03/03/2024 What I Read Last Week
#DigitalInfrastructure news: Mobile World Congress, Vertical Bridge, Dell, Broadcom, Intel
Weekly Edition of curated news about Digital Infrastructure
I experienced the events I talked about last week - through X: DistribuTech24 and Mobile World Congress Barcelona.
[Link] Dell redefines edge computing possibilities with NativeEdge 2.0
[Link] Broadcom reveals edge portfolio innovations for telcos and enterprises at MWC 2024
A few weeks ago I wrote about a mystery $576 million data center build in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This past Wednesday the city council authorized the data center development agreement! Unfortunately, I have not been able to dig up much on who in the world could be building such a larger facility here. I’ll keep digging - but if anyone has any clues or information about who this is - PLEASE let me know.
[Link] Vertical Bridge, the US cell tower division of DigitalBridge, will purchase around 220 cell towers from Shentel in a deal worth $310.3 million.
[Link] Cool article from Wired magazine - an interview with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
[Link] Altera, the new standalone FPGA company launched by Intel, aims to secure leadership in a market opportunity exceeding $55 billion. The company's strategy includes expanding its portfolio to offer FPGAs with AI capabilities integrated into the fabric.
[Link] Vapor IO and Supermicro Launch Zero Gap AI, powered by the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, in North America. Zero Gap AI is a unique 5G- and AI-as-a-Service platform, operated by Vapor IO, that delivers private 5G and GPU-based micro-clouds to specific locations, directly adjacent to where the capabilities are needed.
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