NewsHosting news - 04 Jul 2025 - Listing Page: 211

Sparkle Expands U.S. Network with New San Diego PoP - 📅 Jul 4, 2025 - Global telecommunications provider Sparkle has expanded its U.S. infrastructure footprint with the launch of a new Point of Presence (PoP) in San Diego, California. The move is a strategic effort to enhance connectivity across North and South America while reinforcing Sparkle's position as a key player in the international internet backbone market.

Located within MDC's carrier-neutral data center, the San Diego PoP is directly integrated into Sparkle's Tier-1 global IP backbone, Seabone. This backbone currently spans 52 locations across the Americas, including major hubs in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and various U.S. cities. The new [...]

DigitalBridge, La Caisse Finalize Yondr Acquisition - 📅 Jul 4, 2025 - Yondr Group, a global developer, owner, and operator of hyperscale data centers, has officially been acquired by DigitalBridge Group and La Caisse, formerly CDPQ, from Cathexis Holdings. The strategic acquisition reflects rising demand for large-scale and AI-optimized digital infrastructure and further solidifies the partnership between DigitalBridge and La Caisse in high-growth digital asset sectors.

The deal places Yondr in a strong position to respond to the increasing requirements for high-capacity, AI-ready data center solutions globally. La Caisse has taken joint ownership of Yondr, investing alongside funds managed by DigitalBridge.

As part of the transition, Yondr has announced [...]

Executive Interview: BitNinja CEO on Stopping Malware with Proactive AI Security - 📅 Jul 4, 2025 - In this video interview with HostingJournalist, BitNinja CEO George Egri explains the company's proactive cybersecurity strategy, stressing that by the time malware reaches a website, the damage is already done. Instead of reacting after the fact, BitNinja focuses on prevention - blocking attackers before they can strike - through a comprehensive, multi-layered defense system.

With a massive IP reputation database, BitNinja automatically identifies and blocks malicious traffic. An advanced application firewall further filters incoming traffic, reducing exposure to threats.

BitNinja highlights the growing complexity of cyber threats, especially with hackers now leveraging AI to develop [...]

OpenAI Tied to $30B Oracle Deal for 4.5GW U.S. Data Center Expansion - 📅 Jul 3, 2025 - OpenAI is significantly expanding its access to computing infrastructure in the United States through a major agreement with Oracle, a move that underlines the soaring demand for artificial intelligence compute power and highlights OpenAI's long-term strategy under its Stargate initiative.

According to sources familiar with the arrangement, OpenAI will lease approximately 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity across the U.S. from Oracle, making this one of the largest known infrastructure procurement deals for AI operations to date. This scale of power allocation is comparable to that of large-scale utility projects and represents a substantial investment in next-generation AI [...]

GlobalConnect to Link Sweden and Finland with New Subsea Cable by 2026 - 📅 Jul 3, 2025 - GlobalConnect, a leading Nordic provider of digital infrastructure, has launched construction of a new subsea fiber-optic cable that will directly connect Sweden and Finland via the Åland Islands. The project, valued at approximately €14 million, is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.

The fiber-optic cable project is part of GlobalConnect's broader strategy to enhance regional connectivity, increase data transfer capacity, and mitigate growing geopolitical and cybersecurity risks in the Baltic region.

The initiative addresses the rising demand for high-capacity, secure digital infrastructure driven by the rapid expansion of data centers and artificial intelligence clusters [...]

Alibaba Cloud Opens Data Centers in Malaysia, Philippines - 📅 Jul 3, 2025 - Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of the Alibaba Group, is expanding its infrastructure footprint in Southeast Asia with the announcement of two new data centers: its third facility in Malaysia, set to open on July 1, 2025, and a second facility in the Philippines, scheduled for October 2025.

These strategic additions are part of the company's broader regional growth plan, aimed at supporting surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services across emerging digital economies.

The expansion reflects the accelerating pace of AI adoption and digital transformation across industries in Southeast Asia. With businesses increasingly dependent on [...]

F5 Equips Enterprises for Quantum-Safe Future with Scalable PQC Integration - 📅 Jul 3, 2025 - F5, the global application security and delivery specialist, is stepping up efforts to help organizations navigate one of the most critical transformations in cybersecurity: the shift to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). With the advent of quantum computing poised to render current encryption methods obsolete, F5 has integrated quantum-resilient capabilities into its Application Delivery and Security Platform to safeguard applications and APIs without compromising performance or scalability.

The urgency surrounding this transition is underscored by analysts such as Gartner, which predicts that asymmetric cryptography - commonly used in securing digital communications - will be unsafe by [...]

JetHost Acquires WebHostFace, Signals Ambitious Growth in Hosting Industry - 📅 Jul 3, 2025 - JetHost, a newly launched web hosting company from Bulgaria primarily operating in the American market, has announced its acquisition of WebHostFace, marking its first major move in a broader expansion strategy. While JetHost is a new name in the hosting space, its founders bring decades of industry experience to the table. The acquisition is seen as a significant step in establishing the company's footprint in the American market, with plans to extend services globally in the near future.

WebHostFace, an established player with a sizable U.S. customer base, says it has built a reputation over the years for reliability and accessible support. JetHost aims to maintain that customer trust [...]

JetHost Acquires WebHostFace, Signals Ambitious Growth in Hosting Industry - 📅 Jul 3, 2025 - JetHost, a newly launched web hosting company from Bulgaria primarily operating in the American market, has announced its acquisition of WebHostFace, marking its first major move in a broader expansion strategy. While JetHost is a new name in the hosting space, its founders bring decades of industry experience to the table. The acquisition is seen as a significant step in establishing the company's footprint in the American market, with plans to extend services globally in the near future.

WebHostFace, an established player with a sizable U.S. customer base, says it has built a reputation over the years for reliability and accessible support. JetHost aims to maintain that customer trust [...]

Prevent Downtime and Fire Risk with leagend’s UPS BMS Technology - 📅 Jul 3, 2025 - – As data centers increasingly become the critical hubs of digital infrastructure, their operational stability hinges on two core pillars: computing power and power security. Amid rising global demand for uninterrupted data services, leagend's UPS Battery Management Solution (BMS) emerges as a cutting-edge answer to the vulnerabilities associated with backup power systems.

Data centers rely on a multi-layered power supply strategy that includes utility power, generators, and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) systems. While utility outages and generator failures are not uncommon, it's the failure of backup batteries—often the last line of defense—that can lead to catastrophic disruptions, [...]