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Sulagna Saha With AI pushing data center demands to record highs, operators are resorting to prefabricated, modular infrastructure designs to cut deployment timelines and bring capacity online faster Modular data center designs are on the rise as AI drives massive infrastructure build. Typically, site-built constructions which entail assembling infrastructure piece by piece on the spot, take years to complete. Pre-made modules are …
Susana SchwartzThe summit’s rhetoric around AI-driven economic and military supremacy conceals dual-path strategies In sum, what to know: President Trump and his delegation of business leaders, which included 8 tech CEOs, were greeted with a lavish ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, including a 21-gun salute, a highly spartan PLA demonstration, and troop inspection. The flawless execution of its military …
3M, Oracle, Meta, AMD, and 17 other companies have joined a consortium to scale optical connections for data centers Sensitivity to dust, maintenance downtime, and limited bandwidth density are all challenges for data center hyperscalers and assemblers. Modern AI clusters (224G/448G) require high-density, low-latency connections that physical contact connectors cannot always provide reliably. That’s why expanded beam optics (EBO) is …
Sulagna Saha As microgrids go from niche to necessity in data center builds, developers face a series of implementation challenges In most AI discourses, the technology or the gold rush around it hogs all the limelight leaving the less glamorous realities behind it in the shadows. But, now as experts anticipate a data center energy crisis amid rapid infrastructure expansion, conversations are …
Christian de LooperQualcomm apparently wants to be the next major ASIC builder In sum – what we know: Qualcomm has reportedly agreed to supply ByteDance with millions of custom AI chips for data center workloads, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. It’s a deal that, if it plays out as described, would mark one of Qualcomm’s first genuine large-scale …
AMD’s 256-core flagship targets agentic AI workloads In sum – what we know: AMD has moved its 6th Gen EPYC “Venice” server CPUs into volume production, marking the transition from engineering samples and pilot runs into scaled manufacturing at TSMC’s 2nm fabs in Taiwan. The chips are built on AMD’s Zen 6 core architecture and TSMC’s N2 2nm-class node, with commercial …
The new Google-Blackstone-powered provider targets 500 MW of capacity by 2027 In sum – what we know: Google and private equity giant Blackstone are teaming up to build a U.S.-based AI cloud provider built around Google’s custom Tensor Processing Units. The new joint venture will sell data center capacity, networking, operations, and TPU compute as a bundled service — effectively a turnkey …
Blaize and Winmate want to bring secure, real-time decision-making to defense and critical infrastructure without cloud reliance In sum – what we know: Edge AI is quickly becoming one of the most contested fronts in the broader AI infrastructure race, and this week brought another notable tie-up. Blaize Holdings and Winmate have announced an updated agreement to jointly develop sovereign, …
Telecom operators must rethink workforce training as networks and customer expectations evolve. Immersive, AI-driven roleplay and realistic practice environments can improve retention, strengthen customer-facing skills, and prepare distributed teams to …
As India accelerates its digital transformation, resilient, intelligent connectivity is becoming essential for global enterprises seeking to scale operations, ensure business continuity, and unlock opportunities across the country’s fast-growing AI, …
The company’s AI Data Center GPU Cloud is intended for customers facing restrictions on transferring data overseas and those seeking infrastructure optimized specifically for the Japanese market In sum – …
Panelists say defense networks must assume day-one attack and lean on civilian infrastructure to stay up The definition of resilience in defense communications is shifting, and so is the way …
Sulagna Saha The key to a well-functioning network is not costly bolt-on tools, but rigorous test and assurance that ensures the desired network state is not just achieved — but preserved at all times The addition of AI capabilities to the network has provided telcos, hyperscalers, and enterprises with a very critical tool that can make or break the network. Now …
Sulagna Saha AI-enabled inspection of optic fiber end faces is at a nascent stage, but shows great potential in defect detection As demand for bandwidth continues to escalate, networks are under constant stress to deliver peak performance around the clock. Since 2021, the global internet bandwidth has doubled, increasing by 23 percent in 2025 alone. The ultra-high demands of AI and machine …
Sulagna Saha Revenue in the third quarter rose by 6.3 percent, pushed by strong growth in Marine & Offshore, Certification, Industry, and Buildings & Infrastructure segments. In sum – what to know: Strong Q3 results – Bureau Veritas’s third-quarter revenue beats market expectations amid portfolio adjustments. Growth drivers – Marine & Offshore saw double-digit growth, with Industry, Certification, and Buildings & Infrastructure …
Sulagna Saha The high-profile acquisition will allow Keysight and Viavi to capitalize on high-growth markets, with far-reaching impacts on long-term growth, competition, and dynamics of the industry The three-way transaction between Keysight, Viavi, and Spirent has dominated headlines for over 18 months now. On October 15th, the companies officially closed the acquisition processes, ending a long chapter marked by bidding wars, regulatory …
