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How is the UK investing in AI infrastructure?

Last year, four major U.S. firms committed a combined £6.3 billion, or $8.16 billion, to expand AI-ready data centers in the U.K. The U.K. Government recently unveiled an ambitious Artificial Intelligence (AI) Opportunities Action Plan, aiming to position the nation as a global leader in...

AI infra brief: From Schneider Electric, Oracle, Digital Realty and more

In this regular update, RCR Wireless News highlights the top news and developments impacting the booming AI infrastructure sector Schneider Electric and ETAP unveil AI factory digital twin Schneider Electric and ETAP introduced what it claims to be the world’s first AI factory digital twin, designed...

What are hyperscale AI data centers?

A hyperscale data center is a facility built with the main aim of handling large-scale computing and data processing needs As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow, the demand for powerful computing infrastructure has led to the rise of hyperscale AI data centers. These massive...

Top six AI data centers in Asia

As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates, Asia is emerging as a global hub for high-performance AI data centers These AI data centers are critical for AI training, deep learning models as well as large-scale cloud computing. The region’s leading AI data centers leverage cutting-edge technology,...

Five reasons AI data centers require massive amounts of power

AI data centers must support intensive workloads such as deep learning, large-scale data analytics as well as real-time decision-making Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are the backbone of modern machine learning and computational advancements. However, one of the biggest challenges these AI data centers...

AI infrastructure daily update — news from AWS, SK Telecom and more

In this update, RCR Wireless News highlights some of the top news you need to know in the field of AI infrastructure As AI technology continues to advance at an unprecedented pace, companies and governments worldwide are ramping up investments in data centers and computing...

Pure Storage joins AI-RAN Alliance

Pure Storage said it will leverage its modern storage expertise to enhance the Alliance’s ability to manage data storage needs Data storage solutions provider Pure Storage has joined the AI-RAN Alliance. According to the company, its products will drive the adoption of AI-RAN by meeting...

Trump reveals $500 billion AI infrastructure project

The initial AI investment is expected to be $100 billion, but the White House noted it could end up being five times that amount One of President Donald Trump’s first actions in his reclaimed role was the announcement of a joint venture (JV) investing up...

SK Telecom inks collaboration on AI data center solutions

This collaboration builds on a $200 million strategic investment agreement between SK Telecom and Penguin Solutions in July 2024 Korean carrier SK Telecom signed a new deal with SK hynix and Penguin Solutions to advance research, development and promotion of artificial intelligence data center (AIDC)...

Microsoft to capture ‘golden’ AI data center opportunity with $80 billion investment

While Microsoft is thinking on a global scale, the company's Vice Chair and President noted that more than half of this total investment will be in the U.S. In a recent blog post, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith revealed that the tech giant...

Microsoft to invest $4.7B in Italy’s cloud, AI future

The investment will also provide digital and AI skills training to more than 1 million Italians by the end of 2025, said Microsoft Microsoft announced this week a $4.7 billion investment to expand Italy’s hyperscale cloud and AI datacenter infrastructure. The investment will be doled...

Equinix signs $15 billion JV to build AI data centers in US

The investment will be used entirely on U.S.-based xScale buildouts, ultimately adding more than 1.5 gigawatts of new capacity Global data center infrastructure company Equinix has announced a joint venture with Singaporean wealth fund GIC and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to invest $15 billion...

Google signs renewable energy deal to power AI data centers

The renewable energy deal with Energix will also help Google achieve its wider net-zero goals Google has signed a long-term agreement with Energix Renewables, a U.S.-based company that develops, constructs, owns and operates renewable energy projects. For Google, the deal is a step towards its...

AWS looks to expand its presence in India’s Hyderabad

AWS already has a significant presence in this Indian city Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to expand its presence in the data center segment in Hyderabad, India, according to local press reports. AWS affirmed its decision to expand its investments in Hyderabad following discussions between...

Deutsche Telekom boosts automation in port logistics

For this project, Deutsche Telekom deployed a 5G network with a special connection and an edge data center German carrier Deutsche Telekom has deployed its technology at the publicly funded "AutoLog" project in the port of Emden to introduce automation into the facility' workflows at...

Nokia prepares for AI boom with Infinera acquisition

Nokia said the purchase of Infinera, along with the sale of the Alcatel Submarine Networks business, will 'reshape' its Network Infrastructure unit Nokia said it is buying optical networking vendor Infinera for $6.65 per share, equating to a value of $2.3 billion, in a deal...

Amazon, AWS announce new investments in Germany

Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to make a €8.8 billion investment in Germany by 2026 Amazon announced a plan to invest an additional €10 billion ($10.7 billion) into its cloud infrastructure and logistics network in Germany, as part of the company’s efforts to expand its...

AWS plans to invest $17 billion in its Spain region

The AWS Cloud spans 105 Availability Zones within 33 geographic regions Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced plans to invest €15.7 billion ($17 billion) in Spain in its AWS Europe (Spain) Region, which will support an estimated 17,500 full-time equivalent jobs in local businesses on an...

For data center networks, AI brings enormous potential and massive disruption 

Scan the tech headlines, and you can’t escape the impression that artificial intelligence (AI) is about to transform practically every industry. Usually though, the picture these stories paint of AI-driven disruption is still hypothetical. For the organizations running the world’s biggest data centers, however,...

Microsoft to build $3.3 billion AI data center at failed Foxconn site

The AI data center will result in 2,300 union construction jobs and around 2,000 permanent jobs over time, said the White House President Joe Biden announced this week Microsoft’s plans to build a $3.3 billion artificial intelligence (AI) data center at the failed Foxconn site...

TCS deploys large data centers in India as part of 4G contract

Last year, TCS and ITI secured an advance purchase order from BSNL to set up 100,000 4G sites across India Indian company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is currently installing large data centers in the four regions of India as part of its 4G deal with...

Vantage Data Centers lands $6.4b investment driven by ‘unprecedented cloud and AI demand’

Vantage's longtime financial backers lead the investment, driven by anticipated need for more data center capacity Vantage Data Centers has garnered $6.4 billion in equity investment, lead by digital infrastructure investment company DigitalBridge and tech backer Silver Lake, that the data center company says will...

KKR to acquire 20% stake in Singtel’s regional data center unit

KKR will have the option to increase its stake to 25% by 2027 In a new agreement, a fund managed by KKR is purchasing a 20% stake in Singtel’s regional data center business worth up to S$1.1 billion ($807 million). The deal is part of...

SoftBank to invest $138m to create its own generative AI model

SoftBank will begin building its AI infrastructure by the end of 2023 Japanese operator SoftBank unveiled plans to invest a total of $138 million in advanced computing infrastructure with the aim of powering its own generative artificial intelligence (AI) model to target Japanese enterprises, local...