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Lumen expanded its edge services into Europe by turning on 100G MPLS and IP network connectivity, plus increasing power and cooling at several edge data center locations.
A white paper published by the Bank for International Settlements outlines the dangers of entrusting financial systems to a handful of Big Tech players.
What the private operators lack in powerful backing they make up for in flexibility and diversified business models compared to the big state-owned carriers, experts said.
The ongoing supply chain challenges are underpinning a need for more reliance on virtualization, and enterprises are planning for significant investment in their digital infrastructure, according to Equinix.