PLDT data centre unit Vitro files for PHP 24 billion REIT IPO
PHILIPPINES 23 JUN

PLDT data centre unit Vitro files for PHP 24 billion REIT IPO

PLDT has announced that its data centre subsidiary Vitro, has submitted a registration statement and Real Estate Investment Trust plan to the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, alongside a listing application on the Main Board of the Philippine Stock Exchange. The initial public offering consists of a secondary offering sponsored by ePLDT, comprising up to 1.9 billion secondary common shares with an over-allotment option of up to 286,956,500 additional shares, priced at up to PHP 11 per share.

Evroc, KPMG Sweden announce sovereign cloud partnership
SWEDEN 23 JUN

Evroc, KPMG Sweden announce sovereign cloud partnership

Sweden-based cloud company Evroc has announced a partnership with KPMG Sweden to provide a single, end-to-end pathway to operational sovereignty for companies in highly regulated and mission-critical sectors. The joint offering be based on the Evroc platform, the only fully sovereign cloud and AI stack in Europe.

Viavi extends test suite into GPU fabrics based on UEC spec
GLOBAL 23 JUN

Viavi extends test suite into GPU fabrics based on UEC spec

Viavi Solutions is launching an Ultra Ethernet Transport (UET) validation case in its Viavi TestCenter suite. The test case allows customers to probe AI-targeted data centre fabrics that would rely on the Ultra Ethernet spec, without incurring GPU infrastructure expenses sooner than needed. Once launched, customers can deploy TestCenter to run simulations of the UET transport layer, emulating stateful AI traffic patterns such as congestion-controlled traffic and dynamic multipathing at scale. Viavi said its

NorthC loses appeal over extra power capacity in Almere
NETHERLANDS 23 JUN

NorthC loses appeal over extra power capacity in Almere

NorthC is not entitled to additional power transmission capacity at its data centre in Almere, Netherlands from grid operator Liander, the corporate appeals court CBb has confirmed. The court ruling upholds an earlier decision by the energy market regulator ACM, which rejected a claim from NorthC.

Which? allowed to proceed with iCloud legal claim against Apple
UNITED KINGDOM 23 JUN

Which? allowed to proceed with iCloud legal claim against Apple

UK consumer group Which? has been given the go-ahead from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to proceed with a GBP 3 billion opt-out collective claim against Apple on behalf of iCloud storage customers. Which? claims that Apple has given preferential treatment to its own cloud storage service, thereby forcing Apple device owners to use the iCloud service. This has in turn restricted market competition and led to customers overpaying for their monthly iCloud subscription. 

EcoDataCenter signs 5-year deal for hydroelectric power in Falun
SWEDEN 23 JUN

EcoDataCenter signs 5-year deal for hydroelectric power in Falun

EcoDataCenter announced a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Fortum Energy to power its data centre in Falun, Sweden, including a planned expansion for AI companies like CoreWeave. The agreement means the facility will be supplied with electricity from Fortum's hydroelectric plant in Dalalven. 

Flemish proposal to put data centres last in line for new power connections
BELGIUM 23 JUN

Flemish proposal to put data centres last in line for new power connections

Data centres and battery parks may fall to the bottom of the list for access to the electricity grid in Flanders, according to a new proposal from the regional government parties. A report in De Tijd said the proposal would give households and businesses willing to adopt flexible energy use priority for new connections to the congested grid, while data centres would have the lowest priority when capacity is limited. 

Firebird AI factory in Armenia nears completion of first phase
ARMENIA 23 JUN

Firebird AI factory in Armenia nears completion of first phase

Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the Firebird AI data centre, currently under construction in Armenia, is a strategically important initiative, reports Arka.am. The current activities and upcoming programs of the AI Factory were discussed at a meeting chaired by the prime minister, the government press service reported. 

Dutch govt eyes EUR 23 mln in savings from consolidating domain contracts
NETHERLANDS 23 JUN

Dutch govt eyes EUR 23 mln in savings from consolidating domain contracts

The Dutch government could save around EUR 23 million per year by unifying its contracts for domain names, according to a brief from the interior ministry sent to parliament. The analysis looked at websites running the .gov.nl and .overheid.nl web extensions used for public websites and emails. Consolidating contracts and websites could reduce the total cost of managing the extensions to around EUR 24 million, compared to the current budget of EUR 50 million.

Centuria raises AUD 300 mln to expand AI factory pipeline
AUSTRALIA 23 JUN

Centuria raises AUD 300 mln to expand AI factory pipeline

Centuria Capital Group has launched a fully underwritten AUD 300 million equity raising to support the expansion of its AI factory business through neocloud provider ResetData and progress a pipeline of future data centre developments. The raising comprises a AUD 200 million institutional placement and a AUD 100 million accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer. Centuria said the proceeds would help accelerate existing and planned AI factory deployments, support customer onboarding and advance a pipeli

Digital Realty announces Kansas City expansion and new acquisitions
UNITED STATES 23 JUN

Digital Realty announces Kansas City expansion and new acquisitions

Digital Realty has announced a series of transactions valued at more than USD 1.6 billion aimed at expanding its hyperscale data centre development capacity, increasing its ownership of African data centre operator Teraco and growing its private capital business. The company has acquired approximately 1,440 acres of land at Astra Enterprise Park near Kansas City for approximately USD 475 million in cash and operating partnership units. The site is intended to support future hyperscale data centre developmen

KBC adds eSim data roaming to app with Firsty
BELGIUM 22 JUN

KBC adds eSim data roaming to app with Firsty

Belgian bank KBC is adding roaming data to its mobile app, in cooperation with the mobile services provider Firsty. KBC Mobile users can buy and manage roaming bundles for various destinations directly in the app, using an eSim card. Daily passes start at EUR 3.50, with prices falling as longer periods are booked. Over 180 destinations are covered. Customers need to install the eSim just once, and can then use it for multiple trips or bundles.

