Scotland's parliament backs defacto, temporary, moratorium on new hyperscale data centers
No plans will be approved until new planning guidance is published
News - UK & Ireland
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Politicians in Scotland set to vote on national data center moratorium
Would put a pause on projects of 50MW and up
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Iron Mountain sues UK's Home Office over £140m passport contract bid
Firm says it was unable to submit tender after government department quadrupled potential penalties at short notice
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Satellite Internet coming to UK rail network as part of £7.8bn space strategy
British rail policymakers plan to enable seamless broadband on trains by 2030 after promising to do it by 2025
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UK telcos lament planning rules, says 5G coverage is being stifled
More flexibility on regulations could drive 5G forward
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Virgin Media O2 owners consider £600m cost cuts - report
Could include layoffs at the telco in effort to service debt pile
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Film studio turned data center project gets approval in High Wycombe, UK
Passes planning permission, subject to conditions
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VodafoneThree, Nokia make progress on advanced 5G site rollout in UK
After signing a long-term partnership last year, VodafoneThree has activated the first 100 advanced 5G radio sites supported by Nokia
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham rejects calls for national data center moratorium
Says AI Growth Zones will benefit communities
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Palantir awarded Neso grid contract in UK without competitive bidding process - report
Neso argued that its critical grid processes now rely too heavily on Palantir's technology
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Virgin Media O2, Freshwave pair to deploy small cells in Canterbury, Kent
Four small cells have been deployed in the Kent city
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O2 Business launches satellite D2D service in UK
Aims to plug coverage gap for rural UK businesses
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Ireland weighs cut-price gas for data centers in exchange for curtailment - report
Facilities would have to temporarily power down during periods of high demand
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Man sentenced to prison for operating rogue telecoms infrastructure in Lancashire, UK
The man created rogue mobile antenna to send out fraudulent texts
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Exa & euNetworks file to lay new subsea cables linking Dublin to the UK
Companies separately file for Eliza North and Eliza South
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Quantum Motion secures additional investment in extended $160m Series C funding round
Five new investors have participated in the round
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VodafoneThree unveils SuperMobile 5G+ national network slice service
As carrier teases a dedicated national critical slice for next year, plus VodafoneTV service
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DataVita files for third data center at campus in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
Company says it has revised plans after consultation with residents
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Virgin Media O2 rolls out 5G+ network to Northern Ireland
As the telco expands the rollout of its 5G SA network
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Matt Clifford, man behind UK's AI Growth Zones plan, joins Anthropic
Plans to stay on at ARIA is "a clear conflict of interest," MP says
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HPE rolls out AI-focused connectivity upgrades at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Hopefully the upgrades, which include a WiFi 7 rollout, bring better results on the pitch for the club
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AWS cable landing station in West Cork, Ireland, approved despite local opposition
CLS to support Fastnet transatlantic cable connecting West Cork, Ireland, to Maryland, USA
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Green Mountain secures neocloud customer at data center in London, UK
Covers 14MW at the LON-East campus
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UK Green Party calls for nationwide data center moratorium
Only 'local scale data centers for the local community' would be allowed
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O2 expands Westminster coverage with deployment of 24 small cells
To bolster coverage in some of the capital's most congested areas
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Echelon partners with new data center liquid cooling company Trinovium
Early win for Trinovium after being launched by biotech firm Trinity earlier this year