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State of Kansas awards $5 million grant to Connected Nation to build the state's first Internet Exchange Point at Wichita State University

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced today that her administration has awarded a $5 million grant to construct the state's first carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP)1 adjacent to Wichita State University's Innovation Campus. Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points (CNIXP), LLC — a joint venture between Kentucky-based nonprofit Connected Nation and carrier hotel pioneer Hunter Newby — will build, own and operate the facility at the northwest corner of East 21st Street North and Fountain Avenue, directly across from WSU's Eck Stadium.

Key Points: 
  • Laura Kelly announced today that her administration has awarded a $5 million grant to construct the state's first carrier-neutral Internet Exchange Point (IXP)1 adjacent to Wichita State University's Innovation Campus.
  • The IXP has great potential to attract more companies and bring economic growth to the local region and state.
  • WSU will provide a 40-year ground lease for the facility as an in-kind matching contribution to the grant, subject to final approval by the Kansas Board of Regents.
  • DE-CIX, the world's premier Internet Exchange ecosystem, will serve as the IX platform operator within the facility.

Colt DCS expands German presence with third Frankfurt hyperscale data centre

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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FRANKFURT, Germany , Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Colt Data Centre Services (DCS), a leading global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, has commenced the construction of its third state-of-the-art data centre in Frankfurt, Germany. Recognizing Germany's pivotal role as a digital business hub with essential infrastructure for seamless internet traffic across Europe and beyond, Colt DCS has strategically chosen to continue to invest in the Frankfurt market in order meet customer demand. 

Key Points: 
  • Third Site Strengthens Colt DCS's Global Footprint, Enhancing Reliability and Performance for Clients Across Europe
    FRANKFURT, Germany , Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Colt Data Centre Services (DCS), a leading global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, has commenced the construction of its third state-of-the-art data centre in Frankfurt, Germany.
  • The latest Frankfurt hyperscale data centre project is strategically situated in close proximity to Colt DCS's existing Frankfurt  Data Centre, offering seamless connectivity to the Rhine-Main region and convenient access to Frankfurt's major financial district.
  • At the heart of Colt DCS's commitment is sustainable scalability, evident across its 16 state-of-the-art data centre developments, with the company procuring 100% renewable energy across its entire European estate, providing robust and environmentally friendly power to the new hyperscale Tier-3 data centre.
  • Colt DCS remains steadfast in its mission to develop strategically located data centre sites that cater to our customers' needs, establishing us as the industry's most trusted and customer-centric data centre operator."

Colt DCS expands German presence with third Frankfurt hyperscale data centre

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Cloud, Water footprint, Telecommunications, DCS, Real estate, ISO, DE-CIX, Heart, Atmosphere, Internet, Rail transport

FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Colt Data Centre Services (DCS), a leading global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, has commenced the construction of its third state-of-the-art data centre in Frankfurt, Germany. Recognizing Germany's pivotal role as a digital business hub with essential infrastructure for seamless internet traffic across Europe and beyond, Colt DCS has strategically chosen to continue to invest in the Frankfurt market in order meet customer demand. 

Key Points: 
  • Third Site Strengthens Colt DCS's Global Footprint, Enhancing Reliability and Performance for Clients Across Europe
    FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Colt Data Centre Services (DCS), a leading global provider of hyperscale and large enterprise data centre solutions, has commenced the construction of its third state-of-the-art data centre in Frankfurt, Germany.
  • The latest Frankfurt hyperscale data centre project is strategically situated in close proximity to Colt DCS's existing Frankfurt  Data Centre, offering seamless connectivity to the Rhine-Main region and convenient access to Frankfurt's major financial district.
  • At the heart of Colt DCS's commitment is sustainable scalability, evident across its 16 state-of-the-art data centre developments, with the company procuring 100% renewable energy across its entire European estate, providing robust and environmentally friendly power to the new hyperscale Tier-3 data centre.
  • Colt DCS remains steadfast in its mission to develop strategically located data centre sites that cater to our customers' needs, establishing us as the industry's most trusted and customer-centric data centre operator."

Start Campus’s SINES Project Progresses Towards Operational Phase of Green Giant Data Center Launch

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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Start Campus , the company responsible for the development of 100% green energy ecosystems in Sines, Portugal, announces today that it has welcomed its first hyperscaler clients for the initial setup phase at its NEST building, the company’s first phase data hall.

Key Points: 
  • Start Campus , the company responsible for the development of 100% green energy ecosystems in Sines, Portugal, announces today that it has welcomed its first hyperscaler clients for the initial setup phase at its NEST building, the company’s first phase data hall.
  • In advance of the upcoming operational launch of the Start Campus data center, the onboarding process for the new hyperscalers is underway, including access to unique and diverse global network connectivity solutions.
  • “This moment represents a very important milestone for Start Campus and the SINES Project,” says Afonso Salema, CEO of Start Campus.
  • “We are developing a dynamic sustainability-driven ecosystem that will place Portugal at the center of the rapidly growing international data market.

