Nvidia Reportedly Contacts Apollo to Convert Old Telecom Buildings into Data Centers
11/06/2026 — 11/06, 06:18·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- Nvidia has reportedly approached private equity firm Apollo to explore converting over 130 old Brightspeed telecom buildings into small data…
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According to The Information, Nvidia has approached private equity firm Apollo to discuss converting a group of aging telecom buildings owned by Apollo's ISP subsidiary, Brightspeed, into a network of small data centers. The properties involved are reported to number more than 130. The report, citing sources familiar with the matter, says Nvidia is looking for a faster way to deploy computing infrastructure and sees retrofitting old telecom buildings as a way to bring its chips online more quickly. No formal confirmation has emerged from Nvidia, Apollo, or Brightspeed, and no details have been disclosed about the potential scope, schedule, or funding of any such retrofitting effort.
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According to The Information, Nvidia has approached private equity firm Apollo to explore converting over 130 buildings belonging to Brightspeed into a network of small data centers to accelerate chip deployment.
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