Partnerships: iBasis and Vodafone; Samsung and Sumitomo; and more

iBasis, a KPN company,announced that Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. has interconnected to the iBasis global network for the exchange of international mobile phone calls. The move enables Vodafone Qatar to cost-effectively keep pace with rapid growth and provide customers with quality service, while enhancing iBasis’ ability to terminate calls to the Middle East region.

Dell Inc., Equinix, and Rackspace Hosting announced that they have collaborated to develop an OpenStack™ cloud demonstration and test environment. The demo environment will be available in three data centers: the Equinix International Business Exchange™ (IBX