Markets and policy
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Aixtron optical equipment orders surge 122%
Aixtron’s third-quarter orders rose 122% to €274.9m as semiconductor manufacturers increased investment in optical components supporting high-speed AI data-centre networks.
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NexGen secures $106m Finnish GPU financing
NexGen Cloud has secured $106m of financing for 1,728 Nvidia GPUs at a Finnish data centre, backed by a contracted AI inference customer.
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Google campus consultation opens in Châteauroux
Public consultation has opened on Google’s proposed Ozans-Châteauroux data centre and its electricity connections, including an initial 120MW phase and a longer-term campus development.
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UK sets expectations through Data Centre Covenant
The UK Data Centre Covenant links potential strategic project assistance to electricity costs, environmental performance, community investment, employment, and national security commitments.
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UK confirms strategic demand grid connection reforms
The government has confirmed strategic electricity demand prioritisation and alignment of data centre grid connections, with detailed operational and regulatory implementation still to follow.
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UK publishes draft data centre planning framework
England’s draft National Policy Statement for data centres is open for consultation, setting out a proposed assessment framework for nationally significant development consent applications.
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Telehouse confirms Docklands power allocation after acquisition
Telehouse has confirmed its £220m-plus East India Dock acquisition and disclosed 65MVA of secured electricity capacity for a planned high-density London data centre.
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Kyivstar agrees acquisition of GigaCloud for $50m
Kyivstar has agreed to acquire GigaCloud in a transaction worth up to $50m, extending its enterprise computing infrastructure across Ukraine and Poland subject to completion.
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Alibaba Cloud opens first Netherlands computing region
Alibaba Cloud has opened its first Netherlands region with two operating data centres in Amsterdam, extending its European public cloud footprint to four regions.
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Finland proposes mandatory register for data centres
Finland proposes mandatory registration for data centres with at least 0.5MW of installed IT power, requiring operators to report electricity connections, project schedules and expected resource use.