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Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI

Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI

Enterprise Ecosystems
Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI
China calls for cooperation on AI with foundation of WAICO

China calls for cooperation on AI with foundation of WAICO

Enterprise Ecosystems
China calls for cooperation on AI with foundation of WAICO

Webinars & Videos

ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency

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ZTE’s Super-N Platform boosts energy efficiency
Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World

Tejas Networks: Architecting Networks for an AI World

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CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity

CU Phosco Telecoms – Supporting the Future of Connectivity

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XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

XLSMART CTO Insights: Speed, Synergy, and 5G Acceleration—Advancing Indonesia's Digital Journey

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Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between

Inside Viasat’s NTN play: connecting people, machines and everything in between

Satellite Networks
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The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

The Rise of Agentic BSS: Intelligence in Action to Maximize Business Impact

Enterprise Ecosystems
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Partner Content

Beyond robot races: Inside China Unicom and Huawei’s innovations for the mobile AI era

Beyond robot races: Inside China Unicom and Huawei’s innovations for the mobile AI era

Operators
Beyond robot races: Inside China Unicom and Huawei’s innovations for the mobile AI era
Why agentic operations could redefine growth for telecom operators

Why agentic operations could redefine growth for telecom operators

Vendors
Why agentic operations could redefine growth for telecom operators
BoGuan LLM and 5G-A boosts digital cultural tourism in Xi’an

BoGuan LLM and 5G-A boosts digital cultural tourism in Xi’an

Consumer Ecosystems
BoGuan LLM and 5G-A boosts digital cultural tourism in Xi’an
ZTE and GSMA Announce Co-location Between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai

ZTE and GSMA Announce Co-location Between ZTE Global Summit & User Congress and GSMA M360 ASEAN at MWC26 Shanghai

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DTW 2026 | China Mobile EVP Li Huidi: Autonomous Networks in Future, Faster

DTW 2026 | China Mobile EVP Li Huidi: Autonomous Networks in Future, Faster

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DTW 2026 | China Mobile EVP Li Huidi: Autonomous Networks in Future, Faster
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Customer Management
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The telecom industry’s next growth market - connecting women

The telecom industry’s next growth market - connecting women

Humanitarian Comms
The telecom industry’s next growth market - connecting women
Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan

Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan

Humanitarian Comms
Mobile-based UNESCO project to train women teachers in South Sudan
810m women in LMICs still unconnected as mobile gender gap persists: GSMA

810m women in LMICs still unconnected as mobile gender gap persists: GSMA

Humanitarian Comms
810m women in LMICs still unconnected as mobile gender gap persists: GSMA
Philippine telcos deploy Starlink in Mindanao after deadly 7.8 quake

Philippine telcos deploy Starlink in Mindanao after deadly 7.8 quake

Humanitarian Comms
Philippine telcos deploy Starlink in Mindanao after deadly 7.8 quake

MTN South Sudan campaigns to support maternal and child health needs

Humanitarian Comms
MTN South Sudan campaigns to support maternal and child health needs

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Bangladesh regulator fines operators over illegal VoIP SIM use

Bangladesh regulator fines operators over illegal VoIP SIM use

Zharyq Kazakhstan joins Rivada for LEO broadband across central South Asia

Zharyq Kazakhstan joins Rivada for LEO broadband across central South Asia

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Nigeria’s NCC and REA combat telco diesel costs with renewable energy plan

Nigeria’s NCC and REA combat telco diesel costs with renewable energy plan

Dolphin Telecoms launches cross-border MVNO

Dolphin Telecoms launches cross-border MVNO

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Customer Management
Unlock CX-driven telco growth with Digital Twins and Agentic AI
Download Etiya's White Paper: Unlocking the AI-Native Digital Brand

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Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Humanitarian Comms
Digital divide in developing markets persists despite connection growth: ITU

Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Consumer Ecosystems
Gravity Shift - Subscribers, bundles & the acquisition black hole

Subscription Bundling for Telcos - New Report from Bango

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Private network aims to transform smart energy in Brazil

Private network aims to transform smart energy in Brazil

America Movil agrees to acquire Peru broadband provider Wow

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NeutraDC and F5 to develop AI-based connectivity in Indonesia

NeutraDC and F5 to develop AI-based connectivity in Indonesia

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
13 March 2026
10131 views
  • Security
  • Data Centres
  • Indonesia
  • Managed Services
  • Telkom Indonesia
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Southeast Asia
  • NeutraDC
  • MWC26
  • F5

Telkom Indonesia’s data center arm NeutraDC announced on Thursday it has signed an MoU with F5 to explore strategic cooperation in the development of managed AI connectivity solutions in Indonesia.

