Alphabet issues shares to raise $80bn for AI infra
Today, Alphabet has announced it will raise $80 billion in equity, the company’s first stock offering in over 20 years.
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SoftBank lines up €75bn data centre investment in France
This week, SoftBank Group has announced plans to invest up to €75 billion to deploy 5 GW of AI-focused data centres in France.
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Billionaire Xavier Niel offloads Proximus stake
French billionaire Xavier Niel, owner of Iliad Group, has sold his roughly 6% stake in Belgian telco Proximus, according to a recent filing.
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SoftBank to build its own batteries for AI data centres
The new unit will support SoftBank’s expansive AI data centre ambitions
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The Netherlands: Strengthening Europe’s digital gateway through subsea connectivity
Since January, IOEMA B.V. has established itself in the Netherlands, bringing a new submarine cable company into the Dutch digital infrastructure ecosystem.
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Vodafone to take control of VodafoneThree in £4.3bn buyout
Vodafone has announced it will purchase CK Hutchison’s 49% stake in VodafoneThree for £4.3 billion, giving the UK-based mobile giant full control of the joint venture.
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AT&T to invest $250bn to expand and enhance networks
AT&T (NYSE: T) is proud to announce an investment and spend of more than $250 billion in the future of U.S. advanced connectivity, building the high-speed networks and resilience required for the next era of innovation and economic growth.
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The Silklink project: STC pledges to help reconnect war-torn Syria
This week, Saudi Arabian communication giant STC Group has announced it has won a roughly $800 million contract to lead Syria’s Silklink infrastructure project.
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Meta and Corning sign $6bn fibre deal to connect data centres
This week, Meta has announced an up to $6 billion multi-year agreement with glass specialist Corning to build fibre optic cables to connect AI data centres.
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American investment firms bet big on Europe’s data center boom
American-based investment firm KKR is putting more money into Europe’s data center boom, announcing an additional $1.5 billion equity commitment to Global Technical Realty (GTR), a built-to-suit data center platform it helped launch.
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Vodacom buys $2.1bn stake in Safaricom, gains majority control
The shares, purchased from the Kenyan government and Vodacom’s parent company Vodafone, give it a 55% stake in the business
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Safaricom rebuffs govt calls to spin off mobile money platform M-Pesa
“We do not want to list the financial services companies separately because we believe they are closely related to the value proposition we offer to our clients”
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Telefónica Deutschland swaps CEO Haas for Cellnex’s Argelich Hesse
This week, Telefónica Deutschland (O2) has announced that it has appointed Santiago Argelich Hesse, current CEO of Cellnex Poland, as its new CEO.
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Zoom to open UK data centre as part of AI-focused expansion
Zoom has announced plans to open a UK data centre in early 2026, aiming to meet local data residency requirements and broaden its appeal to regulated sectors including the public sector, healthcare and financial services.
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Equinix to build £3.9bn Hertfordshire data centre
Equinix plans to invest £3.9 billion in the project, which will deliver 250+MW of compute capacity to the UK’s critical national infrastructure.
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AWS piles further $5bn into South Korean data centres
The announcement brings Amazon’s total pledged investment in South Korea to $9 billion over the next five years
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Oaktree looks to raise £800m through Pure DC stake sale
Oaktree Capital Management is actively seeking new minority investors in its data centre development arm, Pure Data Centres Group, to support ambitious expansion plans.
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OpenAI and NVIDIA to leverage new AI growth zone in North East England
An AI Growth Zone in the North East is set to unlock more than 5,000 new jobs and bring in £30 billion in investment as the region becomes a hub for AI development.
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Deutsche Telekom and Porsche target defence sector with €500m fund
Geopolitical instability across the globe is seeing European spending on defence technology surge
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Kyivstar approved to merge with Cohen Circle, clearing path for IPO
This week, the shareholders of US-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp have approved the merger with Ukrainian telco Kyivstar.
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