by Pivot
Tag: Data Center
FirstLight Launches Two New Cloud-Based Offerings
ALBANY, N.Y., March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — FirstLight, a leading provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud, and unified communications services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast, announced today that it has enhanced its Cloud Communications offering…
Horizon Establishes Fiber Connectivity to Equinix Data Center in Chicago
Columbus, OH – February 25, 2020 – Horizon, a regional fiber broadband company based in Ohio, has announced a new connection to the Equinix Data Center on Cermak Road in Chicago, IL, a major Internet on-ramp…
Broadband Operator Profile: Tennessee WISP Progressive Broadband Has Ambitious Plans, Including Fiber-to-the-Home
Rural Solutions, which does business as Progressive Broadband, is a wireless ISP with ambitious goals. The company, based in rural Tennessee, has big plans for Cumberland county and beyond, including deploying fiber-to-the-home. The company also…
Everstream Eyes 5 New Markets in $250M Fiber Network Expansion
Competitive business-only regional fiber network operator Everstream said today that it will enter five new markets and invest more than $250 million during 2020. The moves, which are part of a strategy that includes both…
Bluebird Network Completes Springfield, MO Expansion
Bluebird Network has completed a 61 mile fiber expansion in Springfield, MO. The project interconnects major business areas in the city to both the Bluebird Underground Data Center, which also is in Springfield, and the…
Statewide Fiber Network Consolidation: Bluebird to Acquire Illinois Network Alliance
Bluebird Networks, operator of a fiber network spanning several Midwestern states, said it has signed an agreement to purchase Illinois Network Alliance, which operates a network in that state. INA is owned by several smaller…
CEO: Verizon Mobile Edge Computing Should Generate “Meaningful” Revenues in 2020
Verizon mobile edge computing should generate “meaningful” revenues in 2020, said Hans Vestberg, Verizon Chairman and CEO, at an investor event today. Mobile, or multi-access, edge computing (MEC) is receiving a lot of attention recently…
FirstLight Gains Data Centers Through ColoSpace Acquisition
FirstLight, a regional fiber network operator serving the northeastern U.S., has acquired ColoSpace, a provider of IT services, cloud services and disaster recovery in New England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ColoSpace is…
Fiber Consolidator Segra to Acquire NorthState
Fiber network consolidator Segra will be expanding with the news today that it plans to acquire/ merge with North State Communications (NorthState)– a company that started out over 100 years ago as a local telephone…
Amazon AWS, Verizon 5G Partnership for Mobile Edge Computing Raises Interoperability Questions
Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services has launched AWS Wavelength, an edge computing offering for developers wanting to create applications that leverage the ultra-low latency of 5G wireless networks. AWS will connect with 5G networks…
CenturyLink Network Storage Taps Edge Computing
CenturyLink today announced it has introduced CenturyLink Network Storage, a managed solution that enables businesses to store and manage data anywhere the CenturyLink network can reach. The solution is designed to provide businesses with a…
“Select” Companies Get Access to AT&T Microsoft Network Edge Compute
“Select” customers in Dallas will get access to the Network Edge Compute offering that is the result of the collaboration between AT&T and Microsoft announced earlier this year. That offering makes Microsoft Azure cloud services…