...

January 05, 2024

Portugal

The University of Stuttgart acquires two supercomputers from HPE

The University of Stuttgart has ordered two supercomputers called Hunter and Herder from HPE for its High Performance Computing Center. These systems will cost €115 million and they are expected to take the HLRS up to exascale level in two stages by 2027. Anna Steiger, Chancellor at the Univer...

December 27, 2023

Germany / Deutschland

New supercomputer inaugurated in Barcelona, Spain

The MareNostrum 5 supercomputer was recently inaugurated in Barcelona, Spain, hosted by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center. It cost roughly €151 million to acquire and maintain this supercomputer, a fee which was split evenly between the EU and a Spanish-led consortium which includes Portuga...

December 27, 2023

Barcelona

Nokia to sell management businesses to Lumine Group

Finnish vendor Nokia has agreed to sell its device management and service management platform (SMP) businesses to Lumine Group. This deal, valued at €185 million is expected to close in the first quarter of next year, subject to approval.According to Nokia, Lumine "intends to operate DM and SM...

December 26, 2023

Finland

Avacon & enviaM partner to develop new facility in Hanover, Germany

Engineering firm Avacon Group and regional energy provider enviaM Group have patnered to develop a data center in the Sehnde-Ost industrial area of Hanover, Germany. This facility will span 2,000 square meters and will potentially house 28,000 servers. The data center is being developed by a j...

December 26, 2023

Germany / Deutschland

Cordiant acquires two businesses in the cloud and data center sector

Cordiant Digital Infrastructure, through its Czech portfolio company České Radiokomunikace (CRA), has acquired cloud services provider Cloud4com and data center company DC Lužice. Cordiant is to acquire a Tier-III data center, DC Lužice for CZK130 million ($5.8m), and Cloud4com for an initial...

December 23, 2023

Czech Republic

Iliad secures €300 million EIB loan

Iliad Group has secured a €300 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to use in supporting its 5G network expansion in France. This marks the seventh loan issued to the telco by the EIB since 2009. Thomas Reynaud, CEO of the Iliad Group, said, “This financing transaction – the s...

December 22, 2023

France

Dutch firms win finding for Edge data center-related project

A group of seven Dutch companies and research institutes recently won funding of €70 million for a project looking at efficient Edge data centers. The members include liquid cooling specialist Asperitas, along with BetterBe, Deerns, Eurofiber, NBIP (National Internet Providers Management Orga...

December 22, 2023

Netherlands

Gigaclear secures £1.5 billion debt facility

UK alternative network provider Gigaclear has recently secured a new debt facility of up to £1.5 billion, which is split between an upfront facility of around £1bn ($1.26bn) and an uncommitted accordion of circa £500 million. This new debt facility was provided by a consortium of banks includi...

December 18, 2023

United Kingdom

UK government proposes new regulations for data center security

UK government launched a new consultation for data center security and resiliency regulation. The consultation dubbed “Protecting and enhancing the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure” is to source views on proposed regulations to improve the security and resilience of data infra...

December 16, 2023

United Kingdom

Arcus unveils new European data center platform

Arcus Infrastructure Partners has recently launched a new European data center platform. This comes as the company announces the purchase of Internet Port Hamburg (IPHH), a regional data center operator and Internet service provider, and the launch of Portus Data Centers. Adriaan Oosthoek, cha...

December 13, 2023

Europe

European Commission to provide €1.2 billion for cloud and Edge efforts

The European Commission will provide €1.2 billion ($1.29bn) in state funding for cloud computing and Edge development. The IPCEI Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI CIS) was notified by all seven Member States: France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and ...

December 12, 2023

Europe

EE installs 4G mast in two remote Scottish Islands

UK mobile operator EE has installed new 4G mobile masts in two remote Scottish islands; Out Skerries, one of the UK's most remote islands with a population of around 70, and another on Foulda, Shetlands. This is as a part of the Scottish Government’s £28.75 million Scottish 4G Infill program, ...

December 06, 2023

Scotland

Russian telco Tattelcom unveils new data center in Kazan

Russian ISP Tattelcom has launched a new data center facility in Kazan, in central Russia. The telco mentioned that this new 3,000 square meter facility will potentially host 400 racks and offer a 1.8MW capacity. The two phases of construction is scheduled to be completed by 2026. General dire...

December 05, 2023

Russia / Россия

KevlinX names Eric Boonstra as new CEO

European data center operator KevlinX has appointed Eric Boonstra as CEO. Boonstra joins KevlinX in his new role from Iron Mountain where he was in charge of managing the business for five years. Boonstra said, “There is a huge opportunity for a well-funded and experienced team to build out a...

December 05, 2023

Europe

Evroc to build its first data center in Stockholm

New data center firm Evroc announced last week that it has signed an agreement with Arlandastad Group to select Stockholm as the location for its first facility and build it in 2024. The company also mentioned that it plans to invest €600 million in the project, which is one of ten it intends ...

December 04, 2023

Stockholm

Sines facility in Portuguese scandal also destroyed natural habitats

The Sines data center campus in Portugal involved in the Portuguese government corruption scandal is reported to have also destroyed natural habitats protected by Portuguese and European legislation. A report by the INCF revealed Start Campus built its first data center on the site in Sines on...

December 01, 2023

Portugal

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