By Nathan Blom, Chief Commercial Officer, Iceotope With the growing migration of data to the edge, telco providers are facing new challenges in the race to net zero. Applications like IoT and 5G require ultra-low latency and high scalability to process large volumes of data close to where the data is generated, often in remote locations. Mitigating power constraints, simplifying serviceability and significantly driving down maintenance costs are rapidly becoming top priorities. Operators are tasked with navigating these changes in a sustainable and cost-effective manner, while working towards ..read more

atNorth has announced further expansion into Finland with a new mega site planned on a 21Ha plot, in Kouvola, 139km north east of Helsinki and 52km from the city of Hamina. The site, called FIN04, aligns to atNorth’s growth strategy and will be its 10th data centre in the Nordics and its fourth campus in Finland. FIN04 will have an immediate power supply of 60MW with the first phase, ready for operation in the second half of 2025 and a path to power to several hundred megawatts when fully built. The site will cater for both colocation customers and build-to-suit projects. “This agreement is ..read more

The design and manufacturing of computer chips has been getting more intensive with every generation. As transistor sizes reduce, complexity increases exponentially. This creates an insatiable need for greater computational performance for production workflows. STMicroelectronics has a constant battle to keep the pace of its data centres up with the demands of its design processes. AMD EPYC processors enabled the company to fulfil all three of its criteria — performance, price, and power consumption — providing much faster chip design delivery to its customers while maintaining sustainability ..read more

Kao Data has formed a new commercial partnership with Jisc, the UK’s digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research and innovation. As part of a new data centre referral agreement, Jisc has chosen to work with Kao Data, specifically its Harlow campus, due to the high-capacity connectivity that already exists between the facility and the Janet network – to provide members of Jisc’s more than 18 million user-base with access to scalable, sustainable, and highly connected data centre capacity. Following a rigorous due diligence process, the unique commercial partnersh ..read more

Airtel Africa has launched Nxtra by Airtel, a new data centre business founded on a commitment to meet the continent’s growing needs for trusted, and sustainable data centre capacity and to serve the fast-growing African digital economy. Nxtra aims to build one of the largest network of data centres in Africa with high-capacity data centres in major cities located strategically across Airtel Africa’s footprint, complementing its existing edge sites. Its ambition will allow it to serve the growing need of African enterprises and its data centre infrastructure will be designed to host the next g ..read more

UPS Solutions has improved its customer support and raised its overall operational efficiency from 50% to over 75% with help from ManageEngine. As a government-accredited provider, UPS Solutions offers a comprehensive range of critical infrastructure products and services, including UPS systems, cooling solutions, batteries, and remote monitoring solutions, serving the needs of small businesses, multinational corporations, and government organisations. UPS Solutions turned to ManageEngine with the challenge of managing a diverse range of customer environments, from smaller edge computing facil ..read more

Host-IT has announced its latest data centre. Located in Chester, it is ideally situated to serve the North West of the UK. Host-IT’s Chester facility follows four other site openings during 2023 in Birmingham, Bristol, Nottingham and Leeds, expanding the total portfolio to six with its pre-existing Milton Keynes data centre.    Built to Tier Three standards, the 3MW site has full UPS with generator backup and all power is sourced from renewable energy suppliers. Set in 3.4 acres the facility includes meeting rooms, office space and kitchen facilities. The full range of Host-IT ..read more

Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) has announced the appointment of Jacky Lu as the new General Manager for China. This move underscores R&M’s pattern of sustained growth driven by notable customer wins in key vertical industries, such as colocation data centres, banking, healthcare, utilities, and more. R&M’s commitment to excellence is evident in the Jinshan and Pingu facilities, which have achieved ISO certification, demonstrating adherence to the highest international standards. The company’s tailored approach to the Chinese market has resulted in robust local support and solutions ..read more

Vertiv has announced that subsidiaries of the company have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the shares of CoolTera, a provider of coolant distribution infrastructure for data centre liquid cooling technology and certain assets, including certain contracts, patents, trademarks, and intellectual property from an affiliate of CoolTera. Founded in 2016 and based in the UK, CoolTera provides liquid cooling infrastructure solutions, and designs and manufactures coolant distribution units (CDU), secondary fluid networks (SFN), and manifolds for data centre liquid cooling solution ..read more

Black & White Engineering (B&W) has announced the opening of its new office in the west end of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The office opening follows significant growth in Germany’s data centre market and strengthens the consultancy’s commitment to its clients and partners in the region. Frankfurt in particular is emerging as a key hub for digital infrastructure in Europe. Its strategic location and the presence of DE-CIX, the world’s largest internet exchange point, make the city an attractive destination for companies looking to utilise the city’s digital economic potential. Steven H ..read more