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One NZ adds rooftop solar to power Christchurch data

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One NZ installs its first major rooftop solar array to help power a Christchurch data centre and nearby stadium mobile coverage site.
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Salute & Ecolab add cooling service for AI centres

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Salute and Ecolab join forces to streamline liquid cooling for AI data centres, integrating Cooling-as-a-Service into chip-level ops.
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Abacus adopts single brand after Medicus IT merger

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Abacus unveils a single global brand after its merger with Medicus IT, uniting financial and healthcare cybersecurity under one banner.
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Firmus appoints three directors for AI infrastructure push

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Firmus adds three seasoned directors to steer governance and growth as it scales energy-efficient AI infrastructure across the region.
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Lightstorm lifts Japan-Guam-Australia cable to 400Gbps

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Lightstorm boosts Japan-Guam-Australia subsea cable to 400Gbps, targeting surging AI and cloud demand with higher-capacity, low-latency links.
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One NZ ends 2G and 3G network services across New Zealand

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One NZ has switched off its 2G and 3G networks nationwide, freeing spectrum for faster 4G and 5G and leaving holdouts needing new phones.
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TACEO launches shared network for finance, identity, AI

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Austrian startup TACEO unveils encrypted shared network to run finance, identity and AI workloads without exposing sensitive data.
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Extreme wins first EPEAT registry for network gear

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Extreme becomes first networking vendor with EPEAT-listed switches and Wi-Fi 7 access points, boosting its appeal in sustainability-led tenders.
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Siemens boosts AI data centre plans with new partners

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Siemens deepens AI data centre push, investing in Emerald AI and partnering with Fluence and PhysicsX to ease grid and power constraints.
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Datagrid signs 140MW deal to power Southland AI campus

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Datagrid strikes 140MW, 15-year power deal with Mercury to anchor a renewable AI data centre campus planned for Southland by 2028.
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Vertiv & Nvidia boost AI data centre design with DSX

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Vertiv and Nvidia deepen collaboration on simulation-ready AI data centre blueprints to cut deployment risk and speed build-out at scale.
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Siemens, Rittal ally to power next-gen AI data centres

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Siemens and Rittal forge IEC-focused alliance to standardise high-density AI data centre power, debuting modular sidecar rack systems.
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Cisco and Nvidia unveil new secure AI edge framework

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Cisco and Nvidia launch a secure AI edge framework to push low‑latency inference from data centres into hospitals, factories and networks.
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GitHub backs Alpha-Omega with fresh open source funds

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GitHub joins tech giants in a USD $12.5 million Alpha-Omega push, boosting AI-powered defences for critical open source software.
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Saviynt names Alex Lei to lead APJ identity security sales

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Saviynt appoints Alex Lei to spearhead Asia Pacific and Japan identity security sales as cloud, AI and access governance demand surges.
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Linux Foundation secures USD $12.5m for AI security

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Linux Foundation wins USD $12.5m from tech giants to bolster AI-era open source security and ease pressure on overstretched maintainers.
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Salute & Phaidra unite to boost AI data centre cooling

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Salute and Phaidra partner to blend AI-driven data centre controls with liquid cooling operations as operators ramp high-density AI loads.
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Amazon leads concentrated global hyperscale market

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Amazon leads the concentrated global hyperscale data centre market, as the top 10 providers captured 46% of 2024 revenue.
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NZ faces legal and sovereignty risks as EU AI rules take effect - experts

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Experts warn NZ could surrender AI sovereignty in health, justice and education unless it matches tough new EU rules with its own law.
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AirTrunk opens new Singapore base for Asia AI growth

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AirTrunk opens new Singapore HQ to anchor Asia AI and cloud growth, expanding staff and green data centre investment across the region.