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Microsoft pulls out of UK data center deal with Nscale, Telegraph reports

18 October 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

18 October 2026

Topic

technology

◆ Sectors

Deep Tech: Telecom & Connectivity

◆ Geography

United Kingdom

◆ Source

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◆ Verified

Fusion42 · 19 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Microsoft has withdrawn from a planned data centre deal with Nscale in the UK, according to a Telegraph report. This pulls a major cloud player out of a local data infrastructure project.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Deep Tech: Telecom & Connectivity, and 7 sources have reported it between 18 Oct 2026 and 19 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Microsoft's exit opens a gap in UK cloud infrastructure deals that you can now target. You should reach out to displaced partners in the local data centre sector this week.

◆ Coverage

7 sources · first reported 18 Oct 2026 · latest 19 Oct 2026

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◆ Topics

Deep Tech: Telecom & Connectivitymicrosoftdata-centrescloud-infrastructureuk-markettech-infrastructure