Vultr’s AMD deal boosts accelerator diversity in the data center
Vultr is the latest data center operator to add support for AMD’s MI300X accelerators Cloud providers across the board are looking to expand their GPU diversity Hyperscalers are poised to challenge traditional chip players with their in-house silicon Nvidia may...
CyrusOne KEP breaks ground on first data center in Japan
CyrusOne KEP, a joint venture formed in May 2023 between leading global data center owner, developer and operator CyrusOne, and Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (KEPCO), one of Japan’s leading utility and power providers today breaks ground on its first...
Boldyn Networks to bring 5G to KFC Yum! Center
Boldyn’s 5G distributed antenna system (DAS) will improve the arena’s connectivity experience by delivering enhanced speed and security for guests, staff, and vendors. While the upgrade is underway, Boldyn will maintain uninterrupted and seamless mobile connectivity for KFC Yum! Center’s...
Zayo preps for data center, AI and broadband boom with middle mile focus
Zayo is building middle mile “off-ramps” to connect rural communities If networks aren’t connected to a middle mile, “it’s like building a suburb that’s not connected to any other roads,” Zayo’s Bill Long told Fierce The middle mile isn’t just important...
Struggling Nokia seeks to break in to the AI data center with $2.3B Infinera buy
Infinera will help Nokia address increasing AI traffic growth from data centers The market is shifting from Nokia’s traditional base in mobile access networks and fixed networks Big Internet content providers are another potential market for the combined companies With its $2.3...
Data center operators want to run chips at higher temps. Here’s why.
Higher-power chips are generating more heat, increasing cooling needs Data center operators want chip designers to let them run chips at higher temperatures to balance sustainability needs The ecosystem conversation is slowly evolving to prioritize not just performance but also...
Governor announces $2B Google data center in Indiana
Governor Eric J. Holcomb joined Indiana Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg and executives of Google (NYSE: GOOG) today to announce plans to establish a new $2 billion data center in Fort Wayne, powering the company’s AI innovations and growing Google...
European data center upstart wants to kick off a new age of nLighten-ment
When you think about cloud infrastructure (i.e. data centers) in Europe, who comes to mind? AWS? Microsoft? Regional players like Deutsche Telekom or Orange? If you’re a big cloud nerd, maybe you even said OVHcloud. But there’s one more you...