In Case You Missed It: A Roundup of Key News Stories from PTC’15 – Part 1
It was a jam-packed week at the PTC’15 conference in Honolulu, HI. Here are some of the biggest headlines that emerged from the event: Digital Realty: Platinum Sponsor Digital Realty hosted the PTC’15 Opening Reception. The company’s General Manager of Colocation...
Data Center Trends, Looking Back and Forward
As originally published in Electric Environments Infrastructure Solutions written by By Kevin O’Brien, President, Mission Critical Construction Services, EEC My experience in the data center industry goes back to the nineteen-eighties while working as a facilities...
Successful U.S.-Based Companies Join the Host in Ireland Initiative
Tate, Inc., Primary Integration Solutions and CommScope Team Up to Support the Host in Ireland Mission of Cost-Effective Hosting Opportunities within Ireland DUBLIN, IRELAND – February 3, 2015 – Host in Ireland, an industry-led marketing initiative created to drive...
Global Capacity Launches Network Builder, the Newest One Marketplace™ Application for Next-Gen Network Design
Designing and buying data network connectivity for applications such as voice, video, cloud, storage and point of sale systems can be complex and time- consuming. Finding ways to streamline the critical process of Wide Area Network (WAN) design can lead to a higher...
Telefonica Extends Its Capacity Network in the United States through an Agreement with Allied Fiber
The fiber will connect submarine cable landing stations and major peering points within the USA. This deal will strengthen Telefonica’s International infrastructure in the Americas. NEW YORK, MADRID, MIAMI AND JACKSONVILLE, – January 27, 2015 – Telefonica Global...
The 2015 Submarine Cable Map is Here!
As originally written and published in TeleGeography TeleGeography is pleased to announce that our 2015 Submarine Cable Map, sponsored by PCCW Global, is now available! This year’s map pays tribute to the pioneering mapmakers of the Age of Discovery, incorporating...
The Best Small Business Solutions from CES 2015
As originally published in Global Capacity's Marketplace News, written by Mary Stanhope Even without a large IT team or extensive budget, small businesses can gain business efficiencies—e.g. proficient communications, collaboration and core business processes— by...
Panamax Enhances BillCall Software with New CRM Module
In today’s competitive market, telecom operators often find themselves in need of customer information that will allow them to monetize new services and leverage the most efficient infrastructures. To meet this growing demand, leading telecom technology company...
Global Capacity Announces Strategic Addition of Industry Veteran Bill LaPerch to Board of Directors
Connectivity as a service company Global Capacity recently announced the appointment of Bill LaPerch to its Board of Directors. Mr. LaPerch is a telecom and technology industry veteran with more than 30 years experience and the former President and Chief Executive...
Global Capacity Selected to Speak at the AOTMP® Fixed and Mobile Telecom Management Conference
Chief Revenue Officer Ben Edmond to Discuss Connectivity as a Service and Its Role in Simplifying Connectivity Chicago, IL, USA, January 22, 2015 - Global Capacity, the leading connectivity as a service company, today announces that Ben Edmond, Chief Revenue Officer...
Pacnet Reveals Its Next Step in Network Virtualization at PTC’15
The network plays a critical role in the modern business world, delivering the very technologies and applications that enable organizations to operate. However, as these technologies and applications grow more advanced, so too must the networks that support them....
EdgeConneX® Joins Forces with Zayo to Bring Connectivity to the Edge of the Network
The market is seeing rising demand for dynamic and secure content delivery, driving the need for more network capacity and reliable fiber connectivity. To answer this growing market requirement and continue its mission of optimizing delivery of data at the edge of...
New Jersey Fiber Exchange Enables Direct Global Connectivity with Latest Carrier-Neutral Facility
New Jersey Fiber Exchange (NJFX) recently announced a new US-based data center expected to go live on the East Coast in 2016. The highly secure, Tier-III facility is specifically designed to provide global carrier and enterprise customers with increased geographical...
INOC Launches Optical Network Services Division to Meet Growing Enterprise and Carrier Demand
Widespread data center deployments and the need for 100G solutions are driving the rapid growth of global optical networking. INOC, a 24x7 Network Operations Center (NOC) and global provider of outsourced optical and other infrastructure monitoring, reporting and...
Connect in Real Time with Global Media Switch
By: Jim Clarke, Telstra Global Enterprise & Services With new models of on-demand consumption and audience fragmentation, media companies have had to make some substantial changes to the way they acquire, distribute and manage media assets. To accommodate these...
Broadband Pipe Stretches to 100G Speeds
By: Darrin Webb, Telstra Global Enterprise & Services The demand for faster online transmission speeds has never been more prevalent than it is today. In recent years, we've all increasingly consumed content online, including high definition video, television and...
PTC’15 to Address Network Transformation around IoT and M2M Leveraging Cloud Solutions, SDN, NFV, Wireless and Other Architectures
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has been named ground zero this year by the International Data Corporation (IDC) for expected strategic growth initiatives and collaboration around Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT), as more vendors and market sectors work...
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Global Capacity’s President Jack Lodge to Participate in CEO Panel at Metro Connect USA 2015
Chicago, IL, USA, January 15, 2015 - Global Capacity, the leading connectivity as a service company, announces that its President, Jack Lodge, will speak at Metro Connect USA 2015, to be held January 27-28, 2015 in Miami, FL. Mr. Lodge will participate in the CEO...
Hand in Hand: Colocation and Cloud Connectivity
As originally published in Digital Realty, written by Pamela Garibaldi, Vice President of Marketing. Over the last few years, cloud adoption has soared to unprecedented heights. Its widespread acceptance can be attributed to a number of trends, including a growing...