Cloud

McDonald’s is digitizing operations with Google Cloud through AI, IoT, and cloud platforms, enhancing restaurant efficiency, streamlining corporate systems, and boosting customer engagement with loyalty rewards and reduced wait times. In sum – what to know: Restaurant platform – new …

Infosys said that the partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of AI-enabled cloud and digital solutions for Australian enterprises and public sector organizations In sum – what to know: Infosys takes 75% stake in Versent – The acquisition gives Infosys …

Huawei Cloud now operates across 34 regions and 101 availability zones In sum – what to know: Huawei Cloud’s global scale expands – Now operating in 34 regions and 101 availability zones, serving customers in over 170 countries, with 2024 …

SailGP’s F50 catamarans are like the biggest and flashest IoT devices on the planet; they capture video and telemetry data which is transmitted on a portable private 5G system from Ericsson at a dozen race stops around the world, and …

The colo market in APAC is expected to expand at a CAGR of 12.16% during the 2024-2034 period In sum – what to know: Market to triple in value – APAC data center colocation is set to grow from $20.23B …

Earlier this year, AWS has pledged to invest $8.3 billion to expand its cloud infrastructure in the AWS Asia-Pacific (Mumbai) Region, located in Maharashtra, India In sum – what to know: AWS inks 80MW wind power deal in India – …

Airtel said that the new offerings include a sovereign telco-grade cloud platform and an AI-powered software suite In sum – what to know: India-built telco cloud launched – Airtel’s Xtelify unveiled ‘Airtel Cloud’, a sovereign, telco-grade platform promising 40% cloud …

Telcos face both a challenge and an opportunity in handling the unique traffic patterns and demands of AI-generated content, especially at the network edge. In sum – what to know: Traffic challenge – uncached, on-the-fly AI content strains networks and …

‘Every Azure region is now AI-first,’ said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Microsoft delivered profits up 24% year-over-year and revenue of $76.4 billion for the quarter, up 18% from the same time last year, driven on the strength of demand for cloud …

Tata Communications noted that the purpose-built network aims to deliver performance and scalability necessary for modern AI workloads In sum – what to know: Massive network roll-out – Tata will connect AWS’s Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chennai sites with a national …

In the Netherlands, Oracle said it will invest $1 billion to expand capacity in the so-called Amsterdam region In sum – what to know: Oracle expands EU infra – Oracle will invest $3 billion over five years in cloud and …

NTT Data and Eurofiber are bundling private 5G, fiber, and data center infrastructure into a managed service for Dutch enterprises, promising multi-vendor 5G support – likely with Celona, Cisco; maybe with Nokia. In sum – what to know: Managed 5G …

Polish energy giant Orlen is partnering with Microsoft on central Europe’s largest AI rollout, spanning cybersecurity, operations, and workforce efficiency, anchored by a new AI centre for experimentation and training. In sum – what to know: Microsoft collaboration – Orlen’s work …

Deutsche Telekom has combined the B2B cloud offers from its local operator and integrator units in a bid to offer regional public and private cloud services for European enterprises. In sum – what to know: Unified cloud – Deutsche Telekom …

SK Group said the data center in Ulsan is scheduled to starts operations by 2027 and is expected to generate up to 78,000 direct and indirect jobs Korean conglomerate SK Group confirmed it will build a data center in the …

Named Chile Central, the new Microsoft region is located in the Santiago metropolitan region and includes three physically independent sites housing multiple data centers In sum – what to know: Microsoft region in Chile – new data center in Chile …

In sum – what to know: Industrial AI – Deutsche Telekom and Nvidia will build Europe’s first sovereign industrial AI cloud, to accelerate AI adoption in European manufacturing. Telco managed – the platform, featuring 10,000 GPUs, will be managed and …

The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will be fully physically and logically separate from other AWS global regions In sum – what to know: Sovereign AWS cloud – AWS is launching a cloud region in Germany with complete operational independence, managed …

Microsoft noted that this new investment scales up existing capabilities while deepening initiatives in AI, skills training and innovation In sum – what you need to know: Microsoft expands in Switzerland — The company commits $400 million to scale AI …

Microsoft also announced early-stage plans for an AI Center of Excellence to work with public and private partners on AI adoption In sum – what you need to know: Microsoft opens first cloud region in Indonesia – The new Indonesia …

Alibaba intends to accelerate growth in strategic markets including Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas Chinese giant Alibaba Cloud is moving ahead with its ambitious global expansion strategy, reaffirming plans to invest CNY380 billion …

The AWS South America (Chile) Region will consist of three Availability Zones at launch In sum – what you need to know: AWS Region Expansion – A new AWS Region will be launched in Chile by end-2026, adding three Availability …

NTT DATA noted that this growth is part of the previously announced $10 billion investment aimed at expanding the business through 2027 In sum – what you need to know: NTT DATA secures global sites for 1GW expansion – The …

Alert | For more about AI in telecoms from Verizon Business, don’t miss the RCR webinar on April 8 – with panellists also from ABI Research, Red Hat, Spirent Communications, and TUPL. Sign up here. In sum – what you …