< Previouswww.networkseuropemagazine.com NEWS IN BRIEF 10 GTR and KKR to develop first UK data centre campus Global Technical Realty (GTR) has announced it has reached an agreement with SEGRO to develop a data centre campus in Slough, UK, to meet demand from high-growth global technology companies. Upon completion, the campus will be the largest in the area with a total IT load of 40.5MW. This represents GTR’s first investment in the UK since the company was launched last year by investment firm KKR and Franek Sodzawiczny, a highly experienced and successful serial entrepreneur in the data centre sector who has a focus on delivering leading-edge designs that support sustainability objectives. The development will be delivered in two phases and is expected to be fully operational in Q4 2022. The campus is located in the UK’s premier data centre and communications hub, home to 90% of current London data centre demand. The site will comprise three independent data centres capable of operating individually, or as one interlinked campus, designed and developed by SEGRO to GTR’s specifications. Each building will accommodate over 5,375sqm of net technical area and 13.5MW IT load. It is expected the project will create 200 jobs during construction, plus a further 80 permanent roles on completion. GTR was launched to design, build and operate bespoke data centres across Europe for large technology clients, meeting growing demand for third-party data centre provision amid ever-increasing growth in data usage and cloud services adoption. Franek Sodzawiczny, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of GTR, previously founded Zenium Data Centres, then acquired by Equinix and CyrusOne. In Europe, GTR also has a further capacity of 94MW of power under development across further Tier 1 and Tier 2 markets and expects to open its first data centre in Latin America next year, with another location in the Middle East also planned. KKR’s original investment in GTR was made primarily from its third global infrastructure fund. Sodzawiczny said, “We are excited to be back in the UK alongside our partner KKR and look forward to working closely with SEGRO to deliver this state-of-the-art data centre campus. The data centre sector moves at an impressive pace. GTR brings both the technical expertise and industry experience to manage the design and build phase of this project seamlessly to meet clear customer demand for bespoke capability.” Andrew Peisch, Director, KKR said, “We are pleased to partner with GTR in developing our first UK data centre campus. We welcome this opportunity to play a role in supporting the UK as it continues to upgrade its digital infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of the digital economy. At a time when longer-term sustainability in data centre development is a critical consideration, sophisticated design plays an increasingly important role and we have every confidence that the GTR team is well positioned to deliver.” The GTR leadership team brings together a range of skills and experience by combining sector knowledge, real estate, corporate finance and technical expertise. n Next Generation Stratus ftServers optimised for data-intensive applications at the edge Stratus has announced the next generation of its Stratus ftServer line of fault-tolerant edge servers. Offering up to 50% greater performance, Stratus’ latest ftServers provide computing power and reliability optimised for the industrial edge and for edge data centre locations. Stratus ftServer computing platforms allow organisations to build distributed, edge-in architectures required to run advanced software applications, manage large-scale I/O counts and collect real-time data. In addition, the latest generation ftServer line offers expanded configurations for VARs, Systems Integrators, Solution Builders and end-users to fine-tune edge computing power and performance for current as well as future software deployments. Stratus ftServer enables organisations to run business-critical software and processes with no downtime, backed by the company’s fault tolerance, system monitoring and support for simple, protected and autonomous operation. Combined, ftServer’s reliability, virtualisation and performance provide teams with the ability to build edge-in architectures to modernise infrastructure and deliver new insight and greater visibility on operations. Stratus ftServer’s performance enhancements allow teams in oil and gas, manufacturing, smart infrastructure, water and wastewater and other industries to accelerate edge automation and deploy more software at the industrial edge. ftServer is ideal for running distributed control system (DCS) software managing large I/O counts, historians, soft PLCs and analytics and asset performance management applications that depend on real-time edge data sent to unified operations centres or the cloud. Moreover, organisations are able to consolidate the software stack required to run an entire factory in a single compute platform optimised for the edge. For non-industrial applications including retail and financial services, the latest ftServer platforms improve the performance of both transaction-based and web-based applications. These improvements benefit organisations that rely on high volume, high-speed transaction processing within edge applications operating remotely or locally. n LogicMonitor acquires Dexda expanding AIOps Investments LogicMonitor has announced it has acquired Dexda. The acquisition contributes to LogicMonitor’s vision of establishing a global AIOps (Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations) Centre of Excellence and accelerates artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) enhancements across LogicMonitor’s product portfolio. Kevin McGibben, CEO of LogicMonitor, said, “Today’s complex, hybrid IT environments create data at an exploding pace and scale that’s too vast to be analysed manually. Applying AI and ML to siloed infrastructure and application performance data — be it machine or services alerts or events — allows companies to automatically extract real- time insights to drive better business outcomes. Acquiring Dexda will further enhance LogicMonitor’s ability to generate