The core part of the collaboration is the establishment of an AI innovation hub, bringing together Vodafone Idea and IBM Consulting specialists to co-develop AI solutions
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AI Innovation Hub launched – Vodafone Idea and IBM set up a joint hub...
Bell and Buzz HPC's main goal is to provide secure access to large-scale AI computing resources located entirely within Canada
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Canada gains sovereign AI capacity – Buzz HPC and Bell Canada are building a nationwide AI infrastructure using Nvidia GPUs,...
Vantage noted that construction is already underway, with the first building expected to be operational in the second half of 2026
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$25B AI mega-campus in Texas – Vantage will invest $25 billion in a 1.4 GW campus, its largest project...
Applied Digital has secured more than 900 acres for the project and reached a power supply agreement with Cass County Electric Cooperative
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$3B AI campus in North Dakota – Applied Digital will break ground on Polaris Forge 2 in September...
Google noted that Hermes 2 will deliver up to 50 megawatts (MW) of reliable electricity to TVA’s grid, supporting its data centers in Tennessee and Alabama
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50 MW nuclear plant to power Google data centers – Kairos Power’s Hermes 2...
Despite strong results, CoreWeave stock has been on a slide as the market reacts to high expenses for the AI infrastructure company
CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator said that the company is in a "hypergrowth journey" and saw "unprecedented demand" for its artificial intelligence cloud services...
JLL forecasts up to $1 trillion in North American data center investment from 2025–2030, with more than 100 GW of capacity potentially delivered
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Vacancy at record low – Colocation vacancy dropped to 2.3% across 15.5 GW of inventory, with Northern...
SoftBank has been evaluating multiple potential data center sites across the U.S. over the past eight months, prioritizing access to water, power, and telecoms
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$375M factory deal confirmed – SoftBank acquired Foxconn’s Ohio plant to build AI data center equipment...
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The VAST Data AI operating system within Petasus Cloud enables sovereign infrastructure control, keeping all AI services within Korea
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South Korea builds sovereign AI cloud – SKT’s Haein Cluster, powered by Nvidia Blackwell and VAST Data, supports national AI model...
Rogers will continue to sell data center services on behalf of InfraRed and provide network connectivity to the sites
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Nine Canadian data centers – Rogers is divesting its Rogers Business portfolio to InfraRed Capital Partners, while retaining facilities used for...
The market for physical data centre infrastructure will grow at a compound annual rate (CAGR) of 15 percent from 2024 to 2029, reaching $63.1 billion by the end of the period. Analyst house Dell’Oro Group puts the growth down to (you guessed it) the...
Cisco delivered strong results for its Q4 and fiscal 2025, and expects a record 2026 driven by AI infrastructure growth
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AI infrastructure orders exceed goal: Cisco had set itself the goal of $1 billion in AI infrastructure order in fiscal 2025...
KT and Viettel had signed an initial framework agreement in May of this year
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Southeast Asia AI push – KT and Viettel will jointly develop AI language models, AX platforms, and global partnerships, targeting rapid growth in the region’s digital...
Under the terms of the agreement, Core42 will have access to up to 10,000 GPUs from Northern Data’s Taiga Cloud
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10,000 GPUs to boost sovereign AI – Core42 gains access to Northern Data’s Taiga Cloud resources for rapid deployment of...
Under the terms of the agreement, Tidal and Innov8 Gases will jointly develop intellectual property (IP) for next-generation cooling technologies
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Helium-based cooling for AI and HPC – Tidal NRG and Innov8 Gases will co-develop IP for helium cooling systems, targeting...
LG CNS CEO Hyun Shin-gyoon described the deal as an expansion of their data center operations and a key step to accelerate Vietnam’s digital transformation
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LG CNS expands AI infra in Vietnam – A partnership with VNPT and Korea Investment...
CSPs expect to play a broader role in AI connectivity, especially in providing high-bandwidth wavelength services for enterprise customers
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Long-haul networks hit hardest - Just over half (52%) anticipate AI will account for more than 30% of long-haul traffic in...
The colo market in APAC is expected to expand at a CAGR of 12.16% during the 2024-2034 period
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Market to triple in value – APAC data center colocation is set to grow from $20.23B in 2024 to $70.88B by 2034,...
Macquarie said the new facility will support enterprise AI, private AI, and cloud-based projects for sectors including healthcare, finance, education, and research
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Sovereign AI hosting in Australia – Macquarie Data Centres and Dell to launch AI infrastructure meeting national data...
Humain noted that hosting within Saudi Arabia ensures compliance with the Kingdom’s data sovereignty and regulatory requirements, allowing enterprises, public institutions, and developers to use the models without transferring data abroad
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Two OpenAI models now hosted in Saudi Arabia –...
Brookfield anticipates AI-oriented data centers will reach roughly 15 GW of capacity by the end of 2025, up from about 7 GW at the end of 2024
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$7 trillion AI infrastructure spend forecast (2025–2034) – $4T for chips, $2T for...
The open-weight nature of these models allows Orange to host and run them entirely within its infrastructure, spanning large-scale data centers in France as well as smaller edge and on-premises environments
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Orange deploys OpenAI’s models in-house – GPT-oss models run...
Deutsche Telekom noted that the North Rhine-Westphalia region is under consideration for the AI facility
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AI Gigafactory set for 2026 start – Deutsche Telekom plans to begin building its AI data center in 2026 using Nvidia chips, with testing of...
