We're back with a bonus holiday episode of the podcast! In this special episode, Greg invites TeleGeography Analyst Elizabeth Thorne to look back at the WAN in 2020. (And what a year it was.)
Nov 19, 2020
Three Facts From Our New WAN Market Size Report
If you've perused our research catalog lately, you'll know that we have a new WAN Market Size Report.
In this offering, we present a data-driven, granular view of market opportunity for underlay of the corporate WAN. (More about that here.)
To understand where the larger multinational WAN market stands today, we're sharing three takeaways from the first edition of the WAN Market Size Report.
Oct 22, 2020
We Asked Kids What They Know About Submarine Cables
Be honest: do you actually know how many kilometers of submarine cables live under the ocean?
Do you know the obscure locations that got a new cable in 2020? Or what is most likely to damage subsea cables? (Don't say sharks.)
There’s no question that the enterprise wide area network (WAN) market is in a state of flux.
We’ve seen multiple disruptions in the way multinational corporations construct WANs: a move toward cloud computing, migration of the data center away from corporate premises, and, especially, the introduction of SD-WAN.
To help carriers, vendors, and enterprise IT infrastructure teams understand how these changes will affect the business of telecom, we’ve created the new WAN Market Size Report.
Market patterns aren’t the only forces impacting carriers. Shifts in strategy, corporate structure, assets, and regulation can also have noteworthy consequences.
We’re seeing this across Latin America right now.
On April 1, T-Mobile US and Sprint Corporation completed their long-awaited merger.
It was the beginning of the end for the familiar Sprint brand.
Jul 23, 2020
How to Connect to the Cloud
A simple broadband connection to the internet remains one of the most common ways to access cloud networks and services. But as these services and architectures evolve, so do the ways companies can connect.
Today we're sharing our guide to connecting to cloud services from our Cloud and WAN Research Service. (For more on cloud service providers and related geography, jump over to our interactive Cloud Infrastructure Map.)
Jul 16, 2020
What to Know About Connecting to Your IaaS Provider
Around three in four enterprises that responded to our latest WAN Manager Survey reported having multiple infrastructure as a service (IaaS) partner. Azure and AWS were easily the most frequently cited by participants; 60% were using one or both of these providers.
With this in mind, how are enterprises connecting to their IaaS providers and why would you select one method over another? And what's the global geographic distribution of cloud providers looking like these days?
Jul 6, 2020
The WAN and Working From Home
For several months now, much of the world has transitioned to remote work. Where possible, knowledge workers have set up shop in home offices or kitchens or bedrooms, logging into virtual private networks and leaning on cloud services to keep business running uninterrupted.
Jul 1, 2020
Telia and Turkcell Part Company
Sweden’s Telia Company is one step closer to concentrating operations on its core Scandinavia and Baltic units. A recent agreement cemented the plan to offload its stake in Turkcell.
