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U.S. Broadband Investment Surges to $89.6B Amid AI Expansion
📅 - America's broadband industry is on track for one of its strongest investment years in history, according to the 2024 Broadband Capex Report released by USTelecom, The Broadband Association. The report reveals that broadband providers invested $89.6 billion in U.S. communications infrastructure in 2024, bringing total industry investment since 1996 to more than $2.2 trillion.
The data underscores broadband's role as a critical pillar of the U.S. digital economy - powering everything from cloud computing and streaming to artificial intelligence workloads and next-generation connectivity. Investment momentum has remained steady across decades of technological shifts, from the early days of [...][... Check source for end of article ...]
📅 - AI Boom Drives Smarter, Faster Data Center Growth by 2030 - The global data center industry is entering a new era - one defined less by hype and more by execution discipline. According to Bain & Company's latest 2030 Global Data Center Forecast, hyperscalers are shifting from a growth-at-any-cost mindset to a more selective and efficiency-driven approach, even as power availability and construction delays continue to challenge expansion timelines.
Despite speculation of an AI bubble and headline-grabbing megaprojects such as Stargate, Bain's analysis projects that total global data center capacity demand will reach 163 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 - double today's levels. The consultancy's baseline scenario anticipates continued strong AI-related [...]
📅 - Cologix Expands Into Calgary With DataHiveOne Acquisition - Cologix has entered a new chapter in its Canadian expansion with the acquisition of DataHiveOne, Calgary's primary carrier hotel and a major interconnection hub for Western Canada. The move establishes the North American data center and interconnection provider's first footprint in Calgary and further consolidates its leadership in Canada's fast-evolving digital infrastructure market.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition includes most of DataHive's colocation and interconnection assets - a portfolio that anchors the region's global connectivity. Strategically located in downtown Calgary, DataHiveOne houses over 30 networks, including the city's Internet [...]
📅 - ZTE hosts 2025 Broadband User Congress Mexico: “AI Boosting BroadbandBenefits” - Mexico City, Mexico, October 22, 2025 - ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, recently kicked off its 2025 Broadband User Conference in Mexico City, Mexico.
This year's congress themed "AI Boosting Broadband Benefits", brought together over 400 global ICT industry leaders, top telecom operators, enterprise innovation pioneers, and strategic partners to exchange insights on broadband innovations in the intelligent era.
The conference highlighted a series of AI-driven innovations, showcasing how AI is accelerating the evolution of next-generation broadband solutions and driving network intelligent [...]
📅 - Airtel Partners with IBM to Boost Cloud and AI for Enterprises - Bharti Airtel, one of India's leading telecommunications and digital infrastructure providers, has announced a strategic partnership with IBM to strengthen its Airtel Cloud platform and accelerate AI adoption across India's enterprise landscape. The collaboration combines IBM's expertise in hybrid cloud, AI infrastructure, and automation with Airtel's telco-grade reliability, security, and local data residency.
The joint efforts would deliver advanced cloud and AI capabilities to businesses operating in highly regulated sectors.
The alliance comes at a time when India's digital economy is expanding rapidly, and organizations are under increasing pressure to modernize infrastructure while [...]
📅 - Crusoe and Starcloud Partner to Launch the First Cloud in Space - Crusoe, the vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider known for coupling high-performance computing with clean energy solutions, has announced a landmark partnership with Starcloud - the first company building AI data centers in space. The collaboration aims to make Crusoe the first public cloud provider to run workloads beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Under the agreement, Crusoe will deploy its Crusoe Cloud platform aboard a Starcloud satellite set to launch in late 2026. The project will inaugurate a new era of off-planet computing, with limited GPU capacity expected to be available to customers by early 2027. The companies say the initiative represents a step change in the evolution [...]
📅 - ZTE boosts LATAM broadband with Performance+, Efficiency+, Experience+ - Mexico City, Mexico, October 23, 2025 - ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, has shared its Performance+, Efficiency+, Experience+ strategy to support operators in creating new broadband value in Latin America, addressing the region's sluggish ARPU growth and paving the way for sustainable digital evolution.
As the global telecom industry enters the post-connectivity era, traditional revenue streams are plateauing and ARPU growth remains sluggish. In Latin America, for example, Omdia forecasts that fixed broadband revenue will grow from USD 36.5 billion to USD 45.7 billion over the next five [...]
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