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Energy overtakes compute as UK AI data centre constraint

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UK data centre leaders warn that surging AI demand is pushing energy use, grid access and sustainability to the fore as operators rethink expansion plans.
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Equinix expands data centre training amid talent shortage

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Equinix widens global training push as it seeks to build a pipeline of technicians, apprentices and early-career staff for data centre growth.
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CyrusOne breaks ground on first Italian data centre

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CyrusOne starts work on MIL1 near Milan, with the first Italian data centre set to bring 27MW capacity, local upgrades and 300 construction jobs.
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BT wins GBP £200 million NIE Networks connectivity deal

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BT secures a multi-year GBP £200m deal to modernise Northern Ireland's electricity grid with upgraded connectivity and cyber security.
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EkkoSense adds early anomaly alerts for hybrid cooling

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EkkoSense has added automated anomaly alerts to its EkkoSoft Critical platform, flagging hybrid data centre cooling issues before outages.
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Vertiv to buy ThermoKey to boost data centre cooling

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Vertiv to acquire Italian heat-exchange specialist ThermoKey, boosting EMEA data centre cooling capacity amid rising AI power demands.
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DE-CIX Launches Google Peering at Brazil Exchanges

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DE-CIX has begun offering Google peering at its São Paulo and Rio exchanges, giving Brazilian ISPs direct local access to Google services.
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GSMA says Mobile Money hits USD $2 trillion in 2025

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Mobile money transactions topped USD $2 trillion in 2025 as global use surged, led by Sub-Saharan Africa but with growth across all regions.
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Tata Communications launches resilient data centre service

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Tata Communications has unveiled a self-healing global data centre connectivity platform, promising 99.99% uptime and up to 30% cost savings.
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AI shifts data centre focus from scale to connectivity

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AI is redrawing the data centre map, shifting investment from hyperscale campuses to distributed, tightly connected regional clusters.
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Kong hires Bruce Felt as Finance Chief for growth push

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Kong hires veteran finance chief Bruce Felt, whose record of steering three software groups to IPOs bolsters its expansion in API and AI tools.
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Equinix expands data centre training push in Australia

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Equinix is rolling out its Pathways to Tech scheme in Australia as part of a global drive to tackle data centre skills shortages.
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Salute & Ecolab add cooling service for AI centres

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Salute and Ecolab join forces to streamline liquid cooling for AI data centres, integrating Cooling-as-a-Service into chip-level ops.
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Abacus adopts single brand after Medicus IT merger

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Abacus unveils a single global brand after its merger with Medicus IT, uniting financial and healthcare cybersecurity under one banner.
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CMA partners Rivada for secure LEO satellite links

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CMA Technology will resell Rivada's gateway-less LEO “Outernet” to deliver secure, low-latency satellite links for US federal and commercial users.
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Firmus appoints three directors for AI infrastructure push

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Firmus adds three seasoned directors to steer governance and growth as it scales energy-efficient AI infrastructure across the region.
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Zayo to connect QTS Cambois AI campus in Northumberland

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Zayo Europe to build four fibre routes for QTS's vast Cambois AI campus, boosting Northumberland's role in the UK's digital infrastructure.
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ICS.AI launches free student AI access for UK universities

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ICS.AI unveils a national higher education AI model giving UK students free access to campus tools in a bid to close the AI skills gap.
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TACEO launches shared network for finance, identity, AI

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Austrian startup TACEO unveils encrypted shared network to run finance, identity and AI workloads without exposing sensitive data.
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Extreme wins first EPEAT registry for network gear

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Extreme becomes first networking vendor with EPEAT-listed switches and Wi-Fi 7 access points, boosting its appeal in sustainability-led tenders.