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

Kentik

Worldwide telecommunications began somewhere around 150 years ago, in 1850, with the first commercial international submarine cable between England and France. 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.

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The New Normals of Network Operations in the Year Ahead

Kentik

Held in Hawaii every January, PTC’s annual conference is the Pacific Rim’s premier telecommunications event. While it is impossible to predict exactly how and when we’ll come out of the pandemic, we believe that there are going to be some lasting changes to how companies in the internet and cloud space operate heading in the future.

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Telcos vs. Hyperscalers: Should Telecom Operators Take a Stand or is Collaboration the Key to the Future?

Global Data

Hyperscalers are having a more influential role in shaping the future direction of telecommunications. With the digital landscape continuing to evolve with the emergence of 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud-native technologies, hyperscalers are becoming more influential in shaping the future direction of telecommunications.

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Project Waterworth: Meta’s New Cable Will Bring Disruption to the Wholesale Telecom Market

Global Data

Project Waterworth is likely to cause further disruption for wholesale operators as the company looks to dominate global internet connectivity. This announcement from Meta could also play a role in the expansion of cloud computing, data centers, and other emerging AI-driven advancements.

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News in Networking: The Best Network Speeds, Cuba’s DIY Internet, and the Cost of Automation

Kentik

A feature story explored the workarounds that Cubans go to for internet access, and another feature looked at the cost of IT automation. Mitel to Buy ShoreTel for $430M to Create Unified Communications Powerhouse (TechCrunch) Telecommunications company and UC provider Mitel is buying competitor ShoreTel.

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New World, New Thinking: Why “The Box” Has Got To Go

CATO Networks

This is a key question in the evolution of cloud services for telecommunication companies, internet service providers (ISPs), cloud service providers (CSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs). Googles map showing its process hosting sites looks like a map showing the major global population centers.

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Ooredoo and DE-CIX bring Internet Exchange to Qatar

DCNN Magazine

Ooredoo, a Qatar-based telecommunications operator, in partnership with DE-CIX , a global operator of carrier-neutral Internet Exchanges (IX), has officially announced Doha IX powered by DE-CIX, Qatars first standalone commercial Internet Exchange (IX). For more from DE-CIX, click here.

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