The first challenge in sourcing internet is deciding what you need. It's finding a balance between cost and performance that's so important. Because in an internet world you're going to have a lot more choice than in an MPLS world.
This advice comes from Globalinternet Chief Portfolio Officer Mike Lloyd.
Have you heard? There's a new submarine cable map in town.
Our 2020 edition has arrived along with a new interactive experience and free map downloads.
Greg Bryan has a microphone, a seemingly endless supply of data, and the phone numbers of some prominent WAN experts.
Sounds like the recipe for a podcast to me.
Gather round. It's a new month and we have new content recommendations.
At the top of our list is a conversation led by the team at ThousandEyes featuring our own Alan Mauldin. The group gets to talking about the COVID-19 impact on cable operations and project roll-outs. Keep scrolling to listen to their chat.
It's a big week for map resources around here.
Allow us to add one more into the mix: our new, free Cloud Infrastructure Map.
The COVID-19 pandemic has absolutely changed the way the world lives, works, and connects. (We've been monitoring the latest network developments and logging our own analysis here.)
The team at i3forum recently released data on the increase in international voice traffic captured by i3forum Insights, a market database used to track and analyze international voice services.
There’s been plenty of talk about the recent boom in submarine cable construction. And TeleGeography's Submarine Cable Map has tracked the physical, real-world results of this explosion for nearly 20 years.
On Wednesday, June 10 at 11:00am ET we're going to expand this discussion with our friends at Ciena.
Lots of submarine cable chatter this week around the announcement of 2Africa, the latest cable from owners Facebook, Vodafone, MTN Group, China Mobile, WIOCC, Orange, Telecom Egypt, and Saudi Telecom.
We pulled several stories about the Facebook-backed cable, what it means for connectivity in the region, and how much folks expect it to cost. Keep scrolling for more.
Unsurprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic is a recurring theme across the majority of industry headlines this month.
From reports on usage trends, to the new WFH plight of WAN managers, to Google changing its Chrome release plans to avoid any hiccups in service—coronavirus has permeated the industry from every corner.
You can peruse these stories below. And if you're looking for more updates on how the pandemic is impacting the telecom industry, there's lots more on our State of the Network page. We're curating the latest headlines, network status updates, and reports from service providers.
This month we're sharing posts on prepaid wireless plans, cloud computing, conference call technology, and worldwide mobile data usage.
Keep scrolling to enjoy our picks.