FINLAND 22 JUN

Telia Finland transfers IT support business to CGI

Telia Finland announced a new contract with IT services provider CGI. Under the agreement, Telia will provide infrastructure and network services for CGI and its customers, while CGI takes over part of Telia Cygate's data centre services and end-user IT support for Telia Finland business customers. As part of the deal, almost 250 Telia employees will transfer to CGI.

EUROPE 22 JUN

Italtel, OctaiPipe using AI to cut data centre cooling costs

Italian ICT firm Italtel and deep-tech company OctaiPipe have partnered to deploy an AI system designed to help operators meet rising power demands and tighter European regulations by substantially reducing energy use in data centres. The technology, already deployed at a 2MW carrier-neutral facility owned by a major Italian group, has reduced cooling-related energy costs by up to 30 percent and improved overall site efficiency by more than 10 percent, said the partners.

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 22 JUN

Vertical Data partners with Ascenty to support AI workloads in LatAm

AI infrastructure firm Vertical Data has teamed up with Ascenty to simplify the deployment of high-performance computing workloads in Latin America. The partnership unites Vertical Data's hardware acquisition, GPU financing, and managed services with Ascenty's data centre infrastructure across 40 locations in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia. The joint offering targets regulated industries such as banking, telecom and government that require dense GPU clusters for AI training and inference.

JAPAN 22 JUN

Alibaba Cloud opens fifth Japan data centre and expands local AI services

Alibaba Cloud has launched its fifth data centre in Japan, expanding its infrastructure footprint in Tokyo as demand for cloud and AI services grows among Japanese enterprises. The new facility follows the opening of Alibaba Cloud's fourth Japanese data centre in March and adds capacity for cloud computing, storage, networking, security, database and container services. The company said the expansion increases the scale of its Japan region to five data centres and forms part of its global network of 105 ava

PHILIPPINES 22 JUN

Google Cloud, Philippines government strike AI and cybersecurity partnership deal

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and Google Cloud have expanded their multi-year collaboration to embed enterprise AI into public service delivery in the Philippines. The partnership aims to modernize public service delivery by integrating AI tools, and boosting nationwide cybersecurity and digital infrastructure. The cooperation also supports the government's Philippine Development Plan 2023–2028.

THAILAND 22 JUN

True to invest THB 6 billion in 7th data centre build in Northern Bangkok

True Internet Data Center (True IDC), a data centre and cloud services provider in Thailand and part of the Charoen Pokphand Group, has announced plans to invest THB 6 billion in the deployment of its 7th data centre in Northern Bangkok. True IDC also held a groundbreaking ceremony for this new facility. The new data centre is scheduled for launch in the third quarter of 2027.

IRELAND 19 JUN

Equinix trials hydrogen power unit at Dublin data centre

Equinix is working with Irish state-owned electricity company ESB and clean energy company GeoPura to test a hydrogen power solution at its Dublin data centre. This involves the deployment of a Hydrogen Power Unit for data centre critical back-up systems, at a time when the Irish electricity network is struggling to meet demands from data centres in the Dublin metropolitan area. 

GLOBAL 19 JUN

WPP, AWS team to help enterprises deploy agentic AI

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with WPP Enterprise Solutions, global business transformation unit of UK-based communications, advertising and technology services group WPP. The multi-year agreement will strengthen the role of WPP Enterprise Solutions as a specialist commerce and customer experience (CX) partner, helping customers deploy AWS generative and agentic AI capabilities. WPP Enterprise Solutions is an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner. 

UNITED KINGDOM 19 JUN

Mayor promotes Green Data Centre Innovation across London

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has outlined plans for the city to become a worldwide leader in Green Data Centre Innovation, including coordinated action on data centre development. The pledge come as the City Hall publishes a new report showing the surge in demand for energy in London to power new data centres. The Mayor is committed to whole-city coordinated action on data centre growth focused on resilience, climate and responsible AI; to help London remain a leading global hub for AI and digital innovation.

CANADA 19 JUN

Arrcus supports Telus sovereign, distributed AI inferencing PoC

Canadian operator Telus is working with distributed network infrastructure company Arrcus on a proof-of-concept to deliver sovereign, distributed AI inferencing on a national scale using the Arrcus Inference Network Fabric (AINF) as the networking foundation. The aim of the proof-of-concept is to support secure, low-latency AI for mission-critical applications across public safety, enterprise and government services in Canada.

CANADA 19 JUN

Bell, Cohere, Hypertec, Buzz HPC partner to boost sovereign AI

Bell Canada has announced a major sovereign AI infrastructure agreement with Cohere Technologies, Hypertec and Buzz High Performance Computing. The partnership combines the Bell AI Fabric data centre/connectivity platform with Cohere's secure enterprise-grade AI and LLM solutions, with Buzz HPC's scalable accelerated computing infrastructure. This will be powered by the Nvidia DSX AI platform and built on hardware made by Hypertec in Canada.

INDIA 19 JUN

CPP to invest INR 70 billion in CtrlS, create data centre JV in India

CtrlS Datacenters has announced it has secured an investment from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). CPP Investments will invest up to INR 70 billion (CAD 1 billion) to fund CtrlS' upcoming growth in India's digital infrastructure sector. As part of the partnership, CPP Investments will invest INR 40 billion (CAD 588 million) to acquire an 8.2 percent stake in CtrlS.

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