Meta terminates €320 million Denmark datacenter expansion contract
Meta has announced that it will no longer pursue its $342 million Denmark datacenter expansion contract.
The company acquired the contract to build and manage an additional $342 million (roughly €320 million) worth of datacenter infrastructure in the region. In a recent statement, Meta said it... Read more
EU scientists set new data transmission speed record
Researchers say their achievement can reduce the internet's climate footprint.
An international group of researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg claim to have achieved a data transmission speed of 1.8 petabits per second (Pbi... Read more
7-Eleven Denmark closes stores due to cyberattack
Danish 7-Eleven stores closed shop after a cyberattack disrupted the company's nationwide payment systems.
The attack took place on the morning of Monday, August 8. "We suspect that we've been exposed to a cyberattack", the retail chain announced on Facebook. 7-Eleven is an American multination... Read more
Privacy authority bans Google Workspace in Danish municipalities
The Danish privacy authority prohibits the use of Google Workspace in the city of Helsingør (Elsinore). According to the privacy authority, the ban applies to any local government that uses Workspace under an illegal data processing agreement (DPA).
Google Workspace consists of tools such as ... Read more
Cato Networks expands SASE into Scandinavia
The company now has a new point of presence (PoP) in Copenhagen, its second in Scandinavia.
This week, Cato Networks announced the opening of its Copenhagen point of presence (PoP), the twentieth PoP in EMEA and the second in the Nordic region. The new Copenhagen PoP further extends Cato’s thr... Read more
DE-CIX announces expansion to the Nordic countries
The Internet Exchange Operator will open new Internet Exchanges for Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
This week DE-CIX, a leading Internet Exchange (IX) operator, announced its expansion to the Nordic region. DE-CIX will be opening IX platforms in Norway, Denmark, and Finland. The company claims to... Read more
Microsoft announces plans to build an Azure data center in Denmark
Microsoft is continuing its expansion of global Azure data centers at a rapid rate. The company revealed that it plans to launch a new region in Denmark after announcing new regions in Taiwan and Austria two months ago.
In line with many recent announcements from the software giant, there is als... Read more
Danish intelligence agency helped NSA spy on Europe
The National Security Agency, an American intelligence agency, has had access to Danish intelligence networks to spy on several countries in northern Europe for years.
This is reported by the Danish website DR. According to a whistleblower within the Danish intelligence service FE, the FE had an... Read more
Japanese tech giant NEC acquires Denmark’s largest tech company
Japanese tech giant NEC has announced that it has reached a deal with the largest technology company in Denmark: IT giant KMD Holding. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of February at the latest and is said to be worth $1.22 billion.
Advanced International, an American private equity f... Read more
Google invests in Danish data center and green energy
Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet, will invest 4.5 billion Danish crowns (about 600 million euros) in building a new data center in Fredericia, Denmark. That's what Reuters says. It will also invest in green energy in Denmark.
The internet giant has decided to actively look for new investment opportu... Read more