BT and Nvidia-backed Nscale to Build 14MW AI Data Center Across UK Sites

Gate News message, April 23 — BT, a UK telecom company, announced a partnership with Nscale to develop AI data center capacity at three BT sites in the UK using Nvidia infrastructure. The project will deliver up to 14 megawatts of capacity, with BT providing site infrastructure and network connectivity while Nscale manages the deployment.

The initiative aims to offer sovereign AI services, keeping data and compute under UK control. BT targets public and private sector users requiring data residency and security compliance, as well as organizations seeking AI compute access without building their own infrastructure. The partnership aligns with the UK government's AI Opportunities Action Plan, and all three parties are members of the UK Sovereign AI Industry Forum.