‘Data centres are not the enemy’ – How the industry can aid in Europe’s worst power crisis in decades, part 1
Europe is at the beginning of 2023 navigating its darkest period since the end of the Second World War with one of the worst armed conflicts on the continent in decades, a looming recession expected to hit shore this year, and a precarious energy crisis. Energy is, without taking way from the se...
January 17
European Investment Bank invests $325m for satellites lift off
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the financing institution of the European Union, is investing €300 million (US$325.54 million) into Luxembourg-based content delivery platform SES. The seven-year term loan will back investments related to the design, procurement and launch of three previously announced satellites that will deliver advanced broadcast and broadband ser...
January 16
Millicom plans to invest $3bn, carves out tower business
Emerging markets telecommunications operator Millicom (Nasdaq: TIGO) said it plans to deploy US$1 billion per year over the next three years in capital expenditure (CAPEX). The US$3 billion sum will be used on upgrading infrastructure and expanding the existing business according to chief executive Mauricio Ramos, speaking during the company’s Investor Day live stream. ...
February 16
M&A, growth, opportunity: What’s next for Vantage Data Centers explained by president Boniface
Back in 2011, Antoine Boniface and his business partner Charles-Antoine Beyney launched a data centre startup. The business grew considerably over the years with several sites in Europe as well as in North Africa and beyond. But little did the two entrepreneurs know then that their Luxembourg-based operator would years later join one of the world’s leading digital infrastruc...
January 19
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