Enterprise
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The CMA pushes UK fibre consolidation into a harder phase
The CMA has referred nexfibre’s proposed acquisition of Substantial for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation.
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Starling’s AI push redraws the shape of bank work
Starling is cutting around 130 roles while continuing to invest in AI and its banking technology platform.
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Berlin’s fire service exposes the infrastructure beneath resilience
Berlin Fire and Rescue Service has modernised network infrastructure while keeping emergency operations running.
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Sovereign cloud becomes an implementation market
Kyndryl and Microsoft are expanding sovereign cloud services for regulated and public sector workloads.
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Dutch defence procurement starts with the software layer
The Netherlands has signed a €30 million-plus Intelic partnership for interoperable unmanned systems.
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Dropzone brings agentic SOC to the EMEA channel
Dropzone AI and QBS are taking agentic SOCs into EMEA.
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IQM takes Europe’s quantum story to Nasdaq
Finland’s IQM has entered public markets through a SPAC combination.
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Sovereign cloud meets the migration bill
Civo’s latest research shows sovereign cloud ambitions meeting migration reality.
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Microsoft’s German AI buildout moves into coal country
Microsoft has signed another conditional land agreement for German datacentres.
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Power, not demand, is setting the datacentre map
Grid access is now shaping Europe’s next datacentre buildout cycle.