MoU aims to aims to shorten AI data centre construction timelines

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
04 March 2026
11702 views
  • Data Centres
  • Tunisia
  • SK Telecom
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Supermicro
  • MWC26
  • SoleCrypt

AI-focused company SK Telecom has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global server manufacturer Supermicro and global mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) leader Schneider Electric to develop a total solution for artificial intelligence data centres (AIDC).

India’s Tejas networks launches WDM optical transport product

India’s Tejas networks launches WDM optical transport product

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
04 March 2026
9475 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Energy Efficiency
  • WDM
  • Tejas Networks
  • Optical Transport
  • MWC26

India-heaquartered company Tejas Networks, which designs and manufactures high-performance wireline and wireless networking products, has announced the launch of TJ1600-D3, its next-generation, versatile WDM (wavelength division multiplexing) optical transport product.

Digital Realty announces its entry into Bulgaria

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
04 March 2026
10467 views
  • Central and Eastern Europe
  • Data Centres
  • Cloud
  • Bulgaria
  • Interconnection
  • Subsea Cable
  • Digital Realty
  • Telepoint

Cloud and carrier-neutral data centre platform Digital Realty has announced its entry into Bulgaria, establishing a new market presence in Sofia, which it describes as one of Southeast Europe’s most important emerging interconnection hubs.

AWS loses another data centre in UAE and one in Bahrain to drone strikes

AWS loses another data centre in UAE and one in Bahrain to drone strikes

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
03 March 2026
13705 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Cloud Services
  • UAE
  • Iran
  • Bahrain
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Service Outages
  • AWS
  • Power Outages

Amazon Web Services (AWS) confirmed on Monday that two of its data centres in the UAE and one in Bahrain were damaged by drone strikes as the Middle East conflict involving Iran, the US and Israel widens.

Amazon UAE data centre catches fire amid Iranian air strikes

Amazon UAE data centre catches fire amid Iranian air strikes

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
02 March 2026
12213 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • UAE
  • Iran
  • Amazon Web Services
  • AWS
  • Power Outages

Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced service disruptions in one of its Availability Zones in the UAE on Sunday when a data centre lost power after catching fire, possibly due to Iranian air strikes in Dubai.

New data centre continues STT GDC growth in India

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
23 February 2026
9834 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • IPOs
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • MoU
  • STT GDC

Colocation data centre services provider, ST Telemedia Global Data Centres  (STT GDC) has announced the launch of its fourth data centre in the Indian city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, marking the expansion of its second campus in the city at Siruseri, a southern suburb of Chennai.

OpenAI partners with Tata Group to boost AI capacity in India

OpenAI partners with Tata to boost India's AI infrastructure

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
20 February 2026
9595 views
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Tata Group
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • South Asia
  • OpenAI
  • ChatGPT

OpenAI is partnering with Indian conglomerate Tata Group to expand access to AI in India with an initiative to develop local, AI-ready data centre capacity as part of OpenAI’s global Stargate initiative.

Terranova launches its first data centre in Mexico

Terranova launches its first data centre in Mexico

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
20 February 2026
9770 views
  • Investment
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • South Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Chile
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Telkom
  • Actis
  • Hyperscale
  • Water Management
  • Swiftnet
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Terranova

Terranova, the hyperscale data centre platform backed by the Actis infrastructure fund, described as one of the largest and longest-standing sustainable infrastructure investors globally, has launched its first data centre in Mexico.

Adani Group commits $100bn to AI-ready data centres

Adani Group commits $100bn to AI-ready data centres

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Manny Pham
Category: Data Centres & Networks
18 February 2026
12191 views
  • Central South Asia
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Adani Group

Indian conglomerate the Adani Group unveiled plans to invest US$100 billion in renewable energy-backed, AI-ready data centres by 2035, more than doubling its current capacity as it seeks to position India as a global AI infrastructure hub.

