data center

Open Compute Project launches telco focus with support from DT, EE, SK, Verizon and AT&T The Open Compute Project, which was formed five years ago under the umbrella of reimagining …

Facebook data centers said to be 100% powered by renewable energy In a Jan. 24 blog post, Facebook announced it will build its second European data center in the small …

Stagnant growth in IT infrastructure investment to drive data center colocation market Information technology infrastructure is expensive. No matter how much data continues to transition to the cloud, it still …

A power failure last week at a Verizon Communications data center caused cascading problems with JetBlue Airways that delayed passengers nationwide, according to multiple reports. Business Finance News reports the …

Flexenclosure provides tips on ICT project deployments in developing nations With the data boom in parts of Asia and much of Africa continuing to grow exponentially, business opportunities in the …

How data center vendors and operators can maximize their facilities’ performance Power usage effectiveness has been an important metric in the data center world for some time now. Companies running …

UPDATE: Verizon CTO blasts reports of possible sale of enterprise assets Verizon CTO Fran Shammo, in comments made today during the 2015 Wells Fargo Securities Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, …

Western Digital, which sells digital storage solutions among other products, announced it will buy SanDisk for $19 billion. The boards of directors of both companies have voted to approve the …

Windstream and TierPoint include ongoing partnership as part of transaction Telecommunication services provider Windstream said it plans to sell its data center business to TierPoint for $575 million. The deal, …

Belgium data center struck causing errors on Google Compute Engine persistent disks Four lightning strikes affecting the power grid around the Google Compute Engine data center in St. Ghislain, Belgium, …

Fiber-to-the-tower expansion supports carrier move toward network densification Fiber, backhaul and infrastructure services provider Zayo Group this week announced it has sold fiber-to-the-tower services applicable to 800 macro and small …

Fiber expansion to add 350 route miles to the network Continuing to expand its fiber footprint, Colorado-based Zayo Group Holdings plans to hook up some 500 Seattle-area towers to fiber …

Council Bluffs, Iowa, is rolling out free municipal Wi-Fi WASHINGTON – Council Bluffs, Iowa, could soon become one of the first cities in the country to offer free Wi-Fi Internet …

Nokia today announced its entry into the data center market with the launch of the AirFrame solution set, billed as integrating the worlds of IT and telecommunications to create an …

Apple has reached a deal with the state of Arizona to open a $2 billion global network “command center,” according to a Feb. 2 announcement from state Gov. Doug Ducey. …

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career in the telecom, IT and security industries. Having experience as an operator, software and hardware …

Sweden-based Bahnhof AB, an Internet service provider, is taking advantage of the climate and population density in Stockholm to turn ventilated data center heat into usable energy. Bahnhof CEO John …

Shanghai — The U.S. market remains a focus for Huawei, although the U.S. government has labeled the Chinese giant IT and telecommunications company as a security threat. The main driver …

SHANGHAI — Huawei has set a target for its recently launched enterprise business to become the leader in the IT infrastructure field. “We are leveraging our strength to the IT …

Verizon’s network proved to be the tipping point last week when Internet traffic reached a level that caused data sets to change and impacted networks around the country. According to …