OpenAI's Stargate eyes European expansion, but after US success - report
UK leads shortlist, but France and Germany in the running
News - UK & Ireland (EN)
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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Ofgem approves UK interconnection reforms, potentially clearing more than 750GW from its connection queue
Will remove "zombie" projects from interconnection queue
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Colt Technology Services sells European data centers to NorthC
Company divests facilities acquired from Lumen
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UK competition regulator launches inquiry into SES & Intelsat merger
Anti-trust probe launched to explore ramifications of the $3.1 billion deal
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UK gov’t announces £121m to further support quantum technologies
Funding package made up of new and previously announced investments
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Vantage loses appeal to overturn data center planning permission denial in Dublin
Planning regulator denied Vantage over grid connection
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SC Capital Partners eyes Global Switch bid - report
Suitors circle once again for data center firm
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Yondr launches second data center in Slough, UK
First phase of new building offers 10MW
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Civo partners with Orbital to pilot carbon removal technology at UK data center
Microsoft signs SAF carbon offset deal with IAG
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Vodafone signs deal to modernize SP Energy's network across Scotland
To deliver capital projects aimed at improving the resilience and efficiency of SPEN’s network
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Sky to move broadband customers to CityFibre from mid-2025 - report
Tens of thousands could be moved by the end of next month
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UK holds first meeting of new AI Energy Council
Attended by the likes of EDF, Ofgem, Google, and Microsoft
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UK telcos issue joint letter urging suppliers to take meaningful steps on emission reduction
Suppliers free to determine how and if they will meet the targets
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Ireland-Northern Ireland transmission link faces legal challenge over data center energy consumption fears
Could delay the project by years
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LCRDC launches data center in Bootle, UK
75 percent of the colocation facility has already been leased
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University of Edinburgh deploys Cerebras CS-3 cluster at EPCC supercomputing center
Wafer Scale Engine processors provide both training and inferencing capabilities
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Data center equipment firm Cross-Guard collapses
Now looking for potential buyers for the business assets
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Asanti signs colo extension deal with Atos in the UK
Colo provider to extend presence in Atos’ Livingston facility in Scotland
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Qualcomm weighs up purchase of UK chip designer Alphawave Semi
Chipmaker has 28 days to make a decision
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Lumai raises $10 million for its optical processing technology
Funds will be used to support company’s growth in the US
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Hemiko to develop UK's first data center waste heat network
Will heat more than 9,000 homes in London
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Pulsant acquires two data centers in the UK
Expands portfolio to 14 facilities
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Virgin Media O2 pairs with Ontix to deploy small cells in Plymouth, UK
Six new small cells have been deployed across the Devonshire city
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Techbuyer using Bioscope's bioleaching system to recycle IT equipment
Novel process uses bacteria to recycle precious metals
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CityFibre acquires Connexin's full fiber infrastructure
Continues CityFibre's M&A push in the UK
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Segro and Pure DC team up to build 56MW data center in Park Royal, West London
New facility will be leased to hyperscaler
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Virgin Media O2 tests Open RAN at Twickenham Stadium
Rugby fans milk VM02's O-RAN COW
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UK's HMRC seeking hyperscaler for $650m data center exit project
Seeks single vendor for cloud migration project