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Europe & South Korea pursue low-energy photonic AI
Gaming

Europe & South Korea pursue low-energy photonic AI

Europe and South Korea team up on a photonic AI project to slash data centre power use and turbocharge future digital services.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Feb 2026
AMD unveils Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 mid-range FPGAs
Edge Computing

AMD unveils Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 mid-range FPGAs

AMD's Kintex UltraScale+ Gen 2 FPGAs add LPDDR hard controllers, PCIe Gen4 and new security to boost bandwidth for data-heavy embedded designs.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
DigiCert warns of prolonged online demand & attacks
Firewalls

DigiCert warns of prolonged online demand & attacks

DigiCert warns Q4 internet traffic stayed high as DDoS and app-layer attacks grew longer and more intense, eroding traditional peak seasons.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
Dell boosts PowerStore QLC density & replication features
Storage

Dell boosts PowerStore QLC density & replication features

Dell boosts PowerStore with 30TB QLC drives, metro sync replication and new NFSv4.2 features to pack in more data and harden resilience.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Navigating the next wave: Five tech predictions for 2026
Network Infrastructure

Navigating the next wave: Five tech predictions for 2026

Australia bets on AI-ready data centres and resilient networks as five emerging tech shifts redefine its digital competitiveness by 2026.

By Guy Danskine • 5 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
CXL 4.0 doubles bandwidth, introduces bundled ports for data centres
Hyperscale

CXL 4.0 doubles bandwidth, introduces bundled ports for data centres

The CXL Consortium unveils CXL 4.0, doubling bandwidth to 128GTs and adding bundled ports to boost data centre performance and scalability.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Zayo report reveals soaring fibre demand driven by AI & cloud
Digital Transformation

Zayo report reveals soaring fibre demand driven by AI & cloud

Zayo's Bandwidth Report reveals fibre demand soaring due to AI and cloud, with fibre miles set to rise by nearly 200 million by 2030 to prevent shortages.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025
Asia Pacific faces AI data centre gap despite booming demand
Hyperscale

Asia Pacific faces AI data centre gap despite booming demand

Asia Pacific faces a 15-25GW shortfall in AI-ready data centres by 2028 despite doubling capacity, due to power limits and evolving AI demands, CBRE warns.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 30th May 2025
Riverbed expands acceleration platforms to meet rising AI demand
Firewalls

Riverbed expands acceleration platforms to meet rising AI demand

Riverbed expands its acceleration platforms with ten new SteelHead solutions and a flexible subscription model to support rising AI-driven data demands.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Wed, 14th May 2025
AI to dominate data centre demand, new survey reveals
DataCentre infrastructure

AI to dominate data centre demand, new survey reveals

A Ciena survey reveals AI workloads will dominate data centre demand, with 43% of new facilities focusing primarily on AI over the next five years.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Mar 2025

Stories from Other Regions

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Peering and SASE: How Europe is minimizing latency while maximizing security
Firewalls

Peering and SASE: How Europe is minimizing latency while maximizing security

Europe uses software-defined peering and SASE to cut latency and boost security, enabling agile, cloud-based digital infrastructure for industries and IoT.

By Dr Christoph Dietzel • 5 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2025
Telstra & SQC trial quantum AI to speed network analytics
Data Analytics

Telstra & SQC trial quantum AI to speed network analytics

Telstra and Silicon Quantum Computing have trialled quantum AI, cutting network analytics training time from weeks to days with comparable accuracy.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025
Network outages cost US firms up to USD $5 million a year
Data Analytics

Network outages cost US firms up to USD $5 million a year

Over a quarter of US firms lose up to USD $5 million annually due to network outages, prompting urgent tech strategy shifts and investment in connectivity.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Jul 2025
Zayo Europe delivers 100G network for GNM from Marseille to Amsterdam
DataCentre infrastructure

Zayo Europe delivers 100G network for GNM from Marseille to Amsterdam

Zayo Europe has deployed a 100G Wavelength network for GNM from Marseille to Amsterdam in five days, boosting low-latency connectivity across Europe.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Jun 2025
Aussie families face internet lags as homes juggle 20 devices
Malware

Aussie families face internet lags as homes juggle 20 devices

Australian households face rising internet lag as device numbers soar beyond 20, causing streaming and gaming issues; specialist provider Occom offers relief.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 15th May 2025
Cloudbrink boosts SASE for gaming, expands into new geographies
Unified Communications

Cloudbrink boosts SASE for gaming, expands into new geographies

Cloudbrink boosts its SASE solution with 300 Gbps data centre throughput, 1 Gbps per-user speed, plus new partnerships to expand into new geographies.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 24th Apr 2025
HighPoint unveils PCIe Gen5 & Gen4 NVMe switch adapters
Edge Computing

HighPoint unveils PCIe Gen5 & Gen4 NVMe switch adapters

HighPoint launches its PCIe Gen5 and second-gen Gen4 NVMe Switch AICs and adapters, enhancing PCIe expansion and M.2 acceleration for high-demand computing.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 4th Apr 2025