TDF's edge data centres earn ISO energy certification in France
FRANCE 10:55

TDF's edge data centres earn ISO energy certification in France

Infrastructure operator TDF announced that its edge data centres have successfully completed the ISO 50001 certification process, confirming compliance with a globally recognised framework for improving energy performance. This achievement supports TDF's environmental commitments and will help guide the data centre facilities towards improved PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) measurements.

Mitel signs distribution agreement in Canada with TDL Gentek
CANADA 10:14

Mitel signs distribution agreement in Canada with TDL Gentek

Mitel, global business communications group, has agreed a distribution partnership with TDL Gentek, Canadian distributor of connectivity and technology solutions. This will see the latter distribute Mitel unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions to partners in Canada. It will distribute Mitel hardware, software, and subscription services.

Yas discusses partnership with Zanzibar government to strengthen connectivity
TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF 09:54

Yas discusses partnership with Zanzibar government to strengthen connectivity

Yas Tanzania, formerly Axian Telecom, has held talks with the Zanzibari ICT minister Mudrick Soragha, aimed at bolstering digital transformation. Yas said they engaged on potential areas of partnership alongside national institutions, with discussions focusing on expanding affordable fixed broadband access, developing data centre infrastructure and enhancing international connectivity.  The talks also explored how improved digital infrastructure can contribute to economic development, education, delivery of

MaxLinear hails adoption of latest products as FY sales soar 30%
GLOBAL 09:46

MaxLinear hails adoption of latest products as FY sales soar 30%

MaxLinear has reported FY 2025 turnover of USD 467.4 million, up 30 percent from 2024 amid customer appetite for its state-of-the-art signal components for data centres and optical networks. Net losses were slashed by nearly 50 percent to USD 136.68 million, and GAAP gross margins climbed to 56.8 percent from 54 percent in FY24.

LG Uplus signs renewable energy deal to achieve carbon neutral data centres
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 05:49

LG Uplus signs renewable energy deal to achieve carbon neutral data centres

LG Uplus has signed a renewable energy agreement with GS Construction to achieve carbon neutrality across its office buildings, including its data centres. The agreement forms part of a strategic initiative to operate LG Uplus's energy-intensive data centres using renewable power. Under the renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA), LG Uplus will receive approximately 17 GWh of electricity annually from a solar power plant in Taean, Chungnam Province, over the next 20 years.

Megaport launches automated private connectivity service for service providers
GLOBAL 05:34

Megaport launches automated private connectivity service for service providers

Australian-based global NaaS provider Megaport has launched On-ramp as a Service, a new offering designed to allow service providers to deliver automated private connectivity to enterprise and mission-critical applications without building their own integration and automation platforms. The service provider said the new service is intended to address the complexity and long provisioning times typically associated with private connectivity, which can take several weeks due to manual coordination around servi

Spark finalises sale of 75% of data centre business to PEP
NEW ZEALAND 05:33

Spark finalises sale of 75% of data centre business to PEP

New Zealand  operator Spark confirmed it has completed the sale of a 75 percent interest in its data centre business to Pacific Equity Partners (PEP). Spark's data centre assets and operations have now transferred over to a new stand-alone company, called TenPeaks Data Centres, with Spark holding two seats on the board. Spark CEO, Jolie Hodson, and CFO, Stewart Taylor, have been appointed as non-executive directors alongside Andrew Charlier, Evan Hattersley, and Michael Bendeli from PEP's Secure Assets Fund

NTT Data and AWS formalise multi-year deal to scale enterprise cloud and AI
GLOBAL 05:27

NTT Data and AWS formalise multi-year deal to scale enterprise cloud and AI

NTT Data has signed a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services aimed at accelerating enterprise cloud modernisation and the adoption of agentic AI, with a focus on regulated and large-scale environments. The agreement brings together NTT Data's cloud transformation and managed services capabilities with AWS infrastructure and platforms to support the migration and modernisation of legacy systems and the deployment of AI-driven workloads.

Vodafone selects NetIX as interconnection partner for Greece
GREECE 03:46

Vodafone selects NetIX as interconnection partner for Greece

NetIX has been appointed as a strategic partner for Vodafone Greece. This collaboration establishes NetIX as a primary gateway for networks seeking to interconnect with Vodafone's Greek infrastructure. The partnership combines Vodafone's scale and reach with NetIX's capabilities across its global platform of internet exchanges, data centers, and connected networks.

TPx Communications launches new managed SASE solution
UNITED STATES 29 JAN

TPx Communications launches new managed SASE solution

US managed services provider TPx Communications has launched a new fully-managed Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution called TPx Managed SASE. The service combines security and networking into a single, cloud-based system, providing businesses with secure access to applications and data. It integrates with existing networks and identity platforms. TPx Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Steve Grabow said TPx Managed SASE provides businesses with a fully-managed path for integrating connectivity and securit

Telia Lithuania revenues up 7% in Q4, EBITDA grows 17%
LITHUANIA 29 JAN

Telia Lithuania revenues up 7% in Q4, EBITDA grows 17%

Revenues at Telia Lithuania rose to EUR 140.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, up 7.1 percent from a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA increased 16.6 percent to EUR 48.7 million, and the net profit grew 32.9 percent to EUR 22.7 million. Capital expenditure was 26.8 percent higher at EUR 24.8 million, leading to a drop in free cash flow to EUR 26.6 million from EUR 33.3 million a year ago.

