North America
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Tillman FiberCo (Tillman Fiber), a provider of fibre optic broadband infrastructure, has confirmed the expansion of its fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) network in Florida.
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Pioneer Consulting has been selected to provide initial engineering and design services for the FISH in SEAK submarine cable system (fibre internet serving homes in Southeast Alaska), an early-stage submarine cable which complements the FISH in AK project (fibre internet serving homes in Alaska).
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Sabey Data Centers will be expanding into Umatilla, Oregon and will develop a 100+MW data centre campus after purchasing 60 acres.
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Digital Realty and TPG have established a joint venture in which TPG will acquire a majority stake in three hyperscale data centres in Northern Virginia.
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The Next G Alliance wants to shape 6G’s development to meet the ‘unique needs’ of the US. Ken Wieland investigates how it can do this while being committed to a single global standard.
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Pharrowtech has announced its expansion into North America with the creation of its new subsidiary, Pharrowtech Inc.
Forthcoming events
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Dartpoints, a provider of colocation, cloud and cybersecurity services for edge markets has acquired Louisiana’s Venyu – a data centre infrastructure and cloud services provider.
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Rogers Communications has partnered with Lynk Global to test and deliver satellite-to-phone connectivity across Canada.
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted an order that will continue to bolster mobile and fixed voice and broadband services throughout Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
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Rogers Communications has agreed to acquire BAI Communications’ Canadian Operations (BAI Canada), which holds exclusive rights to build the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) wireless network.
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Equinix has confirmed plans to build an International Business Exchange (IBX) data centre in Montreal.
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Aruba has bolstered its renewable energy capacity with the acquisition of two new hydroelectric power plants in Bergamo, near Ponte San Pietro.
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EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure will expand its presence in Northern Virginia via a partnership with Penzance, a Washington DC-based real estate developer.
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CyrusOne and Aruba have each successfully adhered to terms of the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact (CNDCP).
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Optical networking company Adtran has delivered data at 800Gbps over a New York state educational network.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is expanding its connected edge-to-cloud offering with the acquisition of Athonet, a private mobile network technology provider.
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North American data centre leasing reached record levels and vacancy fell to a record low in 2022 according to CBRE.
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The North Pole has now got fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) thanks to Alaska Communications, but not the North Pole that everyone understands by the term.