Data centre interconnect (DCI) stories
Businesses running AI across clouds and data centres may cut network deployment from weeks to minutes as Equinix trials a new automation layer.
Wider use of medical AI will stall without faster networks, as surgeons and emergency teams need near-real-time links to work safely.
DE-CIX has begun offering Google peering at its São Paulo and Rio exchanges, giving Brazilian ISPs direct local access to Google services.
Tata Communications has unveiled a self-healing global data centre connectivity platform, promising 99.99% uptime and up to 30% cost savings.
AI is redrawing the data centre map, shifting investment from hyperscale campuses to distributed, tightly connected regional clusters.
Equinix is rolling out its Pathways to Tech scheme in Australia as part of a global drive to tackle data centre skills shortages.
Equinix launches a vendor-neutral Distributed AI Hub, linking 280 data centres to simplify multi-cloud, edge and AI security operations.
Interconnection Academy and GCA team up to share free MANRS-based routing and cyber training as global security skills gaps and risks surge.
Lightstorm and Arrcus team up to deliver AI-ready, policy-driven networking for distributed training and inference across Asia-Pacific.
Rakuten Symphony and Lightstorm join forces to offer a sovereign NaaS platform for automated, compliant cloud-network services across MEA, India and APAC.
Netskope unveils NewEdge AI Fast Path to speed secure enterprise traffic to major AI clouds, cutting latency for chatbots and agents.
Taara unveils a silicon photonics platform and Taara Beam, a cable-free link delivering fibre-like 25Gbps speeds over distances up to 10km.
HPE debuts Juniper-branded AI-ready routers, servers and cloud ops tools to help telecom and cloud operators modernise networks.
Mexican businesses and smaller ISPs can now reach Google through DE-CIX, after demand forced the exchange operator to double capacity in Queretaro.
The system is designed to protect dense technical spaces at two data halls while using less water and fitting tight mechanical layouts.
The 10 Gbps link went live in under a day, giving Primacom a fast alternative where fibre trenching and radio systems fell short.
Constl has secured the Enterprise Network Transformation Provider award at the Economic Times Telecom Awards, highlighting its AI-ready fibre network.
DE-CIX has acquired a majority stake in Bulgaria's BIX.BG internet exchange, boosting its Balkan footprint and adding Sofia to its network.
Optus trials Asia's first end-to-end 800GE link between Sydney and Perth, using dual subsea and terrestrial paths for near-zero downtime.
Equinix will invest up to USD $700 million in a new Dundalk plant with Hanley Energy, promising hundreds of skilled jobs and faster kit supply.