Telkom Indonesia explores US$1.5bn stake sale in NeutraDC

Telkom Indonesia explores US$1.5bn stake sale in NeutraDC

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Manny Pham
Category: Data Centres & Networks
16 February 2026
9774 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Indonesia
  • Telkomsel
  • Telkom Indonesia

Telkom Indonesia is reportedly considering the sale of a significant stake in its data centre arm NeutraDC, in a move that could raise around US$1.5 billion.

TCS and AMD partner to help Indian enterprises with AI deployment

TCS and AMD partner to help Indian enterprises with AI deployment

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
16 February 2026
10622 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • Platforms
  • AMD
  • Hyperscalers

IT services, consulting and business solutions specialist Tata Consultancy Services and high-performance and AI computing company AMD have expanded their strategic collaboration to support India’s national AI initiatives.

G42 and Vietnamese consortium announce AI and cloud-focused initiative

G42 and Vietnamese consortium announce AI and cloud-focused initiative

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
10 February 2026
10295 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Vietnam
  • Abu Dhabi
  • Digital Transformation
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • G42
  • cloud infrastructure
  • Sovereign AI
  • Viet Thai Group
  • FPT Corporation

Abu Dhabi-based technology holding group G42, and a consortium comprising IT services company the FPT Corporation and consumer-focused business the Viet Thai Group have signed a framework cooperation agreement to develop sovereign AI capabilities and cloud infrastructure across Vietnam.

Data centre development continues to ramp up in Malaysia

Data centre development continues to ramp up in Malaysia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
09 February 2026
10976 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Digital Bridge
  • AIMS Data Centre
  • Hyperscale
  • IOI Properties Group

The rush to build data centres in Malaysia continues apparently unabated, with new announcements targeting Cyberjaya, a planned city outside of Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, and Banting, a town in the western peninsular state of Selangor.

Cassava clears key hurdle for STANLIB stake in Africa Data Centres

Cassava clears key hurdle for STANLIB stake in Africa Data Centres

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Manny Pham
Category: Data Centres & Networks
06 February 2026
9660 views
  • Service Providers
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • South Africa
  • Africa Data Centres
  • Cassava Technologies
  • STANLIB

Cassava Technologies has cleared another regulatory milestone in South Africa for the sale of shares in its Africa Data Centres (ADC) unit to STANLIB Asset Management, a private equity firm backed by Standard Bank and Liberty Global.

Africa is funding a digital empire it does not control

Africa is funding a digital empire it does not control

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Matone Ditlhake
Category: Data Centres & Networks
05 February 2026
25375 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Data Storage
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Features

The global data centre map tells a blunt and uncomfortable story. Compute power is concentrated in the Global North, while Africa sits at the edge of a digital world it increasingly depends on. This imbalance is not technical - it is structural, economic and strategic, and it quietly shapes who holds authority in the AI era.

Saudi’s Neom megaproject review may focus on data centres

Saudi’s Neom megaproject review may focus on data centres

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
04 February 2026
11511 views
  • Investment
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Renewable Energy
  • Digital Transformation
  • Vision 2030
  • Neom

Why could much-reported plans for a radical downsizing of Saudi Arabia’s Neom megaproject be important for the telecoms sector? Partly because of its potential redesignation as a data centre hub.

China plans to launch space data centres over next five years

China plans to launch space data centres over next five years

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
30 January 2026
14188 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • China
  • Data Centres
  • LEO Satellite
  • Space Data Centres
  • CASC

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is reportedly planning to launch gigawatt AI space data centres over the next five years.

Tencent Cloud plans to boost Middle East data centre footprint

Tencent Cloud plans to boost Middle East data centre footprint

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
29 January 2026
11193 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Cloud Services
  • Tencent Cloud

Tencent Cloud is reportedly planning to expand its data centre footprint in the Middle East in a bid to grow its cloud business outside of China.

Digital Edge announces landmark data centre investment in Indonesia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
28 January 2026
10688 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Indonesia
  • Fibre
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Renewable Energy
  • Low Latency
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Hyperscale
  • Indonet
  • Digital Edge
  • Power usage effectiveness

Data centre and fibre solutions company Digital Edge has announced a US$4.5 billion investment to build CGK Campus, one of Indonesia's largest AI-ready hyperscale data centre campuses, in the GIIC Industrial Estate in Bekasi, in the province of West Java, located on the eastern border of Jakarta.