Bechtle acquires Portuguese IT systems integrator RIS 2048
PORTUGAL 29 JAN

Bechtle acquires Portuguese IT systems integrator RIS 2048

Bechtle has announced its acquisition of Portuguese IT systems integrator RIS 2048, thereby expanding its presence in Portugal and adding IT consulting and services to its existing portfolio. RIS and its subsidiary Evoware, which specialises in enterprise and mid-market IT services, will continue to operate under their current brands and existing leadership. The acquisition, which involved a company generating over EUR 50 million in revenue in 2025 with 165 employees, is part of Bechtle's broader European g

UNITED KINGDOM 29 JAN

Exchange Communications installs CCaaS for NHS Lanarkshire

Exchange Communications, UK provider of smart telephony solutions, has installed a new cloud-based CCaaS system for the NHS Lanarkshire Health Board in Scotland. The upgrade cover 7,000 extension users and 100 call centre positions across NHS Lanarkshire facilities. 

GLOBAL 29 JAN

OIF pencils in multi-vendor demo for Optical Fiber Conference

The Open Internetworking Forum has lined up a live, multi-vendor demo for the upcoming Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) conference in Los Angeles. A total of 40 member companies will be represented from the OIF's interoperability initiatives targeting electrical and optical data interfaces, including Adtran, Anritsu, Keysight Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Nokia, Marvell, Cisco and Ciena. The presentation will focus on real-world scenarios for OIF's interoperable criteria in enabling scalable, e

EUROPE 29 JAN

OVHcloud launches OpenNebula-based deployments in Europe

OVHcloud announced that its infrastructure has successfully completed the OpenNebula Ready Certification programme, launched by OpenNebula Systems with support from the EU's IPCEI CIS project. This marks an additional step towards OVHcloud's ambition to strengthen Europe's sovereign cloud ecosystem. The OpenNebula cloud and virtualisation management platform offers features comparable to those of VMware.

GLOBAL 29 JAN

Acronis brings out Archival Storage service for retaining 'cold' data in line with compliance

Cybersecurity company Acronis has announced the availability of a new service called Acronis Archival Storage through the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud platform. It is aimed at Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and their MSE customers, letting users store infrequently accessed data with S3-compatible object storage, integrated into Acronis' unified billing and management system. It offers the reliability, durability, and predictable pricing model MSPs need to meet customer demands and long-term retention requi

TURKMENISTAN 29 JAN

Turkmentelecom offers data backup, domain name services

Turkmenistan national operator Turkmentelecom has introduced data backup and internet domain name management services. The backup service for virtual appliances starts from TMT 0.58 per hour up to 60 GB and reaches TMT 2.89 per hour for over 201 GB.

UNITED KINGDOM 29 JAN

UK govt announces new Scottish AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire

The UK government has announced a new AI Growth Zone in Scotland, delivered by UK data centre company DataVita around their site in Airdrie, in partnership with AI cloud company CoreWeave. The new Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone will create more than 3,400 high-value jobs over the coming years, including 50 apprenticeships, and will have strong links with businesses and universities. Around 800 jobs of the created jobs will be high-paying AI jobs, with the rest made up of construction jobs.

AUSTRALIA 29 JAN

WinDC partners Megaport to connect renewable-powered AI compute globally

Australian start-up WinDC said it has formed a strategic partnership with Megaport to connect its renewable-powered AI infrastructure to Megaport's network-as-a-service platform, enabling organisations to access AI compute deployed at renewable energy generation sites across Australia. Under the agreement, WinDC's modular AI facilities, located at solar, wind and hydro generation sites, will be linked to Megaport's private, high-capacity network, allowing customers to run AI workloads using locally generate

AUSTRALIA 29 JAN

SCX.ai deploys sovereign AI node at Equinix Sydney data centre

Southern Cross AI (SCX.ai) said it has launched what it claims is Australia's first sovereign AI inferencing node, hosted at Equinix's SY5 data centre in Sydney, providing locally based AI processing designed to meet domestic data residency requirements. The company said the deployment uses an ASIC-accelerated architecture rather than traditional GPU-based systems, delivering significantly higher energy efficiency for AI inferencing workloads and removing the need for water-based cooling.

JAPAN 29 JAN

NTT Data partners Dell to support enterprise private AI adoption

NTT Data and Dell Technologies said they have signed an MoU to form a broad partnership aimed at supporting enterprise use of private artificial intelligence in dedicated, closed environments. Under the agreement, the two companies plan to jointly build and offer an AI platform service that combines Dell Technologies' AI infrastructure with NTT Data's AI application and systems integration expertise. The service is scheduled to launch in mid-2026 and is intended to enable organisations to deploy AI securely

BRAZIL 28 JAN

BNDES approves BRL 233 million financing for Mega Lobster data centre

Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has approved BRL 233.46 million in funding for Tec.to Data Centers, a part of the V.tal group. This financing will support the expansion of Mega Lobster, the largest data centre in Brazil's Northeast region, located in Fortaleza, Ceara. The approved amount covers approximately 40 percent of the total estimated investment for the expansion. 

SPAIN 28 JAN

Telefonica launches Edge computing network across Spain

Telefonica announced a project to create a network of edge computing nodes across Spain as part of its plans to convert legacy copper fixed network exchanges into mini data centres. The operator has already activated ten nodes in Madrid (two), Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Bilbao, La Coruña and Terrassa, with seven more in Zaragoza, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Valladolid, Gijon, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santiago de Compostela and Merida to launch later this year.

GLOBAL 28 JAN

Nokia to offer Pure Storage all-flash data layer for OpenShift telco cloud deployments

Nokia's next-generation telco cloud deployment framework powered by the Kubernetes-based Red Hat OpenShift will be bundled with an all-flash data storage layer, in a newly announced deal with supplier Pure Storage. Pure Storage said the deployment option achieved "ready-for-sale" status at Nokia in December, with pre-sale customer activities currently underway ahead of general availability in April. Customers will be able to choose from a bundled reference architecture that includes Pure Storage technology,

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