4 THE INCOMPAS SHOW I OCTOBER 20 - 22, 2024 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 1 DAY 2 (Continued from page 1) in a better place now than it was in the early 2000s. “First, we have a much more rational competitive landscape,” Gunderman said. “There’s less overbuilding, and we see more targeted capital investment models today. Second, there are a lot more on-ramps – those last mile, high broadband feeders of capacity onto networks. Back in the 2000s, we were focused heavily on long-haul fiber, but we lacked sufficient on-ramps. And third, back in the 2000s, we were building things with demand on the come. Today, we are awash in broadband demand – and it’s terrific.” Gunderman also explained how the pandemic accelerated fiber as mission-critical, changing perceptions and highlighting its importance on infrastructure. “Social distancing would not have worked had we not been able to stay connected to each other,” Gunderman said. “As a result, COVID really accelerated the focus on fiber as being mission critical, along with peoples’ views of all the different things that it can bring to us.” p Zayo, a leading communications infrastructure provider, announced the expansion of its 400G wavelength network to address rapidly increasing bandwidth needs in the New York/New Jersey metro area. As one of the only providers bringing new capacity to the area, Zayo’s 400G network provides high-bandwidth, low-latency connectivity to key industries in the economic epicenter of New York and offers connectivity to other key markets on Zayo’s largest independent network. “As one of the most competitive business markets in the world, businesses in New York require a network that can help them keep up,” said Bill Long, Zayo’s chief product and strategy officer. “The expansion of our 400G network in New York is a true competitive differentiation for our customers. Not only are we providing the big bandwidth industries need for today and the future, but we are enabling our customers with the most modern, carrier-diverse, and low-latency connectivity to other key markets across the country and globe, in a way that no other provider can.” Leveraging Ciena technology, the expansion will optimize connections between Zayo’s metro network in New York and its extended long-haul network to ensure faster service delivery and experience across North America and the globe. Zayo’s 400G metro network in New York will link into key routes like Zayo’s SPREAD Network, the single most direct and lowest-latency route between New York and Chicago—the two largest financial markets in North America. It will also connect into major data centers and subsea cables in the New York metro for fast access to international networks to reach key markets like Latin America. This added capacity will support several critical industries. For example, Zayo will resolve bandwidth bottlenecks in New York, the finance capital of the world, providing the ultra-low latency and high bandwidth needed for real-time trading and secure transactions and the most direct connection, via Zayo’s Spread Network, between New York and Chicago – the two largest financial markets in North America. The added critical capacity to the dense carrier region will also support seamless connectivity for massive North American carrier traffic. It will also connect to major subsea cables to support connectivity from North America to Europe and beyond. In addition, Zayo’s 400G capacity will ensure reliable content delivery for New York’s media hub, meeting the growing demand for large bandwidth to support HD video, streaming, and AI services. This expansion marks the latest addition to Zayo’s 400G network, as Zayo continues to be one of the few providers actively investing in expanding its network and 400G capacity. Currently one of the largest 400G networks in North America, Zayo’s long haul network is now more than 90 percent 400G enabled and on track to be fully 400G enabled by the end of 2024. Zayo’s New York-New Jersey 400G metro network will be ready for service in early 2025. p Learn more by visiting Zayo at Plaza Court 4 and 5. ChannelVision Magazine recognized Spectrotel as a winner of a 2024 Visionary Spotlight Award (VSA) in the Digital Transformation category for the second year in a row. An annual competition, the VSAs highlight channel and service provider innovation in communications, honoring products, services, deployments and channel contributions across numerous categories. Editors from Beka Business Media, as well as a panel of judges from independent industry resources fielded hundreds of applications. Criteria included overall innovation, future industry impact, creativity, feature set differentiation, ease of use and interoperability. Spectrotel was found to exemplify rapid innovation within the cloud communications industry, demonstrating a cornucopia of opportunities for channel partners to boost their roles as trusted partners for business success with their extensive portfolio of POTS alternative solutions, which offers costeffective and resilient options for transforming copper networks and future proofing business critical lines. “Spectrotel is proud to be recognized for our robust POTS Transformation Solutions and receive this year’s Visionary Spotlight Award for the second year in a row,” said Director of Product Management Jay Kim. “The telecommunications landscape is witnessing a significant shift as major carriers are accelerating copper retirements to reduce their operational costs, and traditional POTS lines are being phased out in favor of more advanced, cost-effective solutions.” p Zayo Expands 400G Network in New York Metro Area Spectrotel Wins 2024 Visionary Spotlight Award for Digital Transformation Monday morning’s M&A panel.
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