by Pivot
Tag: Data Center
FirstLight Expands Relationship with Albany Times Union Center
Albany, NY – May 7, 2019 – FirstLight, a leading provider of fiber-optic data, Internet, data center, cloud, and voice services to enterprise and carrier customers throughout the Northeast, announced today that it has expanded its relationship with the Albany Times…
Ritter Communications Breaks Ground on Data Center
Arkansas-based regional carrier Ritter Communications has begun construction of an $8 million data center, the company reports. The Ritter data center, to be known as the Ritter Communications Data Technology Center, will be 8,900 square…
AT&T Readies White Boxes for 5G Radio Access Network, Edge Data Centers
AT&T is making progress on its plan to use software controlled generic hardware devices, also known as white boxes, in its 5G wireless network core. In a blog post this week, AT&T Chief Technology Officer…
Midwestern Regional Operator Everstream Expands with Arch Fiber Networks Acquisition
Midwestern regional network fiber network and data center operator Everstream has acquired St. Louis-based dark fiber provider Arch Fiber Networks. The Everstream Arch Fiber Networks purchase marks Everstream’s first entry into St. Louis, and continues…
PAWR Open Programmable Wireless Research Testbed is City-Scale, with $100 Million Backing from Industry, NSF
A new wireless testbed in Salt Lake City uses an open programmable approach, with the goal of making it easier for academic and industry researchers to develop new antennas, to experiment with network slicing and…
Edge Data Center Report Sees Synergies with Hyperscale Infrastructure
As wireless network operators gear up to deploy low-latency 5G services, edge data centers have become a hot topic. The expectation is that data centers will be needed at the edge of cellular networks and…
Analyst: Defining the 5G Opportunity for Wireline Carriers
Wireless carriers are competing fiercely to deploy 5G networks, and that could mean significant opportunity for wireline carriers as well. “Wireless carriers will need small cells and fiber,” said Iain Gillott, president and founder of…
Facebook’s Middle Mile Infrastructure Subsidiary to Offer Fiber Transport, Eyes Underserved Markets
Facebook is getting into the fiber transport business. The social media giant requires a tremendous amount of network capacity to deliver all those social posts, ads, and videos all across the globe. As a result,…
CBRS Spectrum and Edge Computing Set to Reduce Need for Telecom Service Providers
The combination of CBRS spectrum and edge computing is poised to eliminate the need for enterprises to use communications service providers to support certain cloud applications. Enabling this option is a new category of company…
Will Kubernetes Be the Operating System for 5G? AT&T News Suggests Yes
The telecom industry has a new technology term to add to its lexicon, as news today from AT&T illustrates. The carrier said it will work with open source infrastructure developer Mirantis on Kubernetes-controlled infrastructure that…
Verizon Tests Edge Computing on Live 5G Network, Paving Way for Low-Latency Apps
Verizon said it has successfully tested edge computing on a live 5G network, potentially paving the way for 5G to support low-latency applications such as immersive virtual reality. The Verizon 5G edge computing test used…
Hargray Colocation Acquisition: Three Facilities in Southeast
Regional telecom provider Hargray announced today that it has acquired three colocation facilities in the Southeast. The Hargray colocation acquisition is aimed at enabling the company to offer advanced data security and computer hardware storage…