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Nvidia wants to repurpose over 130 old telco buildings as tiny data centers, report claims

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Nvidia wants to repurpose over 130 old telco buildings as tiny data centers, report claims

Internet and telecommunications provider Brightspeed is reportedly in talks with Nvidia to convert several of its buildings into tiny data centers. According to The Information, Nvidia pitched the idea to Apollo Global Management executives, the parent company of Brightspeed, who then asked it to submit written plans to the internet provider. Nvidia complied and has now requested additional information, data, and site visits to some of Brightspeed’s existing infrastructure.

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The telecommunications company has around 130 buildings located around the country, many of which are already built to handle data and voice traffic and have the required power infrastructure to run Nvidia servers. Sources say that the AI tech giant estimates that these sites could collectively deliver around 1 gigawatt of compute capacity, which could accommodate more than 2,200 Supermicro Vera Rubin NVL72 racks containing 72 Rubin GPUs and 36 Vera CPUs each. Although these sites already can power these GPUs, it’s still not a plug-and-play solution, as Nvidia would still need to install cooling systems and other supporting architecture. These would still require permits and approval from the local government, but they would likely face less red tape and opposition compared to building a data center from the ground up.


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