Burkina Faso launches two mini-data centres in data sovereignty push

Burkina Faso launches two mini-data centres in data sovereignty push

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
26 January 2026
10397 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Burkina Faso
  • Data Sovereignty

The government of Burkina Faso inaugurated two new mini data centres on Friday in a move to boost data sovereignty as well as the country’s digital infrastructure.

V.tal plans US-Brazil subsea cable plus new data centre in Porto Alegre

V.tal plans US-Brazil subsea cable plus new data centre in Porto Alegre

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
23 January 2026
11238 views
  • Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Data Centres
  • Subsea Cable
  • V.tal
  • Tecto Data Centres

Brazilian digital infrastructure and data centre group V.tal has announced plans for a new subsea cable system linking Brazil and the US, while its subsidiary Tecto Data Centers revealed separate plans to build a new data centre in Porto Alegre.

Saudi Arabia's Humain and Infra announce AI and digital infrastructure deal

Saudi Arabia's Humain and Infra announce AI and digital infrastructure deal

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
23 January 2026
11979 views
  • Investment
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • STC Group
  • GPUs
  • National Infrastructure Fund

Saudi Arabia-headquartered global artificial intelligence company Humain and the National Infrastructure Fund, the Kingdom’s lead development financing partner for infrastructure, have announced a strategic financing framework agreement of up to US$1.2 billion.

Ooredoo’s Syntys buys Q Data to expand Qatar data centre portfolio

Ooredoo’s Syntys buys Q Data to expand Qatar data centre portfolio

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
21 January 2026
11012 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Acquisitions
  • Data Centres
  • Ooredoo
  • Qatar
  • Hyperscale

Ooredoo Group announced on Tuesday that its digital infrastructure unit Syntys has acquired Qatar-based hyperscale data centre operator Q Data QFZ, which will add another 12.5MW of IT load capacity to Syntys’ data centre offerings in Qatar.

Digital Realty acquires Malaysian data centre owner

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
20 January 2026
10096 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Google
  • Connectivity
  • Dark Fibre
  • Digital Realty
  • AWS
  • Platforms
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • CSF Advisers
  • DECIX ASEAN
  • MY IX

Digital Realty, which describes itself as the largest global provider of cloud and carrier-neutral data centre, colocation and interconnection solutions, has joined the race for data centre space in Malaysia.

Zimbabwe govt leverages Econet’s industrial park plan to boost AI strategy

Zimbabwe govt leverages Econet’s industrial park plan to boost AI strategy

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
15 January 2026
10778 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Zimbabwe
  • Government
  • Econet Wireless
  • Artificial Intelligence

Zimbabwe’s Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services said on Wednesday it will support Econet Wireless’ plan to develop an industrial park in Harare that will also include a new data centre to support the government’s upcoming national AI strategy.

Batelco and Qareeb to launch edge data centre in Bahrain

Batelco and Qareeb to launch edge data centre in Bahrain

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
14 January 2026
10059 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Bahrain
  • Batelco
  • Beyon

Batelco by Beyon announced on Tuesday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Bahrain-based Qareeb Data Centers to launch what they claim will be Bahrain’s first edge data centre.

India’s RailTel announces Ethiopian data centre deal

India’s RailTel announces Ethiopian data centre deal

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
13 January 2026
8737 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Asia-Pacific
  • India
  • Data Centres
  • Ethiopia
  • Digital Transformation
  • RailTel
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • Digital Ethiopia 2030

RailTel Corporation of India has announced plans to establish a greenfield data centre for Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Indian news reports, the data centre will be housed within the existing building of the Ministry in Addis Ababa.

Joint venture targets Malaysia’s fast-growing data centre market

Joint venture targets Malaysia’s fast-growing data centre market

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
08 January 2026
9149 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Joint Venture
  • Tien Wah Press Holdings
  • Lum Chang Holdings
  • MyTelehaus

The rush to develop data centre infrastructure in Malaysia continues with Tien Wah Press Holdings saying that its joint venture (JV) with Singapore-listed property developer Lum Chang Holdings is entering the data centre business to tap into the growing demand for such infrastructure.

Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

Work begins on massive government data centre for Saudi Arabia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
05 January 2026
15896 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Big Data
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Data Sovereignty
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund
  • STC Group
  • Tier IV
  • SDAIA

Ground has been broken on a new data centre for the Saudi Arabian government in Riyadh, described as the world’s largest government data centre.

