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# Nvidia Approaches Apollo to Build AI Data Center Network in Old Telephone Buildings

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**Published:** 2026-11-05T20:09:18.000Z
**Category:** Infra
**Topics:** nvidia, regulation, inference

## Summary

Nvidia is in discussions with Apollo to establish a distributed system of small AI processing hubs across as many as 20 states in the US by converting existing real estate owned by a struggling telecommunications company, according to a report from The Information\. The company is exploring the retrofit of old telephone buildings as a strategy to avoid the public and regulatory opposition that often accompanies the construction of large, traditional data center facilities\.

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- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/nvidia-approaches-apollo-to-build-ai-data-center-network-in-old-telephon-bcd03cd7>)
- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261105/p50>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/nvidia-approaches-apollo-to-build-ai-data-center-network-in-old-telephon-bcd03cd7>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/nvidia-seeks-to-build-ai-data-center-network-from-130-brightspeed-buildi-e0e9410c>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/nvidia-seeks-to-build-ai-data-center-network-from-130-brightspeed-buildi-e0e9410c>)