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The tech world’s best kept secret: carrier-grade connectivity

The benefits of a resilient, fast and secure network backbone are well known to network operators and their wholesale customers. What’s less well known is that enterprises can also go direct to the source of network provisioning and management. The result: telecoms carrier-grade benefits at a lower cost and without the need for third parties.

Sustainability in focus at top political event

In 1968, Sweden’s soon-to-be Prime Minister, Olof Palme gave an impromptu speech in Almedalen, an area in medieval town Visby, located on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea. Since then, ‘Almedalen Week’ – a democratic meeting place for everyone, held at the end of June each year – has grown into the most […]

Gold-tier enterprise connectivity to Google Cloud

Arelion was recently awarded a Gold-Tier Verified Peering Provider (VPP) badge from Google, recognizing our ability to provide enterprises with diverse connectivity to Google Cloud services. The VPP is a Google-recognized badging program for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that offers Google Cloud customers a simplified alternative to direct peering. As a Google VPP, Arelion empowers […]

Arelion’s Channel Program awarded for the fifth consecutive year

Arelion has won ChannelVision’s Visionary Spotlight Award for “Most Responsive Supplier Team” for the fifth consecutive year, highlighting our continued commitment to ensuring world-class customer experiences through our Conflict-Free Channel Program.

Employee Spotlight: Isabelle Couturier Philippe, Head of Network Development and Project Management

Our Network Development teams are crucial to Arelion’s industry-leading quality, so we’re interviewing Isabelle Couturier Philippe, Head of Network Development and Project Management, for our employee spotlight series.

Awarded for network performance and customer service

We’re proud to announce that Arelion is a ‘Midsized Service Provider’ winner of the ATLANTIC-ACM 2024 Global Wholesale Service Provider Excellence Awards in no less than four categories: Brand, Customer Service, Data Value, and Network Performance.

Building a career in building networks

Sumita Gupta Sharma didn’t set out from India with a bachelor’s degree in economics planning on building telecom networks, but today — with nearly two decades of experience — she has built a kind of home in the industry. 

Employee Spotlight: Sandra Klackenborn, Head of Sustainability

In light of Earth Day 2024, we’re highlighting Sandra Klackenborn, our new Head of Sustainability, whom we hired last month. Telecommunications faces a critical juncture as network operators work to reduce emissions and meet recently established sustainability goals. However, sustainable networking encompasses myriad focus areas, necessitating organizational cooperation to reduce telecom’s environmental impact.

Arelion CEO Daniel Kurgan looks ahead

In this interview, Arelion CEO Daniel Kurgan talks about our expansion in the enterprise market, our investment strategy for 2024, the impact of AI in the telecoms industry, the consolidation in the European fiber infrastructure market, and much more.

Ethernet still rules at 50

1973 was a pretty busy year:  The US Senate Watergate Committee began its work, the first mobile phone call was made in Manhattan, Paul McCartney released the album “Band on the Run” and the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II, to name but a few key historical events. But at Xerox […]

How TSBs will support global enterprises in 2024

Technology companies are contending with rising costs, a difficult macroeconomic climate, and geopolitical turmoil that threatens the reliability and security of global networks. As these realities persist in the coming year, enterprises will increasingly turn to Technology Service Brokers (TSBs) for help in finding, buying, and managing technology and connectivity services.

Employee Spotlight: Scott Nichols, CCO

Since its inception, Arelion has leveraged its true differentiator to build trust with customers and succeed in the connectivity business: world-class customer experience. We spoke to our Chief Commercial Officer, Scott Nichols to learn about his vision for Arelion’s next growth stage and the vital role of internal transformation to provide excellent customer experience in today’s connectivity market.