Zimbabwe’s Econet InfraCo announces industrial park plans

Zimbabwe’s Econet InfraCo announces industrial park plans

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
22 December 2025
12906 views
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • solar power
  • Data Centres
  • Zimbabwe
  • Econet Wireless

Econet InfraCo, the infrastructure arm of telecommunications provider Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced plans to develop a 300-hectare industrial park not far from the country’s main airport.

Stc's centre3 and Humain to build AI data centres in Saudi Arabia

Stc's centre3 and Humain to build AI data centres in Saudi Arabia

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
19 December 2025
18970 views
  • Middle East North Africa
  • Data Centres
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund
  • STC Group

Saudi Arabian telco stc group announced on Thursday that it has formed a a strategic joint venture partnership with Humain, a Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF)-owned AI company, to build AI data centres in the country.

GIBO Holdings unveils ambitious AI data centre plans for Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia street view. Photo: Peter Nguyen / Pixabay

GIBO Holdings unveils ambitious AI data centre plans for Malaysia

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Vaughan O'Grady
Category: Data Centres & Networks
17 December 2025
9905 views
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Platforms
  • NVIDIA
  • Digital Infrastructure
  • GPUs
  • LLMs
  • GIBO Holdings
  • Ricloud AI

GIBO Holdings, which describes itself as an Asia-based AI-generated animation platform, has announced a strategic initiative to develop Malaysia's first phase of a high-performance AI data centre, beginning with a 30MW deployment featuring a 14,000-GPU supercomputing cluster.

Empyrion Digital cleared to build 200+MW data centre in Malaysia

Empyrion Digital cleared to build 200+MW data centre in Malaysia

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John Tanner
Category: Data Centres & Networks
10 December 2025
9631 views
  • Data Centres
  • Malaysia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Hyperscale
  • Empyrion Digital

Singapore-based data centre developer and operator Empyrion Digital announced on Tuesday it has secured regulatory approvals for its planned 200+MW hyperscale data centre campus in Johor, which will also be its first campus in Malaysia.

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OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks

Optical & Fixed Networks
OpenAN project aims to enable O&M agent collaboration in autonomous networks
Telcos must embrace AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO

Telcos must absorb AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO

Enterprise Ecosystems
Telcos must absorb AI internally before customers can benefit: Globe CEO
Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China

Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China

Enterprise Ecosystems
Tokens touted to telcos as ticket to monetising AI – starting in China
Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI

Wireless Networks
Chinese telcos are kickstarting GSMA’s “IQ era” of mobile AI
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Telikom PNG to collaborate with DICT on digital public infrastructure

Telikom PNG to collaborate with DICT on digital public infrastructure

Globe partners with KDDI to explore digital services, retail growth in the Philippines

Globe partners with KDDI to explore digital services, retail growth in the Philippines

Artificial Intelligence

Industry and governments support African AI language initiative

Industry and governments support African AI language initiative

Regulation
Industry and governments support African AI language initiative
MIS may develop data centres in three Saudi cities

MIS may develop data centres in three Saudi cities

Data Centres & Networks
MIS may develop data centres in three Saudi cities
Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI

Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI

Enterprise Ecosystems
Strategies for sovereignty in the Age of AI
Zimbabwe's Econet InfraCo focuses on solar power and AI fuel management

Zimbabwe's Econet InfraCo focuses on solar power and AI fuel management

Energy & Sustainability
Zimbabwe's Econet InfraCo focuses on solar power and AI fuel management
China calls for cooperation on AI with foundation of WAICO

China calls for cooperation on AI with foundation of WAICO

Enterprise Ecosystems
China calls for cooperation on AI with foundation of WAICO
e& UAE and Core42 to deliver GPU platform for sovereign AI compute

e& UAE and Core42 to deliver GPU platform for sovereign AI compute

Cloud & Virtualisation
e& UAE and Core42 to deliver GPU platform for sovereign AI compute

Central & East Europe Update

Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and Lifecell expand 5G pilot to Kyiv

Kyivstar, Vodafone Ukraine and Lifecell expand 5G pilot to Kyiv

Cloud storage partnership targets Ukrainian and Polish organisations

Cloud storage partnership targets Ukrainian and Polish organisations

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