Zayo, Equinix draw up a new AI Infrastructure Blueprint
Zayo and Equinix unveiled the industry’s first AI Infrastructure Blueprint, a joint infrastructure architecture framework that defines how next-generation infrastructure powers AI workloads. AI at scale spans training locations, distributed inference, and network and interconnection nodes that link them. The...
Crusoe acquires Atero to support managed AI services development
Crusoe, the industry’s first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, today announced it has acquired Atero, a company specializing in GPU management and memory optimization for AI workloads. This strategic move will accelerate the development of Crusoe Cloud’s managed AI services...
Intermedia’s new AI tool will provide real-time insights for contact centers
Intermedia Cloud Communications, a provider of intelligent cloud communications, collaboration and customer engagement solutions, announced the launch of AI Supervisor Assist — a powerful new capability designed to help contact center leaders act in real time, while calls are still...
Zayo Europe to connect German metros with 3,500-km fiber network, built on Ciena tech
Leading network infrastructure provider Zayo Europe has deployed Ciena’s optical technology to launch a new German network covering 3,500 km of fiber across 10 core domestic metros including Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Berlin. The network also extends to an 11th key hub across the border in Strasbourg, France....
Ooredoo: Nvidia GPUs will power Qatar’s AI cloud
Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading telecommunications provider, has announced the launch of advanced sovereign AI cloud services, built on the latest Nvidia Hopper GPUs and hosted in its local data centers. This strategic deployment brings world-class accelerated computing capabilities to Qatar, significantly...
MEF: Consumer trust in mobile is increasing for the first time in a decade
The Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), the global trade association, today published its 11th “Annual Trust Study,” which examines consumers attitudes towards the mobile sector. The study surveyed over 11,000 users across 17 markets and found that consumers’ trust in the...
Ookla: Starlink is elevating in-flight Wi-Fi
Ookla Research today published a study of in-flight Wi-Fi. It found that Hawaiian Airlines and Qatar Airways far outperformed other air carriers in their in-flight download and upload speeds. It is by no coincidence, Ookla says, that both Hawaiian and...
Crusoe launches prefabricated modular AI factory
Crusoe, the industry’s first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, today announced the launch of Crusoe Spark™, a turnkey, prefabricated modular AI factory designed to bring powerful, low-latency AI compute to the network’s edge. These AI-optimized modular data centers integrate all...
Global data center capex surged 53% Y/Y in 1Q 2025, says Dell’Oro Group
According to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, worldwide data center capex surged 53 percent year-over-year in 1Q 2025, marking the sixth consecutive quarter...
Broadband Nation Expo 2025: Call for Speakers closes May 16, Early Bird Registration Now Open
Call for Speakers deadline: May 16, 2025 Early bird registration: Now open, offering discounted rates Event dates: November 17-19, 2025, at Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate Broadband Nation Expo 2025 is set to convene industry leaders, policymakers and innovators from...