North America Trends
North America Trends
North America market trend intelligence tracks cloud service, regional ISP, national telecom, data centre, and institutional infrastructure signals across North American internet infrastructure markets. BTW.
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North America Datacenter
Carlyle Sells Copia Power to EQT
Carlyle transfers Copia Power and its integrated power and data centre development portfolio to EQT Infrastructure VII.
North America Datacenter Trends
New York town approves 12-month data centre moratorium
Manlius has approved a one-year moratorium on new data centre developments while it updates planning and zoning rules.
North America Datacenter
QTS seeks permit for 98 diesel generators at Colorado data centre
QTS is seeking approval to expand the backup power systems at its Aurora data centre campus with 98 additional diesel generators.
North America Datacenter
Meta breaks ground on C$13bn AI data centre in Alberta
Meta's first Canadian data centre combines a 1GW AI campus with the new power infrastructure required to support it.
North America National Telecom Trends
Ericsson and AT&T trial cuts 5G handover data loss by 25%
The trial shows how 5G Advanced is moving beyond faster networks to improve how devices stay connected in motion.
North America Datacenter Trends
Canada clarifies 20GW AI data centre estimate
Canada says its 20GW AI data centre estimate reflects proposed projects rather than capacity expected to be built.
North America Datacenter Trends
NERC flags AI data centres as grid reliability risk
A transmission fault caused 1,800MW of AI data centre demand to drop within milliseconds, highlighting the growing role of data centres in grid operations.
North America Datacenter Trends
US heatwave exposes grid strain as AI data centres expand
Extreme weather is exposing a new reality for AI infrastructure: reliable power is becoming as important as available power.
North America Datacenter
Execution Risk Reshapes AI Infrastructure
The collapse of Virginia Digital Gateway shows execution certainty is becoming a strategic requirement for AI infrastructure development.
North America National Telecom
LEO Broadband Enters Commercial Competition
Amazon's service launch signals that the next phase of LEO broadband will be defined by commercial execution rather than satellite deployment.
North America Datacenter
Community Approval Shapes Data Centre Growth
Community approval is becoming as important as planning permission as operators seek to expand AI infrastructure.
Asia-Pacific National Telecom
Telecom Operators Expand Into AI Compute
SoftBank's SB Neo will rent AI computing capacity using dedicated infrastructure, extending the company's business beyond traditional telecom services.
North America Cloud Services Trends
Extreme launches multi-beam Wi-Fi for NFL venue
Extreme Networks is using the Tennessee Titans' new Nissan Stadium as a public test case for Wi-Fi 7 capacity control in dense large-venue environments.
North America Datacenter Trends
Hundreds march against Telus AI data centres in Vancouver
Hundreds marched in Vancouver against two planned Telus AI data centres, turning the projects into a test of local consent over water, power and urban infrastructure.
North America National Telecom Trends
Verizon gains Carolina West customers as rural operator closes
Carolina West's closure shows how rural wireless consolidation is moving away from headline M&A deals. Verizon gains a customer pipeline without paying an acquisition price, while a 90,000-user base faces forced migration — the quiet side of US telecom market concentration.
North America Datacenter Trends
Texas city residents oppose potential AI data centre over water use
Victoria has no data centre proposal yet, but water concerns are already organising residents — a pattern that suggests developers may face political headwinds before filing a single permit. The 2 million-gallon-per-day estimate anchors the debate in rural supply security, not…
Global National Telecom Trends
Huawei promotes a layered autonomous network model
Huawei remains a major telecom network vendor whose automation architecture and standards positions can influence operator deployment models.
Global Datacenter Trends
Tesla files Megapod trademark for AI hardware
Tesla is tracked because its energy storage solutions, AI compute demand, and infrastructure initiatives can influence data centre and AI infrastructure supply chains.
North America National Telecom Trends
FCC funds China gear removal with spectrum sale
FCC raises $3.5bn from AWS-3 spectrum to fund Huawei and ZTE equipment removal from US telecom networks.
North America Datacenter Trends
Microsoft secures Chevron power for AI buildout
Microsoft and Chevron sign a 20-year power deal for Project Kilby, linking West Texas generation with AI data centre capacity.