All Equinix articles
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Network & InfraQuantum leap: tracking telco deployments
New research from STL Partners has identified 106 quantum announcements involving 35 telcos, putting operators at the forefront of quantum future…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: VIRTUS fills CEO role; Eutelsat selects connectivity lead
January 2026 edition: UK’s VIRTUS Data Centres installs ex-Global Switch exec at the helm; Open Dutch Fiber names ex-Eurofiber Netherlands boss as CEO; Deutsche Telekom installs CEOs for European towerco carve-outs; more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: satcos shuttle forward with expansion; tower buys trickle in
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Indra finalises Hispasat buy as it expands satellite ambitions; AST SpaceMobile sends BlueBird 6 to the stars; Phoenix Tower International and Stonepeak purchase fresh tower assets; SoftBank firms up plans for DigitalBridge takeover…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: data centre financing surge; investors hesitant on Euro telco infra
Latest on EMEA digital infra: investors’ data centre appetites in spotlight with wave of new European deals; EQT and Omers reportedly firming up €1.7bn Deutsche Glasfaser financing deal; EC pushes back AI Gigafactory tender launch; more…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: PremiumFiber fills out senior team; TDF leadership rejig rolls on
December 2025 edition: firmed-up PremiumFiber names financial, legal, and tech management; TDF appoints Sophie Giordano and Audrey Piton in latest management shake-up; Equinix CFO Keith Taylor to retire after 27-year tenure; more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: telcos advance fibre plans; data centre pledges keep coming
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Telefónica, Vodacom, and Vodafone Spain press on with fibre joint venture plans; 4iG and Magyar Telekom emerge as main winners of Hungary rural fibre scheme; Brookfield and PPC among the latest to make big pitches in the data centre space…
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Network & Infra2Africa consortium finishes up subsea infra build
Meta-led group of tech players completes construction of the infra behind 2Africa submarine network, marking a major milestone in one of largest international subsea projects…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: more fibre players pare back rollout; telcos mull AI data centre ambitions
Latest on EMEA digital infra: KPN and OTE revise fibre build strategies; Vodacom keeping “powder dry” for potential fibre, data centre buys; DT and Vodafone ruminate very differently on AI Gigafactory plans; more…
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Venturing & InvestmentsEquinix ploughs £3.9bn into UK data centre build
International data centre operator acquires work-in-progress Hertfordshire site, with plans to develop more than 250MW of IT capacity in the future. Equinix’s move is the latest multibillion-pound investment in UK data centres, with several others seen in recent years…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: DigitalBridge names data centre leader; Open Dutch Fiber recruits ops boss
October 2025 edition: Alpen Glasfaser, Open Dutch Fiber, and the newly created PremiumFiber name top-level leadership; data centre players Colt, Raxio, and Vantage recruit senior finance experts; France’s TDF continues C-suite revamp; more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: AI infra competition ramps up; infra carve-out trend continues
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Vodacom secures another regulatory win for Maziv fibre JV; Kenyan gov mulls Safaricom infra separation; OpenAI ponders play in GPU-as-a-service segment; fresh DCs and subsea cable links across EMEA…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: lighting up subsea lines; wireless infra org tweaks
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Boldyn Networks and Deutsche Funkturm restructure; Telxius partners with Google on new transatlantic subsea system; Telenor eyes Norwegian expansion with GlobalConnect asset acquisition…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: fixed infra rejigs; DC money keeps flowing
Latest on EMEA digital infra: major investments in data centre expansion seen across the region; Spanish telcos continue work on creating new fibrecos after major M&A last year; Vodafone diversifies build partners at German fibre JV after Geodesia ”issues“…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Briefing: tower sell-offs, DC deployments, orbital experiments
Cellnex CEO Marco Patuano says the TowerCo is one step closer to selling its Swiss business and French data centre assets. Meanwhile, IHS Towers forks off Rwandan unit to newly formed tower player. In the space sector, several players look to get D2D services off the ground, while others tinker with new space comms solutions.
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch Weekly: M&A spotlighted in Europe; rural fibre the focus in UK
Latest from BT as the Group advances its UK retrenchment on multiple fronts; Openreach build continues at pace, with connections to boot; Global Fabric expands Google Cloud collab for greater scale, reach; Harmeen Mehta named CDIO at BT data centre partner Equinix…
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Analyst BriefingUK Infrawatch Briefing: supply vulnerabilities, vendors value altnets, aggregation opportunities
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: APFN breaking down national fibre barriers, Xantaro driving Wildanet’s ‘aggressive’ expansion; DSIT tackling UK’s vendor duopoly; people moves, and plenty more…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Briefing: data centre strategy roadmaps; InfraCos seek to cut overlap
Latest on EMEA Infra: several digital infra and telecoms players adjust data centre strategies, aiming to capitalise on rising demand for AI and cloud services; FibreCos forge fresh access deals with goal of reducing overbuild; wireless infra players still up for sharing; more…
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PeoplewatchEx-BT digital chief Harmeen Mehta joins Equinix
Transformation chief and ‘AI leader’ takes to new Californian digs as Equinix CDIO, tasked with driving digital transformation and innovation strategy.
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Products & ServicesBT’s Global Fabric NaaS goes live with ‘growing’ customer, services pipeline
Switch flicked on network-as-a-service platform, with inaugural Global Fabric Internet service launched for initial customers.
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Analyst BriefingBTwatch Weekly: vendor deals aplenty as BT promotes partners
Latest from BT in a week in which Optiva, RingCentral, Equinix, Cisco, and more are namechecked in expanded or extended deals; Openreach CEO gets on the EV campaign trail; BT wins payout from dismissed class action appeal; more…