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www.capacitymedia.com • September 30, 2026

GB Grid: Burnham’s state challenger could let data centres build their own connections

New publicly owned network investor lands as Ofgem weighs a commitment fee of up to £712,500 per MW for data centre projects

On the road from Europe to Europe, the long way

Why Cellusys traded flights and boardrooms for Land Cruisers to meet customers across Africa face to face

Inside the networks powering the global AI economy

NTT DATA’s Michael Wheeler talks widely on the trends and challenges at the heart of today’s industry

Post Event Report: Metro Connect Fall x Datacloud USA

Capacity’s in-depth report brings together three days of panels, keynotes and closed-door sessions from Austin, covering power, fibre, capital markets and what was said off the record under the Chatham House Rule.

RETN adds sixth Taiwan subsea route as cable faults push operators toward diversity

RETN has added a sixth subsea route to its Taiwan network, as operators serving the island respond to repeated cable disruptions in the region.

Goodman cancels data centre in Sydney suburb

Australian property company Goodman Group has backed out of plans to build a data centre in Sydney after locals protested.

DE-CIX and CVTelecom plan new South Atlantic corridor

DE-CIX and Cabo Verde Telecom have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to investigate a new South Atlantic interconnection corridor.

1 Pbps across 7,000km: What Meta’s Petal cable means for the transatlantic race

Meta’s new France to US system doubles the capacity of today’s most advanced transoceanic cables. The bigger story may be how it gets there, and what that means for everyone else on the route

FLAG adds four diverse routes into Mumbai with MIST and I2SEA investments

The subsea operator is taking capacity on two Indo-Pacific cable systems and building a terrestrial link between Mumbai and Chennai under its Vision 2030 strategy.

Submer Group launches Corenix with 500MW liquid-cooling track record behind modular AI data centre push

Submer Group has launched Corenix, a modular data centre infrastructure company serving neoclouds, hyperscalers and AI operators, and appointed former Johnson Controls executive Martin Renkis as CEO.

Anthropic investor says AI firms are inflating risks to influence policy

An Anthropic investor has criticised AI companies for calling for slower development, arguing that strict regulation could benefit the industry’s leaders.

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