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Meta will once again expand its data centre in Sarpy County, the company announced on Facebook. -
India’s financial regulator has fined Reliance Industries, the owner of Jio, for failing to announce Facebook’s US$5.7 billion investment. Two compliance officers were also fined.
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Five hyperscalers make up the world’s five most valuable brands, according to the latest brand-value survey, and two others are also in the top 10.
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The Singapore-based DC Alliance is to "explore the commercial viability" of a tier-rated data centre in the Republic of Palau following an MoU with the Pacific Blockchain Corporation and the launch of a Digital Residency scheme in the country.
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The US government last week recommended that Google and Meta’s undersea data cable to Asia should be approved for use.
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In news that will surprise almost nobody, Meta has confirmed it will continue to use AWS as its long-term cloud provider as it scales R&D, drives operational efficiency... and looks for more acquisitions.
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The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has launched a new project group that will broaden its focus to cover the access, broadband and service gateway technologies operators need to build and operate their fixed line networks.
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Facebook is to add two new buildings to the Los Lunas Data Center, New Mexico, and initiate new wind, solar and water restoration projects in the state to offset its impact.
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Facebook Connectivity has awarded NEC Corporation (NEC) the contract to build an 'ultra-high performance' transatlantic subsea cable connecting the US and Europe.
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The 2Africa consortium confirms the addition of a new segment to its subsea cable system - the 2Africa PEARLS branch - extending to the Arabian Gulf, Pakistan and India.
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The use of PUE in measuring data centre efficiency has been called into question by Cundall, the international multi-disciplinary consultancy that has delivered a portfolio of green buildings, including the Facebook Odense Data Centre.
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Ethiopia wants its own alternative to Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Zoom and has already started development.
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Facebook and Amazon have sought US government approval to operate a new subsea cable connecting Philippines and California.
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Google and Facebook have announced that they are to build Apricot, a new subsea cable connecting Singapore, Japan, Guam, the Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia.
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The 2Africa consortium announces the addition of four new branches to the 2Africa subsea cable.
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President Joe Biden is threatening to copy action by previous administrations to break up monopolies – and to undo approvals given for past mergers.
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In this episode of the Digital Digest we roundup the biggest stories of the week from the latest on DigitalBridge's EdgePoint to the dawn of quantum computing as-a-service.
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Liquid Technologies (Liquid) and Facebook have partnered to build an extensive long-haul and metro fibre network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
