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du plans for AI-driven data center with Microsoft

du noted that new AI data center facility will enhance the company’s existing network of data centers across the UAE. In sum – what you need to know: New AI data center with Microsoft – Emirati telco du will build a AED 2 billion ($544 million)...

Adani Group plans additional $10b investment in data centers

The Adani Group is said to be evaluating sites for two major data centers in India In sum – what you need to know: Capex boost – Adani Group plans a $10 billion investment to hit 10 GW in data center capacity. Smaller cities rise – Tier...

Powering the AI boom: Energy challenges behind AI growth

Energy demand for AI data centers in the U.S. is expected to grow about 50 gigawatt each year for the coming years, according to Aman Khan, CEO of International Business Consultants In sum – what you need to know: AI fuels infrastructure race – Hyperscalers like...

Bookmarks: AI infrastructure — the how and the why

Editor’s note: I’m in the habit of bookmarking on LinkedIn and X, and in actual books, things I think are insightful and interesting. These days a lot of those things are about AI infrastructure but, more generally, those things are about how technology is...

Five things to know about liquid cooling in AI data centers

AI is changing the rules of data center design, and liquid cooling is emerging as a critical piece of the puzzle As artificial intelligence workloads grow more complex and power-hungry, traditional methods of keeping data centers cool are reaching their limits. That’s where liquid cooling...

AI infra brief: From Alibaba Cloud, Microsoft, Meta and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector. Alibaba Cloud unveils new AI models Alibaba Cloud, a unit of Chinese holding Alibaba Group, unveiled new AI models, tools and infrastructure upgrades for its international customers. "We...

AI infrastructure—mapping the next economic revolution

Introduction—economic revolution requires global systems, not point solutions Editor's note: This report is presented in partnership with Dell Technologies. Click here for more information. Research of artificial intelligence (AI) effectively began with Alan Turing in the early 1940s, and slowly progressed in fits and starts...

Five things to know about AI infrastructure data center liquid cooling

Liquid cooling technology is certainly a strategic consideration for any data center company that wants to compete in the AI space As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand and becomes more powerful, it also requires more energy and better systems to keep things running smoothly....

UK’s new AI Energy Council targets 20x compute growth by 2030

The AI Energy Council will play a key role in ensuring that AI technologies are not only powered efficiently, but also sustainably In brief – why this matters –The U.K. has launched an AI Energy Council to align clean energy goals with the growing power needs...

Five key things to know about AI infra investments in Japan

SoftBank and KDDI are moving fast to have a leading position in the AI infra sector in Japan with their AI data centers Japan is rapidly becoming a hub for artificial intelligence infrastructure development. With major companies and global tech leaders investing heavily in AI...

Siemens intros industrial AI foundation model with Microsoft, virtual PLC with Audi

We have the know-how, we have the data, and now we have the AI – was the message from Siemens, the grand old aristocrat in Germany’s Industry 4.0 scene, at the opening of Hannover Messe, the country’s giant old Industry 4.0 trade jamboree –...

AI infra brief: From Johnson Controls, Oracle, Cassava and more

  In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector. Johnson Controls to showcase advanced data center cooling solutions at Dubai event Johnson Controls said it will present its latest innovations at Connect | MENA - DCD...

AI infra brief: From Delta, Microsoft, Evroc and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector. Delta introduces next-gen power and cooling solutions for AI data centers at NVIDIA GTC 2025 Delta has unveiled a comprehensive portfolio of power and liquid cooling solutions...

AI infra brief: From VIAVI, Microsoft, TELUS, and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector VIAVI showcases AI test solutions at OFC 2025 VIAVI Solutions said it will present its latest AI infrastructure testing solutions at OFC 2025 in San Francisco. Among...

What are hyperscale AI data centers?

A hyperscale data center is a facility built with the main aim of handling large-scale computing and data processing needs As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow, the demand for powerful computing infrastructure has led to the rise of hyperscale AI data centers. These massive...

AI infra brief: From NVIDIA, Cisco, Equinix and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector NVIDIA, xAI join BlackRock and Microsoft's $30 billion AI infrastructure fund NVIDIA and Elon Musk’s xAI are joining BlackRock and Microsoft in the AI Infrastructure Partnership (AIP),...

Top six AI data centers in Asia

As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates, Asia is emerging as a global hub for high-performance AI data centers These AI data centers are critical for AI training, deep learning models as well as large-scale cloud computing. The region’s leading AI data centers leverage cutting-edge technology,...

Microsoft to invest $300m in AI infra, cloud in South Africa

Microsoft noted that this investment will enable a wide range of organizations to access the cloud and AI solutions to improve operational efficiency and productivity Microsoft recently announced plans to spend ZAR 5.4bn ($298.6 million) by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and...

AI infrastructure daily update — news from AWS, SK Telecom and more

In this update, RCR Wireless News highlights some of the top news you need to know in the field of AI infrastructure As AI technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, companies and governments worldwide are ramping up investments in data centers and computing...

Four major AI infrastructure investments so far in 2025

One of the key investment announcements in the AI infrastructure sector was a deal between CoreWeave and OpenAI With investments in the field of AI infrastructure ramping up, here are some of the key investments announcements by a number of tech giants since the beginning...

CoreWeave inks deal with OpenAI to provide AI infrastructure

CoreWeave noted that the contract value for this strategic AI infrastructure deal is up to $11.9 billion CoreWeave has announced a strategic agreement to deliver AI infrastructure to OpenAI, expanding the latter's compute capacity for training and delivering its latest models at scale to its...

Qatar partners with Scale AI to boost government AI

The agreement with Scale AI enable the government to implement AI-driven solutions such as predictive analytics, automation and advanced data analysis to optimize its operations Qatar’s government has entered into a five-year agreement with U.S-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) data firm Scale AI with the goal...

OpenAI to move AI compute from Microsoft to SoftBank by 2030

Today, OpenAI gets most of its data center capacity from Microsoft; however, OpenAI's CEO wants to lessen the company’s dependence on Microsoft ChatGPT creator OpenAI is reportedly planning to shift its compute needs away from Microsoft and instead rely on capacity provided by its...

Microsoft unveils Majorana 1 quantum chip — and a new state of matter 

Microsoft said its new quantum chip leverages the world’s first topoconductor — a completely new class of materials Microsoft this week introduced its first quantum chip. The chip, called Majorana 1, is powered by a new Topological Core architecture. Without getting too much into the weeds, topoconductor is...