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Juan Pedro TomásThe facility will deliver around 25MW of capacity and is backed by Keppel Data Centre Fund II In sum – what to know: Floating model – Keppel has started construction on a ~25MW floating data center, positioning it as a scalable alternative to land-based facilities. Constraints focus – The project is designed to address land, energy, and water limitations, using …
Martina Raveni, senior analyst at GlobalData, told RCRTech that the deployment costs of subsea DCs are high as companies need to design, build, and then deploy the infrastructure in the ocean As demand for AI and high-performance computing accelerates, companies are exploring unconventional infrastructure models, including subsea and space-based data centers. However, these emerging approaches face significant technical and economic …
Nscale will deploy up to 14MW of AI data center capacity across three existing BT sites in the U.K. In sum – what to know: 14MW of new AI capacity – Nscale will deploy up to 14MW across three BT sites, expanding UK-based compute for AI workloads. Sovereign AI focus grows – The project supports local data processing, regulatory compliance …
The rapid deployment of AI compute infrastructure is not always matched by network readiness, according to Ciena In sum – what to know: Network pressure rises – AI demand is driving bandwidth needs across metro, long-haul, and subsea networks, with capacity constraints emerging across all layers. Compute-first gap – Neocloud providers prioritize GPU deployment, often leaving network infrastructure to catch …
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 …