Nokia redefines IP access, aggregation and edge networks with next generation routers

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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The 7730 SXR platforms are also ideally suited to the requirements of smaller/distributed IP service edge network locations, complementing Nokia’s broader IP routing portfolio.

Key Points: 
  • The 7730 SXR platforms are also ideally suited to the requirements of smaller/distributed IP service edge network locations, complementing Nokia’s broader IP routing portfolio.
  • The new platforms bring the service router performance, security, assurance and sustainability customers rely on from Nokia at the IP edge and core into advanced IP access and aggregation networks.
  • New 7730 SXR family of routers provides capacity, interface speeds and form factors that are optimized for IP access, aggregation and smaller/distributed edge locations.
  • Nokia’s new family of routers enables them to get the benefits of service routing available today at the IP edge/core into the IP access and aggregation networks.

NetActuate Expands Presence in Frankfurt, Germany, Adding Bandwidth and Resource Capacity

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Saturday, September 2, 2023
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RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- To meet growing demand for footprint expansions into Europe, NetActuate recently announced the availability of additional bandwidth and resource capacity in their Frankfurt, Germany data center.

Key Points: 
  • Bandwidth and infrastructure capacity has been added to meet growing demand for footprint expansions in Europe.
  • RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- To meet growing demand for footprint expansions into Europe, NetActuate recently announced the availability of additional bandwidth and resource capacity in their Frankfurt, Germany data center .
  • "This expansion of resource capacity and bandwidth will help us keep up with growing customer demand and network traffic."
  • "This expansion of resource capacity and bandwidth will help us keep up with growing customer demand and network traffic."

Hurricane Electric Adds Additional High-Speed IP Transit to the Midwest with New Point of Presence in Kansas City

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Hurricane Electric , the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced today that it has deployed a new Point of Presence (PoP) in NOCIX Kansas City .

Key Points: 
  • Hurricane Electric , the world’s largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced today that it has deployed a new Point of Presence (PoP) in NOCIX Kansas City .
  • The NOCIX Kansas City data center is just 15 miles from the Kansas City International Airport and is strategically located to serve customers throughout the Midwest.
  • Kansas City is a technology hub for the Midwest, with one in every ten workers employed in tech.
  • “It’s exciting to build our third PoP in Kansas City to serve the important Midwest market and provide their customers with high-speed global IP Transit,” said Mike Leber, President, Hurricane Electric.

This Week in Tech News: 10 Stories You Need to See

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Friday, May 19, 2023
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NEW YORK, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the business technology industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire.
  • To help journalists covering the business technology industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
  • The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story.
  • Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.

World's leading Internet Exchange operator DE-CIX to support Connected Nation & Newby Ventures in closing the Digital Divide in the US

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Monday, May 15, 2023
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FRANKFURT, Germany and WASHINGTON, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DE-CIX, the world's leading operator of Internet Exchanges (IXs), and Connected Nation Internet Exchange Points (CNIXP), a joint venture between nonprofit Connected Nation and Newby Ventures, today announce a strategic partnership for the establishment and operation of edge IXs in unserved and underserved markets across the US to significantly improve regional Internet performance. CNIXP's objective is to build new carrier-neutral interconnection facilities in at least 125 regional hub communities in 43 states and 4 U.S. territories with the primary support of public funding.

Key Points: 
  • American cities beyond the major hubs need and deserve better Internet performance.
  • This exclusive agreement paves the way for DE-CIX to serve as the IX platform operator within CNIXP facilities.
  • "Establishing Internet Exchanges in CNIXP facilities will enable people all over the nation to participate more fully in the digital economy, with all the benefits this brings.
  • DE-CIX is proud to support the expansion of high-performance digital infrastructure together with Connected Nation and Newby Ventures, as a step towards closing the digital divide in the US."

NetActuate Boosts Connectivity in Madrid Data Center and Launches Upgraded Anycast Platform

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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RALEIGH, N.C., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NetActuate, a leading provider of global infrastructure and network services, has announced completion of bandwidth upgrades in its Madrid, Spain data center. Madrid is also the first location to receive their new anycast platform upgrade that enables simpler and automated management of network services.

Key Points: 
  • They also rolled out their new BGP anycast platform upgrade to this location, which allows for simpler and automated management of low latency connectivity services.
  • RALEIGH, N.C., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NetActuate, a leading provider of global infrastructure and network services, has announced completion of bandwidth upgrades in its Madrid, Spain data center .
  • Madrid is also the first location to receive their new anycast platform upgrade that enables simpler and automated management of network services.
  • NetActuate's Madrid data center is strategically in the center of Spain, on the Iberian peninsula, providing a gateway to Africa and South America.