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Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
nLighten refits Bristol data centre for high-density AI workloads
nLighten upgrades its Bristol edge data centre to support AI-ready capacity and regional sovereign infrastructure beyond London.

CASE FILE
FERC forces US grid operators to justify large-load tariffs
FERC orders six US grid operators to review large-load tariffs as AI data centres increase pressure on power markets.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
CPPIB invests $742m in CtrlS data centres
CPPIB invests $742m in CtrlS, taking an 8.2% stake and backing a JV to build hyperscale data centres in India.

North America Datacenter Trends
Missouri becomes test case for power-driven hyperscale buildout
Amazon and Google commit $25bn to Missouri data centres as hyperscalers seek power-ready sites beyond established hubs.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
EU misses 2030 targets on fibre and chips
EU risks missing 2030 digital targets as FTTP coverage reaches 74% and semiconductor share remains far below its 20% goal.

Global National Telecom Trends
Ericsson returns Hammarwall to lead Networks
Ericsson appoints David Hammarwall to lead Business Area Networks from October 2026, signalling continuity across 5G, AI RAN and 6G.

North America Datacenter Trends
Nokia expands US chip packaging to feed AI demand
Nokia is a major network infrastructure vendor whose optical networking and data centre connectivity moves affect AI infrastructure supply chains.

North America Datacenter Trends
Data centre demand widens AI infrastructure play beyond chips
Three TSX stocks show how AI data centre demand is spreading into cloud hardware, transformers and engineering services.

Asia-Pacific Datacenter Trends
Climate risk in data centre siting threatens AI expansion
Australia is becoming a regional data centre growth market, driven by AI demand, land availability, renewable energy potential and grid rules shaping investment.

Global Datacenter Trends
CyrusOne tightens operational control to fuel AI expansion
CyrusOne links AI data centre growth to power access, in-house operations and community trust as it expands into Milan.

Europe and Middle East Datacenter Trends
UK data centres face green planning push
Ennovus and Connectus call for renewables, long-duration storage and water-neutral design in UK data centre planning.

North America Datacenter Trends
KKR launches $10bn Helix for AI infrastructure
KKR launches $10bn Helix with Nvidia, KIA and Vistra to bundle AI data centres, power and connectivity for hyperscalers.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
China deploys three-band fibre for AI networks
China Mobile deploys a three-band fibre system in Qingdao to lift AI network capacity across existing telecom routes.

North America National Telecom Trends
Gunshot damages Spectrum fibre line in Talladega County
A Spectrum fibre cable in Talladega County was damaged by suspected gunfire, prompting a criminal mischief investigation.

North America Datacenter Trends
Harbor Farmz pitches cannabis site for data centres
Harbor Farmz shows how power-ready industrial property can become a candidate for AI and data centre infrastructure reuse.

North America National Telecom Trends
Belden targets rural FTTX with easier drop cable
Belden launches DiamonDrop cable to simplify FTTX field termination for rural and hard-to-serve broadband builds.

Europe and Middle East National Telecom Trends
Open Fiber pushes Veneto FTTH uptake
Open Fiber connects 61,000 Veneto premises to FTTH and uses a €100 voucher campaign to push fibre uptake.

North America Regional ISP Trends
Ezee Fiber underground fibre work angers Salem residents
Ezee Fiber faces Salem complaints after underground fibre work allegedly damaged driveways and waterlines.

Asia-Pacific National Telecom Trends
China Mobile boosts AI capacity with commercial three-band fibre
China Mobile opened a 35km Qingdao three-band fibre test bed to boost AI network capacity without laying new routes.

Latin America and Caribbean National Telecom Trends
Latin America subsea cable boom mobilises suppliers
Latin America’s subsea cable boom draws Padtec, DXN and French-backed interest as ageing networks face AI-driven demand.
