Data Centers

The educational content of this category relates to Data Centers for Telecom/Communications Service Providers' (CSPs) mobile and fixed networks.  Best practices and guidance are targeted to telecom providers, contractors and others aligned with the ICT industry.

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Data Centers

Edge Data Center Market Estimated to Grow by $45.1 Billion from 2025-2029

Jan. 9, 2025
Growth in market is due to increased demand for video streaming and AI in data centers.
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C&E/NetDev Ops/GIS/Open-Source Networks

Know Your Data Center Deets

April 1, 2022
If you’re evaluating which data center to use, be sure it has these 7 things before signing on the dotted line. […]
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5G/6G & Fixed Wireless Access/Mobile Evolution

Adopt. Adapt. Accelerate.

Feb. 1, 2022
If you believe in a first-time-fiber-right network, you best read this before you act. […]
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White Papers

Powering the Plant: HFC versus FTTH

Aug. 30, 2021
Choosing the most energy efficient network architecture As subscribers continue to demand more and more network bandwidth, operators of hybrid-fiber-coax (HFC) networks have some...

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Data Centers

A Q&A With Corning's Michael Crook on Data Center Growth

Sept. 26, 2024
Michael Crook, Market Development Manager at Corning answers questions about what’s on the horizon for data center networks and what role Corning is playing in the revolution....
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White Papers

Ting Signaltape® Case Study

April 17, 2021
Third Party Excavation Damage Ting is a rapidly growing provider of fiber Internet services across the nation who has historically experienced significant excavation damage in...
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Network Transformation/Edge Compute/IoT/URLLC/Automation/M2M

What’s in Your Data Center?

Feb. 4, 2021
Utility-Like Criticality for Data Centers in 2021 The criticality of data centers and the unrelenting reliance on them across all walks of life became an enduring storyline of...
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FTTx/Optical Networks

The Path to 400 Gigabit Networks

June 1, 2020
What’s Your Migration Plan? With 100 Gb/s ports expected to peak in 2020 or 2021, it’s time to make way for 400 Gb/s switches, according to a 2019 Ethernet Switch […]
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Network Transformation/Edge Compute/IoT/URLLC/Automation/M2M

Preparing for the Unpredictable

Sept. 15, 2019
The Right Data Center Cabling Is Critical — In recent years we have hit a period of rapid technological advancements. With the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud...