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Tag: Data Center
AT&T Data Center Sale Will Yield $1.1 Billion for Debt Paydown
A company spokesperson confirmed details of the planned AT&T data center sale involving 18 domestic and 13 international data centers. The company will retain what it calls “enterprise data centers,” the spokesperson said.
Report: U.S. Data Center Investment Hit $20 Billion in 2017
U.S. data center investment saw a three-fold increase between 2016 and 2017, according to real estate advisory firm BBG. The market with the highest data center demand was northern Virginia, followed by . . .
Lumos Data Centers Launches Suite of IaaS Solutions
IHS: 74% of Enterprises Conducted SD-WAN Lab Trials Last Year
Many enterprises that conducted SD-WAN lab trials will move to production trials and live production this year, IHS said.
Indatel Digital Realty Deal Connects Rural America with the Cloud
A new Indatel Digital Realty deal calls for Indatel to connect its network of networks operated by small, primarily rural, telcos with Digital Realty, thereby gaining access to cloud services such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
Zayo Acquires Data Center in McLean, Virginia
Report: U.S. Business Fiber Availability Increases to 54.8%
A Vertical Systems Group report found that fiber was extended to more business buildings in 2017 than in any year since researchers started tracking business fiber availability in 2004. For the first time, the U.S. fiber gap dropped below 50% for the first time.
Global Webscale Company Selects Zayo for Long Haul Dark Fiber
Juniper Exec on Metro Network Evolution: Not Just Transport Any More
Juniper’s vision for metro network evolution calls for those networks to be more service-centric. The company announced two new metro routers aimed at providing greater capacity to support 5G backhaul and increased bandwidth demand driven by edge data centers.
Bluebird Network Underground Data Center to Expand
The Bluebird Network underground data center is in a Springfield, Mo. mine, offering protection from natural and man-made disasters. Bluebird Network was formed by integrating Bluebird Media, Missouri Network Alliance, and Illinois Network Alliance.
TDS-Owned OneNeck Patents Data Center Sensors That Pinpoint Server Hotspots
A OneNeck data center sensor is designed to move up and down a closed server cabinet to record heat and humidity then generates a color-coded heat map, which technicians can use to adjust airflow where needed. OneNeck received a patent on the technology.
AT&T Virtual and Augmented Reality Project Taps Edge Computing
While virtual reality is largely a consumer application, an AT&T augmented reality project will look at business applications…
Google Data Center Expansion Will Impact 14 States, Thousands of New Hires Planned
Google data center expansion plans include offices and data centers to support the cloud. The company plans to enter or expand in 14 additional states. Google already operates in 21 states.
Large Cloud Provider Selects Zayo for Wavelength Connectivity
A global webscale cloud provider has selected Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZAYO) for wavelength connectivity.
Vonage SD-WAN Targets Small Business, Illustrates Service Provider Opportunities
Vonage SD-WAN has been available to larger enterprises for a few years. The company now launched an offering for smaller businesses. A Vonage exec told us about the three connectivity options supported — including MPLS + broadband, two broadband and . . .
Verizon Virtualizes the Session Border Controller, Introduces SBCaaS — Session Border Controller as a Service
Verizon SBCaaS leverages a partnership with Ribbon Communications. The cloud-based offering will be delivered from Verizon data centers, eliminating the need for dedicated hardware at the customer premises.
A&T, Equinix Widen Business Relationship
An AT&T, Equinix deal will make AT&T Switched Ethernet Service with Network on Demand available to businesses in Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers. The offering aims to . . .
Peak 10/Via West Rebrand As Flexential
Post-merger, Peak 10 and Via West chose to use the Flexential brand, which emphasizes the merged company’s flexible, customer-focused approach to business.
Wave Broadband Completes Bay Area Fiber Infrastructure Upgrades
IDC: Cloud, New Technologies to Push Worldwide ICT Spending to $5.6 Trillion in 2021
Worldwide ICT spending will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 6% between 2016 and 2021. Artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, virtual
AT&T NetBond for Cloud Targets Cloud-to-Cloud Connectivity
AT&T NetBond for Cloud eliminates the need for businesses to transfer data from one cloud to another via their own data center, explained an AT&T exec in an
Zayo Acquires Data Center in Colorado
Dakota Carrier Network Data Center Expands, Eyeing Nationwide Business
Dakota Carrier Network data center business pursuits will include opportunities outside of its region in 2018, CEO said. Currently DCN gets 80% of its
Downplaying Data Centers, CenturyLink Cloud Strategy Views Connectivity as a Better Play
A good example of the CenturyLink cloud strategy is a connectivity service that lets businesses move workloads to and from cloud providers, noted CTO