Verizon Communications has announced an agreement to acquire Frontier Communications in an all-cash transaction valued at $20 billion. This acquisition will significantly expand Verizon’s fiber footprint in te US, accelerating the company’s delivery of premium mobility and broadband services to current and new customers. It will also expand Verizon’s intelligent edge network for digital innovations […]
Digital Realty has announced a new Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute peering location at Digital Realty’s Dallas data center campus, enabling customers to access Azure services via a single cross connect. Digital Realty is also an initial launch partner for Microsoft’s new Azure ExpressRoute Metro service in Amsterdam and Zurich. Digital Realty customers located at its Dallas data center […]
Schneider Electric has announced it has appointed Hanne Sjøberg as its new Vice President, Channels, Secure Power division, Europe, and will lead the continued growth of its channel organization – delivering its mission to be its customers trusted partner for sustainability and efficiency. Hanne brings a wealth of experience from her previous roles, and will […]
Nokia has signed a multi-year agreement with AT&T to deploy next-generation fiber access technology. Under this agreement, Nokia will provide its Lightspan MF and Altiplano platforms to support one of the largest fiber networks in the world. The five-year deal will include fiber network upgrades to AT&T’s current footprint and next-generation fiber technologies for future […]
In Q2 2024, global spending on cloud infrastructure services grew 19% year on year to reach US$78.2 billion. While enterprises’ IT budgets have returned to growth, a significant portion of spending is now directed toward AI-related investments. The top three vendors – AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud – collectively grew by 24% this quarter to account […]
NTT DATA has been selected by the City of Brownsville, Texas, to deploy NTT DATA’s Smart Solutions and Private 5G (P5G) wireless connectivity. The city seeks to enhance citizen services, increase public safety, achieve sustainability and effectively manage growth by leveraging real-time data analytics and AI empowered by a seamless and secure wireless network. “The […]
Veeam Software has announced the release of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8, delivering the most comprehensive and flexible immutability for Microsoft 365 data. Now organizations can ensure their Microsoft 365 data is resilient employing a zero-trust, multi-layered immutable strategy, making certain backup data is safe from potential changes or deletions so that its original integrity stays intact. […]
Kingston Digital has announced it is shipping the NV3 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for users looking for high capacity 4×4 NVMe PCIe performance in a compact form factor. The Kingston NV3 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD is a robust next-gen storage solution powered by a Gen 4×4 NVMe controller. The Kingston NV3 delivers read/write speeds of up […]
Huawei Cloud recently announced a series of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives at Huawei Cloud Summit Saudi Arabia 2024, aiming to accelerate Saudi Arabia’s digital transformation and support the Vision 2030 goals. Gathering over 700 guests, the event showcased the most updated development of key AI technologies, especially AI-ready model training and inference, and the company’s […]
Hitachi Vantara has announced that its new Virtual Storage Platform One Block storage appliance has earned the ENERGY STAR certification and was recognized as the best storage solutions for performance and energy efficiency in the ENERGY STAR NVSS Disk Online 4 category. Overall, the company holds the top three ranked storage solutions in this category. This recognition […]
