May/June 19 - ChannelVision Magazine

icymi PCCW Global and Telecom Egypt have signed a landing party agreement. This agreement will enable the Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) cable system to land and cross Egypt, effectively linking Asia, Africa and Europe with a 12,000km ultra-low latency high- speed cable system that will relieve critical congestion on one of the busiest data routes in the world. PEACE is a privately owned cable system connecting three of the largest and most populous continents in the world – Asia, Africa and Europe. Another cable system, the AAE 1, that was previously constructed by a consortium of carriers, including PCCW Global, also connects similar re- gions. However, increased global demand for connectivity is resulting in congestion on the busy route. The PEACE cable system deploys a “system within a system” configuration, allowing individual cable stake- holders the ability to design the network to their own specifi- cations as required without impacting others using the same cable system. GTT Communications announced that it will nominate Benjamin Stein for election to the com- pany’s board of directors at its 2019 annual meet- ing. Stein is co-founder and managing partner of The Spruce House Partnership, a New York- based investment partnership. Spruce House is currently the beneficial owner of approximately 22 percent of GTT’s outstanding common stock. Stein also serves on the boards of Colliers International, one of the largest commercial real estate services companies in the world, and The Africa Center, a New-York based institution fo- cused on African business, culture and policy. “Based on their successive investments in GTT and their support of our strategic develop- ment, our board unanimously agreed to ask Spruce House if Ben Stein would stand for elec- tion to our board at our annual meeting,” stated H. Brian Thompson, chairman of GTT’s board of directors. PCCW Global Signs Egyptian Landing Agreement for PEACE Cable GTT Nominates Ben Stein to Board Contact Phone.com today for your Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Agents@Phone.com Increase your sales in the healthcare market today with Phone.com HIPAA-compliant business communications. CLOUD BASED VOICE AND VIDEO SOLUTIONS FOR CHANNEL PARTNERS Trusted Reliable Secure Hosted HTTPS FAX Take the Pain out of Fax Move to FaxSIPit Get peace of mind with our HTTPS/TLS FoIP ATAs White labeled hosted platform Get HIPAA compliance & Ransomware Protection SecureFAX-SDE + Mobile App Use Promo Code 15 for a free 15 day demo We handle your Fax headaches Ask us about becoming a reseller! Your reliable fax delivery – powered by our expertise FaxSIPit Services Inc. | http://www.faxsipit.com | 866.374.6495 73 May - June, 2019 | Channel Vision