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Openreach deploys Ciena optics for UK data centres
Openreach is deploying Ciena optical transport equipment to extend high-capacity UK wholesale connections serving data centres and cable landing stations. The announcement specifies 1.6Tb/s wavelengths and 400G and 800G client services, but not commissioned route availability.
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Scottish Parliament opens hyperscale data centre inquiry
Scottish Parliament committees have opened an evidence call on hyperscale data centres, covering environmental impacts, electricity infrastructure and economic benefits. Public and expert submissions close on 15 November 2026.
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Scaleway restores access to Paris VPS servers
Scaleway resolved a Paris Dedibox VPS access incident on 8 October; the published status history does not specify a root cause or confirm a physical facility fault.
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Scality launches shared-cache AI inference infrastructure
Scality has launched an on-premises inference stack using shared object storage for reusable model context. Its laboratory results suggest faster cache restoration, while production performance and the overall infrastructure costs remain unproven.
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London data centre pipeline reaches 3.17m sq m
Turley identifies 56 active data centre planning schemes across London and the South East, representing approximately 3.17 million sq m of proposed floorspace. New London planning proposals place greater emphasis on electricity, water, land use and heat recovery.
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Yandex assesses Sasovo data centre after strike
Yandex has suspended work at its Sasovo data centre after a reported drone strike and fire, with restoration prospects and equipment damage still being assessed.
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Spain moves ahead with data centre oversight
Spain’s digital transformation minister has reaffirmed plans to advance national data centre rules concerning electricity and water use, although the decree is not yet enacted.
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Sesterce plans €10bn Finnish AI campus
Sesterce plans a €10bn-plus AI campus at Finland’s former Kaipola paper mill, starting with a proposed 200MW phase. The developer has outlined renewable energy, cooling water and community commitments, while delivery remains subject to further project milestones.
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Orcadian models £124/MWh power for offshore compute
Orcadian Energy estimates its proposed Earlham offshore compute concept could supply private-wire electricity at about £124/MWh, although the model remains internally generated and has not completed engineering validation.
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Behavox commits $8m to UK sovereign GPU capacity
Behavox has committed $8m to dedicated Civo GPU capacity in the UK, adding contracted demand to domestic AI infrastructure intended to keep sensitive financial-sector workloads within the country.