Markets and policy
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Microsoft withdraws from Nscale’s Essex data centre
Microsoft has withdrawn from Nscale’s proposed Loughton data centre after reported grid connection delays pushed electricity availability into the 2030s. Nscale says its wider Microsoft partnership remains intact.
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MastIT agrees Nordic data centre services acquisition
MastIT Group has agreed to acquire MW Field Services’ telecom operations in Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, adding approximately 70 employees and laying the foundation for a dedicated data centre business.
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Merlin clarifies CoreWeave data centre exposure
Merlin Properties says CoreWeave accounts for 8.6% of group rental income but approximately 80% of its currently leased or pre-let data centre capacity, highlighting concentration within its developing infrastructure portfolio.
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Milan mayors seek stronger data centre powers
Fifty-two mayors around Milan have demanded stronger municipal powers over data centre development as Lombardy prepares amendments to its planning legislation.
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CMA presses cloud providers on switching barriers
The CMA says AWS and Microsoft have made progress on cloud interconnection, migration and data transfer charges, but further work is needed on identity management and portability between competing platforms.
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NL-ix acquires Sweden’s Stockholm Internet Exchange
Dutch interconnection operator NL-ix has acquired Stockholm Internet eXchange from Glesys. The transaction extends its European network, with the Swedish seller remaining a customer and infrastructure partner.
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Statkraft projects rising European data centre electricity
Statkraft’s new energy scenarios suggest data centres could consume 6–9% of EU electricity by 2050. New generation, grid reinforcement and competing industrial demand will influence how much computing capacity can be connected.
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Swedish consortium launches shared NVIDIA supercomputer
Sweden’s Sferical AI has formally launched a shared supercomputer containing 1,152 NVIDIA GPUs. The system has operated since late summer, with participating industrial businesses beginning to deploy selected applications.
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Hitachi and Ansaldo agree integrated power partnership
Hitachi Energy and Ansaldo Energia have agreed to develop integrated generation and electrical infrastructure solutions for large power users, including data centres. Their memorandum does not identify a customer, installation or contracted capacity.
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Dutch council backs data centre planning framework
Alphen aan den Rijn’s council has backed a motion to establish a legally defensible assessment framework for data centre development, following concerns over land use and electricity demand.