Tag: wan

Stepping back into the Ethernet

Getting the high-speed connectivity your business needs can be a balancing act between different technologies and topologies. Most companies today have a mixture of on-premises and cloud-based solutions that make up their IT infrastructure, along with multiple locations, and possibly multiple owned-data centres. Working out the best way to meet your connectivity needs across such […]

400G: It’s here and HUGE!

If you know anything about Telia Carrier, it is that we are always thinking about the future needs of our network and customers.  We saw significant traffic growth of more than 50% in 2020, and currently a similar trajectory for 2021.  Whilst this remains well within the capacity of our network, we are looking forward […]

Bernd Hoogkamp, Telia Carrier

Data center capacity will ramp up in 2021

Europe’s four leading data center markets (London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris) are expected to see 415 megawatts of capacity coming online in 2021, a 22.5% increase over the previous year’s total supply. This year of record growth is forecasted to be followed by two more of similar magnitude, with 370 and 440 megawatts coming online in […]

Internet as the underlay for enterprise networking

In 2020, Covid-19 drove remote working and cloud adoption, overhauling traffic patterns in the WAN. In parallel, SD-WAN enabled network buyers to source their WANs differently. With MPLS connectivity contracts coming due, many CIOs are looking at transitioning from MPLS WANs to hybrid or Internet-based underlays for WAN services. Having the right Internet underlay is […]

The corporate WAN – it’s time to transform

Our newest report has found that corporate WANs are not delivering on their promises in a number of key areas, with security in particular the biggest pain point, alongside service flexibility and supplier performance.