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Cosmote trials AI-driven NFV energy savings to deliver more sustainable 5G edge computing

TM Forum

In 2018, data centers alone accounted for. The same report expects the energy consumption of data centres to increase by 21% by 2025 as the demand for digital services grows. International Data Corporation (IDC). forecasts worldwide revenue for telecommunications network functions virtualization.

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The biggest enterprise technology M&A deals of the year

CIO Business Intelligence

trillion in 2021, according to financial market data provider Refinitiv. Technology and telecommunications deals accounted for more than one-fifth of that, according to Shearman & Sterling. NTT Data adds Vectorform to service portfolio. Equinix buys West African data center company for $320 million.