The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
A sustainable future for data centers
News - The Edge Infra & Inference Channel, Laurence Russell
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
The Energy & Sustainability Supplement
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Jio proposes 1,600 satellites, 23 ground stations for sovereign Indian connectivity
Musk furious over competition with Ambani’s sovereign Starlink competitor, decrying monopolizing oligarchs
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Astranis secures $468m credit line to ramp GEO satellite production at California factory
Half-billion credit deal implies sovereign, geopolitical significance of advanced geostationary satellites
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Open Cosmos to launch 192 LEO satellites for ConnectedCosmos constellation after €300m Series C
“Europe’s next space unicorn” boasts sovereignty credentials on mission-critical LEO service from the UK
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Starcloud closes $250m Series A extension at $2.3bn valuation to scale AI on orbital data centers
ODC pioneer secures nearly half a billion dollars of investment to prove out space computing
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Intel submits patent continuation on multi-orbit data center solution
CPU giant keeps four-year-old patent going as competing hyperscalers hurry to get them built
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Nvidia works with Lunar Outpost to deploy Lunar AI for Artemis Missions
Space compute meets space robotics for new era of Moon exploration
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Cowboy Space submits FCC application for a 20,000 satellite orbital data center constellation
COO doubles down on resilience, cost, and build speed advantages of orbital data centers
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Kepler to add Nvidia hardware to data relay satellites for on-orbit computing
Nvidia secures strong demand for space-hardened GPUs for on-orbit compute among LEO developers
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Plans for space data centers labelled 'ridiculous,' 'AI Snake Oil,' and 'peak insanity'
Sam Altman, Gartner, Jim Chanos each lay into plans for orbital computing at scale
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Google Cloud announces partnerships with space projects via ReOrbit and Starfish Space
Tech giant assumes safe service delivery role in two ambitious space infrastructure initiatives
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Aetherflux orbital data center to be operational by Q1 2027
Company claims it can skip data center logistics bottleneck by doing it in space
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KSAT signs SpaceX launch contract for its Hyper constellation
Company moves forward with in-orbit satellite relays
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Kepler Communications plans January launch for initial phase of optical satellites
Canadian SME sets roadmap for interoperable government optical intersatellite constellation
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Sidus Space finalizes data storage & Edge computing mission agreement with Lonestar
Lonestar on track for advancing LEO’s path towards orbital data infrastructure
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Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales to form new European space giant
Europe plans new conglomerated aerospace manufacturing giant to compete globally
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Momentus closes $15m agreement with Solstar on LEO communications infrastructure
Space services companies work together to build out orbital infrastructure services
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Sateliot and Nordic Semiconductor claim low Earth Orbit 5G IoT breakthrough
Proves standard cellular devices can be supported by LEO satellites, duo say
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4iG weighs $100m investment into Axiom Space as part of orbital data center plan
Hungary telco eager to be on the ground floor of orbital data centers
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Geespace’s GEESATCOM IoT constellation completes Phase 1 following $281m investment
Chinese operator claims to offer cost advantage over international rivals
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Automaker Geely’s subsidiary Geespace adds 11 satellites to its IoT constellation
Record satellite insertion demonstrates pace of Chinese commercial satcom
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Eutelsat inaugurates new Earth Station in Angola, advancing digitization goals
Completion of gateway could serve as an economic multiplier for the region through reliable connectivity services
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Telesat announces multi-year contract with Vocus for Telesat Lightspeed services
Laser-linked LEO to augment terrestrial connectivity in New South Wales
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AccelerComm secures $15m for space-based 5G
Investor confidence built upon belief in the need for satellite augmentation of terrestrial 5G
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Satellite laser communications startup Astrolight raises €2.8 million
After investing in the Nordics, optical startup taps capital to reinforce European data technology and stability
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Ground station startup Northwood Space raises $30 million
Company led by former Disney child star raises more cash
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Sateliot secures €70 million funding round from national and European backers
Telecoms and satellite systems well within European remit for expanded infrastructure and defense financing
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Remos Space secures €1m for African satellite comms infrastructure buildout
Remos invests in Africa ground station tech
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Viasat selected to design ‘Moonlight’ Lunar orbiting satellite system alongside Telespazio
Ambitious Moon network hopes to pave the way to a Lunar economy