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5C Group formed as Hypertec Cloud acquires 5C Data Centers – creating one of the largest AI digital infrastructure providers in North America
Hypertec Cloud has acquired 5C Data Centers to launch the 5C
Group – a new independent entity focused on building the next generation of AI infrastructure at scale.
The acquisition creates one of the largest and most agile AI Digital Infrastructure providers in North America.
By combining Hypertec Cloud and 5C Data Centers, 5C Group will provide integrated data center and AI infrastructure designed to meet the needs of AI frontier labs, AI-native enterprises and large-scale enterprise clients.
“ The biggest challenge in AI infrastructure today is alignment – between what AI compute requires and what the physical hosting environment can deliver. We’ ve solved that by integrating the two sides together,” said Jonathan Ahdoot, CEO, 5C Group.
Simon Ahdoot, CEO, Hypertec Group, said the newly formed 5C Group was positioned to deliver AI Digital Infrastructure designed for the scale, speed and complexity of tomorrow’ s industry.
“ Together, as partners, we’ ll continue to advance compute, storage, and data center technologies – delivering real value to power the future of AI innovation.”
5C Group’ s portfolio of AI-optimized data center campuses across the US includes more than 600 megawatts( MW) of capacity – part of its total 2 gigawatts( GW) – that will be available for deployment within the next 6 to 18 months for new and existing AI data center colocation and compute customers.
US edge computing market worth $ 43.59 billion by 2029
The US edge computing market is expected to reach US $ 43.59 billion in 2029 from US $ 24.17 billion in 2024, at a CAGR of 12.5 % during the forecast period, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets.
Companies across sectors, including retail, energy and transportation, are investing in edge hardware to reduce reliance on centralized cloud processing, enhance security and improve operational efficiency, the report says.
The report finds the market is expanding as organizations seek faster data processing, lower latency and enhanced security.
Growing adoption of 5G, cloud-edge integration and autonomous systems drives demand, enabling businesses to process data closer to the source and reduce reliance on centralized data centers.
The IoT & sensor data utilization segment by application is expected to grow at the highest rate during the forecast period and rising adoption of industrial IoT( IIoT), such as GE’ s( US) Predix platform is accelerating demand for IoT and sensor data utilization solutions, according to the report.
Major cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud have, the report says, expanded their edge hardware offerings with specialized servers and edge nodes for low-latency computing, such as AWS Outposts and Azure Stack Edge, which bring cloud capabilities closer to end users.
Government initiatives, such as the CHIPS and Science Act, signed in 2022, are said to be supporting domestic semiconductor manufacturing and innovation, fostering the development of edge AI chips that enable real-time processing, reduce latency and enhance data privacy in the edge computing space.
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