Aqua Comms Completes Proof of Concept for Ciena’s Wavelogic Encryption Solution
Aqua Comms has successfully completed a proof of concept of Ciena’s® WaveLogic Encryption solution, demonstrating the ability to safeguard all data at the optical layer on its high-capacity America-Europe Connect (AEConnect) transatlantic cable system. Providing...
USA FIBER Announces Major Dark Fiber Peering Platform Win
ASHBURN, Va., April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- USA FIBER, a company that engineers, builds and operates mission critical dark fiber networks for clients in the telecommunications, Internet, data center, government, research & education and large enterprise space,...
MEF Publishes Ethernet Interconnect Point (EIP) Implementation Agreement to Streamline Standardized Interconnection of Carrier Networks
Industry Collaboration Maximizes Coverage Of Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Standards To Support Third Network Services Los Angeles, 12 April 2016 - The MEF (www.mef.net) is pleased to announce the publication of the milestone Ethernet Interconnect Point (EIP) ENNI...
MEF Issues Call For Proposals For MEF16 Proof of Concept Showcase
To Demonstrate How LSO, SDN, NFV & CE 2.0 Can Be Combined To Enable Dynamic, Assured & Orchestrated Third Network Services Los Angeles, 18 April 2016 - The MEF (www.mef.net) today announced that the Call for Proposals for the upcoming 3rd annual Proof of...
EdgeConneX®’s Chief Architect & VP of Innovation to Speak at DatacenterDynamics Enterprise 2016
Phill Lawson-Shanks to Join Panel Discussion Regarding Future-Proofing Network Architecture Herndon, VA – April 18, 2016 – EdgeConneX®, specializing in global data center solutions at the edge of the network, announces today that its chief architect and vice president...
2015 U.S. Business Fiber Penetration Reaches 46.2%
Growth spurred by expanded fiber installations and new building construction BOSTON, MA, APRIL 14, 2016 - The U.S. Fiber Gap continued to narrow in 2015 as business fiber penetration in commercial buildings grew to 46.2%, according to latest...
Clean and Sustainable: Infomart Portland Converts to Low-Carbon BPA System Power
A new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been announced between Infomart Data Centers and Noble Americas Energy Solutions to purchase electricity sourced from Pacific Northwest-based federal power agency Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) for its Portland data...
HIPAA Compliance: Protecting Electronic Health Information
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Global Capacity Introduces 4G LTE Wireless Backup Service
How would your network fare in the event of an unplanned disaster? If you don’t have a robust backup service plan in place, you’re taking a major risk. Fortunately, Global Capacity, the leading connectivity as a service company, is now offering Wireless Backup and...
The Wireless Edge Data Center
By Craig Doyle, Director, Sales, CommScope The closer you are to the base station antenna, the stronger the wireless signal and the higher the peak data rate you get on your smartphone. This is the basic idea behind cell densification and small cells. Smaller cells...
ZenFi President and CEO to Speak at the NEDAS Spring In-Building Wireless Summit
Ray La Chance to Discuss Fiber Trends, Challenges and Solutions to Meet Wireless Demand on Wednesday, April 6 New York, NY – April 5, 2016 – ZenFi, New York’s carrier-neutral fronthaul fiber provider, announces today that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Ray...
PCCW Global achieves industry milestone as world’s first MEF 100G CE 2.0 certified service provider
Originally posted on PCCW Global Delivering performance and scalability for the digital economy and hyper-connected world HKT (SEHK: 6823) - HONG KONG, March 31, 2016 - The MEF today announces that PCCW Global has become the world's first service provider to receive...
2015 Global Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD
Originally posted on Vertical Systems Group Colt, AT&T and Level 3 gain share for the year; Colt advances into second position ahead of BT Global BOSTON, MA, March 30, 2016 – Vertical Systems Group’s year-end 2015 Global Provider Ethernet LEADERBOARD results are...
Agile Data Sites Introduces Newest Data Center Facility in Princeton, NJ with Kickoff Event
On May 17, Agile Data Sites (ADS) will hold an open house in Princeton, New Jersey, in conjunction with partner Comcast Metro Fiber to introduce ADS’ new 8,000-square-foot, ultra-high reliability data center and its customized Disaster Recovery and Colocation...
Lumos Networks Lights up EdgeConneX’s Edge Data Center in Norfolk, VA
Marks the 35th Data Center Connected to the Lumos Network and the First in the Norfolk/Hampton Roads Expansion Market Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos Networks” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: LMOS), a leading fiber-based infrastructure provider in the Mid-Atlantic region,...
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FiberLight Teams with Carrier-1 to Provide Fiber Connectivity to Infomart Dallas
High-performance fiber-optic network solutions provider, FiberLight, LLC , has announced a new partnership with Carrier-1 Data Centers, one of the largest data center facilities in North Texas. Moving forward, FiberLight will deliver highly secure and reliable fiber...
Global Capacity Names New Chief Technology Officer
Tony Thakur has been announced as the newest member of Global Capacity’s executive leadership team. A 25-year industry veteran, Thakur, will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer for the leading connectivity as a service company, assuming responsibility for all...
Meet the Press at ITW 2016
Originally posted on Data Center POST For the second year running, International Telecoms Week (ITW), the premier meeting place for the international wholesale telecom community, is hosting an event Press Room featuring distinguished media organizations from across...
Localization: The Holy Grail of Connectivity
By: Laurie Samper, Contributing Editor, TelecomNewsroom The quest for the Holy Grail is an epic search by the knights of King Arthur that has been the center of folklore for hundreds of years. However, this age-old idea of discovering an elusive solution to all of...