UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company Space42 and Viasat have announced they intend to form Equatys, a jointly held entity, to enable global Direct-to-Device (D2D) services and evolving existing and planned Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) to a 5G network environment. Equatys is expected to unite satellite and terrestrial networks leveraging a 3GPP Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Release compliant p...
Digital Realty and Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) have announced the launch of the first Quantum-AI data center in New York City, located at Digital Realty’s JFK10 facility and built with NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips. Quantum-AI Data Center: OQC and Digital Realty are working with NVIDIA to integrate superconducting quantum computers and AI supercomputing under one roof, creating a data cen...
Vantage Data Centers has announced its second London data center campus (LHR2) will open at the end of September. Located in London’s Park Royal district, the 194,000-square-foot (18,000 square meters) facility will deliver 20MW of IT capacity, representing a £250 million investment into the local economy. Coinciding with this year’s London Design Festival taking place from Sept. 13-21 and in asso...
Vultr has announced availability of the AMD Instinct MI355X GPU. Vultr’s new AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs address enterprise demand for greater performance and cost-efficiency to support global deployment of new AI-native applications. Optimized for AI inference, the AMD Instinct MI355X offers superior price-to-performance to advance new agentic AI initiatives. “With this launch, Vultr is expanding ac...
Nokia has announced that i4Networks has deployed its optical solutions to deliver next-generation optical DCI services across the Netherlands and abroad. The new next-generation DCI platform reinforces the Netherlands’ position as a leading European internet hub, delivering faster and more cost-efficient connectivity while supporting the rapid expansion of data centers and cross-border data flows....
Vantage Data Centers has secured a $1.6 billion investment to scale its Asia-Pacific platform. The investment was led by an affiliate of GIC, a global institutional investor, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”). GIC and ADIA (through their respective affiliates) are both existing investors in Vantage Data Centers. In addition, the company revealed its plans...
Infineon Technologies has announced the strengthening of its existing collaboration with Delta Electronics, Inc., in the development of state-of-the-art high-density power modules capable of enabling vertical power delivery to AI processors in hyperscale data centers. Together, the companies are taking a next step to drive decarbonization and digitalization in AI data centers further. The partners...
NVIDIA has announced NVIDIA Rubin CPX, a new class of GPU purpose-built for massive-context processing. This enables AI systems to handle million-token software coding and generative video with groundbreaking speed and efficiency. Rubin CPX works hand in hand with NVIDIA Vera CPUs and Rubin GPUs inside the new NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL144 CPX platform. This integrated NVIDIA MGX system packs 8 exaflop...
Digital Realty has announced an expanded renewable energy commitment in Illinois, underscoring its continued success in supporting the growth of sustainable digital infrastructure and the communities in which it operates. Building on the success of its initial community solar agreement in Illinois announced late last year, Digital Realty has signed additional contracts with Soltage, a US-based Ind...
Home to Nxtra by Airtel’s 44MW sustainable data centre, Tatu City Special Economic Zone has established itself as East Africa’s data centre hub. Nxtra is supported by Tatu City’s provision of 95% renewable energy, making the location one of the greenest on earth for data centre investors and clients. The Nxtra Data Center facility will deliver 44MW of IT power capacity in phases,...
EcoDataCenter has successfully secured EUR 600 million in debt financing from Deutsche Bank Private Credit and Infrastructure. The capital will be used to enable further growth and continue driving progress in advanced digital infrastructure. “AI infrastructure is a new base industry, and we are building one of Europe’s most exciting companies in the sector. We are proud of the trust placed in us ...
NetForChoice, a provider of IT hosting, web hosting, and cybersecurity, has announced the launch of its state-of-the-art UAE Data Center in Dubai. Engineered to deliver 99.95% uptime, the facility integrates advanced SOC services and enterprise-grade NOC services designed to empower regional businesses with secure, compliant, and scalable digital infrastructure. A Strategic Milestone in Global Exp...