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AI-generated editorial graphic showing transmission lines and a data-centre facility with figures for Duke Energy’s 7.6GW of data-centre agreements

North America Datacenter Trends

Duke Energy data-centre agreements reach 7.6GW

Duke Energy has signed 7.6GW of data-centre agreements, with much of the 5GW under construction expected to start taking power from late 2027.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a 71-acre data-centre development site in Culpeper, Virginia, showing nearby power and fibre infrastructure

North America Datacenter Trends

STACK buys $66.4m Culpeper data-centre site

STACK has acquired a zoned 71-acre site in Culpeper, but has not disclosed a site-specific power allocation or construction timetable.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial graphic illustrating NSF's $100m regional AI infrastructure hubs programme with US research institutions and computing infrastructure

North America Institutional Trends

NSF launches $100m regional AI infrastructure hubs programme

NSF will fund hub coordination, training and workforce development, while regional consortia must separately secure the computing, data and software used by each hub.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial infographic representing Asturias’s proposed €1.23bn Digital Valley38 data-centre project in Salas, with ten modules and 120MW of planned capacity

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

Asturias presents €1.23bn Salas data-centre plan

Asturias has presented Digital Valley38, a ten-module 120MW data-centre project in Salas, with construction planned from late 2027 to 2030.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial graphic showing an AI data centre and power infrastructure with SK Telecom AIDC revenue growth of 92.5% and SK Hyper’s 5GW target

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends

SK Telecom AIDC revenue nearly doubles in Q2

SK Telecom’s AIDC revenue reached KRW136.2bn in Q2, while SK Hyper must secure sites, build substations and acquire customers for 5GW from 2029.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated editorial illustration of a mobile telecom tower, Ghanaian flag and 5G spectrum licensing imagery representing Ghana’s spectrum process

Africa National Telecom Trends

Ghana extends 5G spectrum application deadline to 27 August

Ghana gives prospective 5G spectrum bidders three more weeks to apply and successful bidders longer to pay before licences are issued.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated aerial illustration of land and infrastructure being prepared for a proposed telecom manufacturing zone in Gwalior, India

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends

India signs MoU for 350-acre Gwalior telecom manufacturing zone

India’s Gwalior telecom manufacturing zone pairs public land and infrastructure funding with private investment commitments that have yet to become operating factories.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated illustration of two UAVs providing mobile coverage above a trail-running event in a mountainous landscape

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends

Deutsche Telekom tests two flying base stations in rotation

Two UAV base stations alternated over a Czech trail-running event, using satellite backhaul to maintain mobile coverage while one aircraft refuelled.

Aug 7, 2026
AI-generated illustration of Glide MagicalAuth using SIM or eSIM authentication across AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon

North America National Telecom Trends

Glide launches MagicalAuth beta across three US carriers

Glide’s MagicalAuth beta brings SIM-based authentication to AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, while fallback and recovery performance remain unproven.

Aug 7, 2026
Illustration of the London skyline, a data centre, Greater London map markers and panels summarising draft data-centre planning criteria

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends

London draft plan proposes dedicated data-centre policy

The draft would make electricity, water, heat recovery and site suitability explicit planning considerations for future data-centre development in London.

Aug 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of an ATC Uganda statutory levy payment to the Uganda Communications Commission with telecom infrastructure and fund-allocation graphics

Africa National Telecom

ATC Uganda remits UGX20.9bn under 2% levy

ATC Uganda’s payment fulfils a 2% gross-revenue obligation, with half retained by UCC to finance universal-access initiatives.

Aug 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of an underground copper mine connected to a remote operations centre by a 1,500km optical network

Latin America and Caribbean National Telecom

Codelco tests 1,500km optical link for remote mining

The trial tests whether Codelco can control machinery and monitor El Teniente from a distant operations centre over NTT’s optical network.

Aug 7, 2026
Abstract editorial illustration separating an administrative ledger, a sparse declaration card and a detached time-bounded collector aperture.

Global Regional ISP

Janani Technology’s AS136022 Separates Sparse Declarations from Routing Evidence

Janani Technology’s AS136022 Separates Sparse Declarations from Routing Evidence intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that…

Aug 7, 2026
Editorial infographic showing the SHV-HK submarine cable route between Hong Kong and Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Asia-Pacific National Telecom

China Unicom lands Hong Kong-Cambodia cable

SHV-HK adds a direct Hong Kong-Cambodia subsea path, but its operational role will depend on when capacity is activated and used.

Aug 7, 2026
Editorial infographic showing the planned Daraja subsea cable route between Mombasa, Kenya, and Salalah, Oman

Africa National Telecom

Kenya bandwidth rises 16% ahead of Daraja launch

Kenya’s international bandwidth is growing faster than utilisation, while Daraja would give Safaricom a new Oman–Mombasa route for sourcing capacity.

Aug 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of Hillsborough County, Florida, with a data centre, wetlands and a notice about land use and water resources

North America Datacenter

Hillsborough moves to draft data-centre moratorium

Hillsborough is preparing data-centre rules before applications arrive, with potable-water use for cooling among the conditions under review.

Aug 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of AVK microgrid power equipment beside a data centre representing Partners Group’s planned $1bn investment

Europe and Middle East Datacenter

Partners Group plans $1bn AVK investment

The investment gives AVK capital to take its 110MW Dublin microgrid model into a wider pipeline of on-site data-centre power projects.

Aug 7, 2026
Editorial illustration of a Microsoft data centre with an India map marking Hyderabad and cloud infrastructure imagery

Asia-Pacific Datacenter

Microsoft opens fourth India cloud region in Hyderabad

Hyderabad gives Azure customers another Indian region for running workloads and disaster recovery, although Microsoft says more services will be added over time.

Aug 7, 2026
Abstract editorial illustration separating a registry ledger, declared interconnection layer and asymmetric routing-observation instrument.

Global Regional ISP

Level 86’s AS212483 Separates Registry Identity from Routing Visibility

Level 86’s AS212483 Separates Registry Identity from Routing Visibility intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow.…

Aug 7, 2026
Editorial illustration separating a registry record, one routing identity and six declared exchange links from an unlit live-observation layer.

Africa Datacenter

What AS37599 Records About Teraco—and What It Cannot Prove

What AS37599 Records About Teraco—and What It Cannot Prove intelligence summary explains the development, the public evidence available to readers, the organisations involved, the regional context, market exposure, and the infrastructure consequences that may follow. The Africa…

Aug 7, 2026