The Coming of Age for Laser Communication

SpaceX, Facebook and Google are all pursuing several concepts based on laser communication technology. Optical backbone networks enable the interconnection of satellite and transmitting data from satellite to ground. This article touches upon the background of laser communications and some of the recent developments underway.

DE-CIX, at the Heart of the Internet

In this exclusive feature story, IG Magazine takes you on a remarkable journey of 25 years that led to the rise of an Internet Exchange formed in 1995 in an old post office in Frankfurt, to becoming the largest neutral interconnection ecosystem on the planet.

The Connectivity across the Atlantic

Nigel Bayliff, CEO of Aqua Comms, is a global telecom industry veteran with 25-plus years’ experience. He has been an advisor and consultant to cable development, private equity and government

Digital Realty, at the convergence of data centers, subsea and interconnection

InterGlobix Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Jasmine Bedi discusses the latest developments at Digital Realty, the world’s leading data center company, with Chris Sharp, its Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Design and Service Innovation. Here, Sharp discusses the strategic value of the Interxion acquisition and Digital Realty’s plan to capitalize on the convergence of subsea with data centers and interconnection. He also sheds some light on the company’s overall Asia-Pac strategy.

Visiting The Internet With Andrew Blum

In this exclusive feature, IG Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Jasmine Bedi speaks with Blum about his journey behind ‘Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet’, his world-renowned book on the Internet.