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UK Stories

Digital Infrastructure stories

NHS IT outages disrupt 274,620 patient interactions

Routine appointments bore the brunt as IT failures disrupted 274,620 patient interactions across NHS England and five major hospital trusts in 2025.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 26th May 2026

Data centers

Re:State calls for taskforce to modernise government IT

Ageing systems are leaving public services exposed to outages and cyber-attacks, with 28 per cent of high-risk government IT unfunded for fixes.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026

Global Stories

Digital Infrastructure stories

Network Infrastructure

Indigo Telecom eyes Aqua Comms Newcastle operations centre

The proposed transfer would bolster round-the-clock monitoring for subsea cable customers as Indigo expands its global network operations footprint.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Tue, 26th May 2026

Digital Transformation

Dallas tops global data centre rankings as power bites

Power shortages and slower approvals are reshaping data centre expansion, even as global construction nearly doubles to 31.7 gigawatts.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 26th May 2026

Hyperscale

OVHcloud launches APAC Local Zone with Datacentre220

New Zealand firms gain a local cloud option as OVHCloud opens its first Asia-Pacific zone in Auckland, boosting resilience and data sovereignty.

By Donovan Jackson • 4 min read • Mon, 25th May 2026

DataCentre infrastructure

Güntner launches data centre cooling division with JAEGGI

The new unit gives operators a single point of contact for cooling systems as demand for artificial intelligence and cloud sites strains energy and water use.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 23rd May 2026

Hyperscale

HSCALE doubles Milan data centre capacity to 250MW

The expansion secures scarce power and land in one of southern Europe's tightest cloud markets, with both sites due online in 2028.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Sat, 23rd May 2026

Network Infrastructure

Zayo Europe opens Genoa PoP to boost Mediterranean links

Genoa's rising role as a cable landing hub is giving carriers and cloud providers another route into major European connectivity centres.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026

Smart Cities

Bir signs deal to digitise Baku's Old City services

Visitors to Baku's UNESCO-listed Old City may soon use one app for navigation, tickets and payments under a new digital services pact.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026

Hyperscale

Indigo Telecom Group in talks to buy Aqua Comms NOC

A planned deal would expand Indigo's 24-hour monitoring reach for subsea cable operators, carriers and hyperscalers across more than 90 countries.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026

Data Protection

Education bodies boost AI budgets despite poor returns

Storage and cloud fees are eroding education AI returns, even as 46% of institutions plan bigger budgets this year.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026

Data centers

Asia Pacific data centre investment hits record USD $11.6bn

Power access is steering AI-driven expansion into Malaysia, Australia and India, as Asia Pacific data centre investment reached USD $11.6 billion.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026

Data Analytics

Vultr opens Milan cloud region to target AI demand

Italian enterprises and developers will gain lower-latency access to AI and cloud tools as Vultr adds its 33rd global region in Milan.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026

Data centers

Computle study questions cloud workstation pricing

Architectural firms could save GBP £21,500 a year under a new metered model after telemetry showed cloud workstations rarely use full GPU capacity.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026

Digital Transformation

Matrix NAP Info activates Ciena's 1 Tb/s subsea upgrade

The Batam-Jakarta route can now carry more cloud and internet traffic on existing fibre, after a live 1 Tb/s test proved the upgrade.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Infrastructure stories

Gaming

Consistent lists graphic cards & pen drives on GeM

Government buyers across India can now source Consistent Infosystems' graphic cards and pen drives through GeM, widening access to the firm's hardware.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd May 2026