APTelecom has been featured in the latest issue of SubTel Forum, contributing insights to the article “The Great Data Center Crunch – Power, Politics and the AI Squeeze.” The piece highlights the urgent challenges facing global data center infrastructure as artificial intelligence accelerates demand for power, land, cooling, and connectivity at unprecedented levels. Around the world, major hubs are reaching their physical and regulatory limits, with AI workloads pushing energy consumption toward what the International Energy Agency warns could double usage from 2022 to 2030.
The article explores how rapid shifts in AI computing are transforming the traditional data hall, driving rack densities beyond 100 kW and making advanced liquid-cooling systems essential for safe and efficient operation. At the same time, utilities and governments are struggling to keep pace, creating bottlenecks in power availability, renewable integration, land access, and even water usage. Looking ahead, APTelecom outlines a future in which power partnerships, zero-water cooling, transparent reporting, and high-density AI-ready design become industry standards.
