Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, has announced the activation of its commercial service in the first section of the BlueMed submarine cable connecting Palermo with Genoa to Milan.

The London Internet Exchange (LINX) recently announced that they have committed to investing in a full network refresh of their US interconnection platform – LINX NoVA.

EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America and Namex - Roma Internet eXchange Point (IXP), has been successfully connected to Namex Bari, in the Puglia Region.

Harrisonville Telephone Company (HTC) and Empire Access are utilizing Ribbon Communications’ IP Wave portfolio for their network upgrade and expansion.

NTT announced the expansion of its award-winning tier-1 Global IP Network with a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Denver, Colorado at CoreSite’s DE1 data center facility.

Arelion is the first global network to deploy Cisco 400G QSFP-DD Bright Optical Modules in its production #1 ranked IP backbone. The first regional reach deployment spans 675 kilometers between Stockholm and Copenhagen over third-party Optical Open Line System (O-OLS).

EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure, a wholesale data center developer, owner and operator, has begun construction of its initial data center campus in metro Reno, Nevada. This first development will accommodate an on-site substation and two data centers totaling 1.5 million square feet of space and capable of supporting 216 MW of critical IT load. Completion is expected as early as late 2025.

WACS and SAT-3 are damaged again, and the CS Léon Thévenin will sail from Kenya around the Horn of Africa for repairs.

Adtran announced that Openreach, the UK’s largest wholesale broadband network, has deployed its FSP 3000 open optical transport technology to enable its new Optical Spectrum Access 100G Single enterprise service.

Adtran announced that Strada Communications is leveraging its Mosaic One solution to roll out high-speed broadband services across Western Illinois. The new network streamlines operations while enabling the service provider to deliver an enhanced and tailored Wi-Fi experience to homes and businesses.