Infrastructure & Cloud
Cloud strategy, data centers, connectivity and infrastructure trends relevant to Algeria.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Virginia’s Data Center Power Tax: The First US Per-Kilowatt Levy on Cloud Compute
Virginia now taxes data centers $0.011 per kWh from July 2026 — the first US state levy on cloud compute power, projected to raise $600M yearly.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Meta Compute: A Fourth Hyperscaler Takes On AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
⚡ Key Takeaways Meta is building a commercial cloud business called Meta Compute to sell excess AI infrastructure — API...
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Algeria’s Digital Backbone Goes Live: Tier III Twin Data Centers, Active-Active
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s National Digital Services Center went live on 5 July 2026 with two interconnected data centers in...
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Data Centers Under the Sea: Offshore Wind and Ocean Cooling Go Live in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways China’s HiCloud Technology brought a 24-megawatt underwater data center off Shanghai’s Lin-gang coast into full commercial operation...
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The Flexibility Bargain: How Data Centers Trade Curtailment for Faster Power
⚡ Key Takeaways FERC issued six show-cause orders on June 18, 2026, forcing CAISO, ISO-NE, MISO, NYISO, PJM, and SPP...
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AWS Sovereign Cloud Expands: New EU Local Zones Redraw Data-Residency Borders
⚡ Key Takeaways AWS launched its European Sovereign Cloud on January 14, 2026, backed by a €7.8 billion investment and...
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Cloud SLAs in Algeria: What Enterprises Must Demand Before Signing With Local and Global Providers
⚡ Key Takeaways As Algerian enterprises migrate to local clouds like Ayrade, AT Cloud, and AventureCloudz, most sign without grasping...
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Algeria’s 5G Standalone Leap: Private Networks and Slicing for Industry 4.0
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s three operators paid $492M for 5G licenses in 2025. The shift from Non-Standalone to Standalone 5G...
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The Memory Tax: How DRAM’s 90% Price Surge Is Hitting Cloud Bills
⚡ Key Takeaways DRAM contract prices jumped roughly 90% quarter-over-quarter in early 2026 — the steepest single-quarter increase on record...
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Liquid Cooling in AI Data Centers: Why Direct-to-Chip Is the New Default
⚡ Key Takeaways Average data center rack power density has doubled from 8 kW to 17 kW in two years...
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Algeria’s Mobile Build-Out: 345 New 4G Base Stations Strengthen Nationwide Coverage in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Algerie Telecom is deploying 345 new 4G base stations across 44 wilayas in a two-phase program, with...
