The Bolivian Attorney General’s Office has broken ground on a new data center to serve as the judicial system’s technological backbone. The project, partially funded by the EU, will be built in two phases targeting high-availability international standards.
Wholesale fiber operator Onivia is making a major move in Spain. It’s nearly doubling its fiber footprint and, for the first time, adding mobile services via Vodafone’s network to offer full convergence.
The explosive growth of AI is fueling a historic build-out of data centers, with their collective electricity demand projected to skyrocket. This surge is already causing regulatory headaches and could lead to higher power prices for everyone.
Equinix has been granted planning permission to turn the former AkzoNobel paint factory in Slough into a data center campus. The site was previously bought by the council for £38.5 million with plans for homes, but was sold due to high costs.
Vodafone is launching a major initiative to use AI for network resilience. The goal is to keep emergency services and basic connectivity running during major outages by intelligently managing backup power.
A proposed EdgeConneX data center in rural Ohio is drawing criticism from local residents concerned about utility costs and environmental impact. The massive campus would require a 1.8GW substation and comes with a request for 30 years of tax breaks.
OpenAI faces a staggering $207 billion funding gap by 2030 according to HSBC analysts. The company has committed to trillions in data center deals but lacks the revenue to pay for them. This could impact major partners like Microsoft, Oracle, and Nvidia.
Major data center providers Digital Realty and Equinix are in a bidding war for Nordic operator atNorth. The acquisition could reshape Europe’s data center landscape as demand for Nordic facilities grows.
Netflix users reported widespread service issues on Wednesday evening, coinciding with the highly anticipated premiere of Stranger Things Season 5. The outage began around 7:40 PM Eastern Time, just 20 minutes before the new season was scheduled to go live at 8 PM ET.
European data center operator nLighten has signed an innovative renewable energy agreement covering its entire French portfolio. The deal provides hourly insight into power sources rather than relying on annual certificates.
