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Author: Yu Tian

Philippine Globe Telecom Plans to Invest $1 Billion in Data Center

According to Bloomberg, Globe Telecom plans to invest $1 billion in building data centers by 2027, aiming to develop this field into the company’s next billion dollar business. This expansion is driven by the capacity demand brought about by the surge in AI workloads. Carl Cruz, President and CEO of Globe Telecom, stated, “We need … Continued

NTT Collaborates with Cailabs to Develop Satellite-ground Optical Links

Japanese telecom operator NTT has partnered with French-based Cailabs to develop direct optical links between satellite networks and terrestrial data infrastructure. Cailabs designs and manufactures advanced photonic products, which naturally synergize with this Japanese telecom operator leading the development of all-optical networks through its IOWN (Innovative Optical and Wireless Network) communication infrastructure initiative. Traditional satellite … Continued

Google Plans to Provide 13 Billion Euros to Finnish Data Centers

Google plans to invest 13 billion euros (approximately 15 billion US dollars) in Finland over the next two years for the construction of AI related digital infrastructure, including data centers and related supporting investments in Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos, and Vaala. According to the search giant, this will be Google’s largest single investment in Europe so … Continued

ACE Deploys Ciena’s Wavelogic 6 Extreme to Strengthen Connectivity between Africa and Europe

The Africa to Europe (ACE) Submarine Cable System Alliance has chosen Ciena to upgrade one of the key routes connecting Western Europe, West Africa, and South Africa. The system is approximately 17000 kilometers long and passes through 18 landing stations. It is powered by the WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) Ciena 6500 and provides a transmission … Continued

Lightera Expands Submarine Fiber Manufacturing Capacity

Lightera announced today a significant capital investment to expand its underwater fiber manufacturing business in Denmark and the United States, in order to strengthen its commitment to meeting the rapidly growing demand for global underwater communication infrastructure. This expansion will nearly triple manufacturing capacity by 2029, ensuring reliable supply for existing customer commitments and future … Continued

Bell Canada Expands 900MW to Consolidate Leading Position in Sovereign AI

Bell Canada is accelerating its sovereign AI computing ambitions, announcing plans to quadruple the size of its Saskatchewan data center over the next decade. The operator stated that it will add 900MW of data center capacity in the province, after announcing an initial 300MW in March. At the time, the company stated that the first … Continued

SENKO Authorizes Lightera to Produce SN ®- MT

SENKO Advanced Components announced on September 15th that Lightera has signed a license agreement to manufacture and supply products based on SENKO SN ®- MT fiber optic connector technology products. This protocol is SN ®- Another important milestone in the expansion of the MT ecosystem has enabled the industry to have wider access to high-density … Continued

Zankore will Build Indonesia’s First AI Factory

Zankore, a joint venture formed by IOH (Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison), Nvidia, and Nokia, has secured a $3.1 billion loan for the initial construction of its 1 GW AI factory and new cloud platform (neo-cloud platform). Zankore, a joint venture established by Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH), NVIDIA, and Nokia, has secured a priority term loan of … Continued

Google Allocated 13 Billion Euros for Data Center Project in Finland

Google plans to invest 13 billion euros (approximately 15 billion US dollars) in Finland over the next two years for AI-related digital infrastructure, including the construction of data centers and related supporting investments in Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos, and Vaala. According to the search giant, this will be Google’s largest single investment in Europe to date. … Continued

Telstra and Ciena Create a New Milestone in Terrestrial Optical Networking

Telstra successfully transmitted four 400GbE client service signals on a single wavelength between Melbourne and Sydney in its live production environment operating Ciena WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e), without requiring any regeneration along the route and operating within the L-band spectrum. This milestone extended the previously demonstrated 1.6 Tb/s transmission distance by approximately 50%, reaching around … Continued

NTIA Use BEAD’s Remaining $21 Billion Funds in Broadband Deployment

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the United States has ultimately decided how to dispose of the remaining approximately $21 billion in funding for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. Congress initially allocated $42.5 billion for BEAD, but after the Trump administration revised the plan and NTIA recently approved the final proposal for … Continued

Nvidia Acquires Hugging Face to Strengthen AI Open Platform Layout

Nvidia has officially announced the acquisition of open-source AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, stating that the deal will help expand global developers and organizations’ access to AI. Nvidia CEO Huang Renxun stated during the announcement of the transaction that “AI advances faster when people can build together. Open models enable startups, enterprises, universities, … Continued