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What’s next for the internet in Afghanistan?

Kentik

Will it also end a period of development of the domestic internet in Afghanistan? Growth of Afghan domestic internet. The fragmented nature of the country’s internet, driven by its austere mountainous geography, meant that shutting down service in Afghanistan would require more than a single kill switch. As the last U.S.

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Diving Deep into Submarine Cables: The Undersea Lifelines of Internet Connectivity

Kentik

Fiber optics The submarine cables that move internet traffic around the world are made from silica glass fiber optic strands that most network engineers are likely familiar with. People working together About 99% of all intercontinental internet traffic goes over submarine cables.

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The Promise and Peril of SD-WANs

CATO Networks

SD-WANs reduce bandwidth costs, no doubt, but enterprises are still left having to address important issues around cloud, mobility, and security. The Problem of MPLS Bandwidth costs remain the most obvious problem facing MPLS services. Bandwidth upgrades and changes can also take weeks.

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How SD-WANs Can Become Next Generation WAN Architectures

CATO Networks

As mobile users connect directly to the internet through unsecured Wi-Fi hotspots and offices access cloud resources via direct internet access, the attack surface grows. Rather than multiple policies governing each technology, organizations can create a single policy integrating the four IT disciplines.

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Winning the 10G Race with Cato

CATO Networks

The Need for Speed The rapidly evolving technology and digital transformation landscape has ushered in increased requirements for high-speed connectivity to accommodate high-bandwidth application and service demands.

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Key Findings From “WAN Transformation with SD-WAN: Establishing a Mature Foundation for SASE Success”

CATO Networks

NEW EMA Report: Establishing a Mature Foundation for SASE Success | Download the Report SD-WAN Replaces MPLS The internet has become a primary means of WAN connectivity for 63% of organizations. This shift impacts the use of MPLS , with the internet is being leveraged more often to boost overall bandwidth.

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Security + Network As a Service: the Better SD-WAN

CATO Networks

SD-WANs Arent Enough Leveraging Direct Internet Access (DIA) allows SD-WANs to improve agility and reduce bandwidth costs, but fails to address, and sometimes exacerbates, other critical challenges. DIA also means IT can reduce their monthly bandwidth spend by as much as 90 percent.

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