The Cloud
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Parent organizations | Sky |
|---|---|
| Ceo | David Rey |
| Headquarters | St Albans |
| United Kingdom | |
| Founded | January 2003 |
| Number of employees | 100 |
| Number of locations | 22,000 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1069216 |
About The Cloud
The Cloud is a provider of public access Wi-Fi hotspots in the UK and is a member of the Wireless Broadband Alliance. It has over 22,000 Wi-Fi hotspots network access points in the UK. The Cloud has offices in St Albans, Munich, and Stockholm.
Sustainable fishing: The tech making it cheaper and greener
... The unit automatically switches off when it leaves the water and sends the data to The Cloud - remote computer servers which process and store information in data centres - which fishermen can then view...
Microsoft Activision: What does deal mean for gamers?
... Microsoft had to agree to this to get the deal past UK regulators, who were worried about the company dominating The Cloud industry...
Game of Duty maker to be bought by Microsoft
... Microsoft will hand the rights to distribute Activision s games on consoles and PCs over The Cloud to France s Ubisoft...
Amazon and Microsoft to face cloud computing competition probe
... The services are used by businesses across the UK, and Ofcom estimated that in 2022 The Cloud services market in the UK was worth up to £7...
Microsoft's new Call of Duty deal set for approval
... Under the new proposals, Microsoft will not buy The Cloud gaming rights owned by Activision Blizzard...
Microsoft makes new deal to buy Call of Duty giant
... " Under the new offer Microsoft won t buy the rights for Activision s existing or new games stored in The Cloud...
Why it matters where your data is stored
... " Do we really think that The Cloud Act will [hit] a small business around the corner? We don t know...
Zendaya pays tribute to Euphoria co-star Angus Cloud
... " It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today, " said The Cloud family...
Game of Duty maker to be bought by Microsoft
By Michael Race & Zoe KleinmanBBC News
Microsoft's revised offer to buy Call of Duty-maker Activision Blizzard has been approved by UK regulators.
The Competition Markets Authority (CMA) said the updated bid had addressed concerns, after it blocked the original $69bn (£59bn) deal in April.
Microsoft will hand the rights to distribute Activision's games on consoles and PCs over The Cloud to France's Ubisoft.
Despite approving The Deal , however, the CMA criticised Microsoft.
After The Competition watchdog blocked the takeover in April, Microsoft's president Brad Smith said it was " bad for Britain".
On Friday, CMA chief executive Sarah Cardell said: " Businesses and their advisors should be in No Doubt that the tactics employed by Microsoft are no way to engage with the CMA.
" Microsoft had the chance to restructure during our initial investigation But instead continued to insist on a package of measures that we told them simply wouldn't work. Dragging out proceedings in this way only wastes time and money. "
The CMA said the revised offer would " preserve competitive prices" in the gaming industry and provide more choice and better services.
" With the sale of Activision's cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft, we've made sure Microsoft can't have a stranglehold over this important and rapidly developing market, " Ms Cardell said.
Mr Smith said Microsoft was " grateful for the CMA's thorough review and decision".
He Said the " final regulatory hurdle" had been crossed for the tech giant to complete The Deal , while a spokesman for Activision Blizzard said the approved deal was " great news".
The Deal marks a huge shift for The Games industry. It further cements Microsoft as a Video Game giant, much to the consternation of its main rival Sony, owner of the PlayStation console.
Sony has strongly opposed this deal from The Beginning , concerned that big Activision titles like Call of Duty could become Xbox exclusives over time.
The PlayStation currently outsells Microsoft's Xbox But like all entertainment platforms, The Key to success is access to The Best content.
Sony is also not averse to buying up successful studios. But Activision Blizzard is in a league of its own, and Microsoft knows that.
Following eight years in development and much anticipation, another large studio called Bethesda finally launched its new game Starfield in 2023 - But only on Xbox and PC.
Who owns Bethesda? Microsoft.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