automated, full-stack insights across the critical technologies modern companies depend on to deliver extraordinary employee and customer experiences.” Dexda was founded in 2017 and is based in London. The company combines the power of big data and ML to deliver alarm management, AIOps capabilities and intelligent predictive fault detection for technology assets. Dexda’s cloud-based solution automates the complex process of predicting and preventing costly asset failures before they occur. Patrick O’Connor, CEO and Founder of Dexda, said, “At Dexda, our vision has always been to use AI and ML to transform asset data into insights that power business growth and LogicMonitor absolutely shares this vision. We’re excited to see the ways in which the Dexda team’s data science and AIOps expertise will further enhance LogicMonitor’s award-winning infrastructure monitoring and observability platform.” nPanduit launches new generation FlexFusion cabinets Panduit has launched its FlexFusion cabinets which can be custom configured to meet the specific needs of any ITE environment. The requirements of data centres are constantly evolving. It is essential to have rack solutions capable of offering maximum scalability. With the growth of edge data centres and colocation sites, these arrays must not only be flexible in their design but also be configured for specific environmental and equipment needs that push the limits for maximum cooling and cooling efficiency. FlexFusion cabinets provide a single universal platform for all types of data centres and enterprise service needs including hyperscale, edge and multi-tenant data centres. Built with the best-in-class weight load of 3,500lbs (1.59tons) and doors with a maximum airflow of 80%, FlexFusion can accommodate the most complex cabinet installations. Whether it's servers, networks or hybrid applications, FlexFusion enclosures deliver performance that allows optimum operation in any network environment, with sizes from 600-800mm widths, 1070mm and 1200mm depths and a range of heights from 42-51RU. FlexFusion offers a configuration tool to select a standard or pre-configured turnkey bay (including size, colour, number of luggage racks, types of locks and handles, position of the electric rail, type of roof, sensors, PDUs, side panels). n www.networkseuropemagazine.com NEWS IN BRIEF 11 Proximity has announced a major network enhancement to its edge colocation data centre at Chester Gates (Proximity Edge 4). Proximity is collaborating with Zayo Group to deliver a high-capacity low latency fibre network to businesses located in the North West of England, allowing a range of high-speed services to be delivered including ultrafast broadband connections. In addition, the new Zayo network point of presence at Proximity Edge 4 will offer low latency circuits to data centre hubs in Dublin and the US, therefore allowing increased resilience for customer organisations requiring multiple connections to cloud services. Zayo will complete the connection within the next three months. This initiative is in line with Proximity Data Centres’ ongoing North West go-to-market colocation data centre strategy. The company opened two edge colocation data centres - in Liverpool and Chester - last December. John Hall, Managing Director, Colocation, Proximity Data Centres, said, “I am delighted that Zayo is working with us to deliver high-capacity low latency services to the North West. Since acquiring two data centres in the region last year which added a further six megawatts to our portfolio, we have had significant demand from businesses, applications developers and content delivery networks looking to use these high-quality facilities to move data and content closer to users. Collaborating with Zayo will allow us to offer enhanced services to these customers.” Yannick Leboyer, Chief Operations Officer of Zayo, Europe, said, "Proximity’s colocation data centre at Chester Gates is ideally located as a strategic point of presence for Zayo’s high-capacity fibre network extending between Dublin and the North West of England. This collaboration supports the growing network demands and low latency needs of many more businesses and service providers across the North West region.” Proximity’s growing network of UK regional edge data centres will expand to 18 sites within the next 12-18 months. This will enable the company to offer UK-wide coverage with all its edge data centres selected for their proximity to major conurbation areas. Its scalable edge facilities meet individual customer requirements, from specific regional data centre services through to multi-site rollouts. Built to Tier 3 industry standards and ISO 9001 Quality, 14001 Environmental and 27001 Security compliant, all data centre grid electricity is sourced from 100% renewable providers. In addition, each data centre develops renewable energy solutions, including battery storage, solar and wind power wherever possible. n Zayo collaborates with Proximity's edge colocation data centre Maximising the efficiency of France's first Tier 4 colocation data centre Future Facilities’ 6Sigma Digital Twin solution has been employed by Thésée DataCenter, both in the design and ongoing operational running of its Tier 4-certified French data centre. The colocation facility has focused its efforts on providing an energy efficient customer offering, geared for a mixed-density national and international customer base, with ultimate transparency between itself and its customers. Thésée DataCenter will offer a ground-breaking colocation ‘home-away-from-home’ data centre experience to its customers. The 6Sigma Digital Twin has been integrated with New Generation’s Nuvea Paas Web Portal platform, as well as the DCMS and BMS systems, to offer an end-to- end view for the customer. Pascal Lecoq, Worldwide Practice Director, Hewlett Packard Enterprise explains, “Customers will have access to real-time data through a service portal – they will have a single-pane-of-glass access to all their dashboards and intelligent reports and a 3D view of their computer room. This will show all operating parameters of what is occurring at each specific second in their data centre environment. It will be like they are in the room.” Commenting on the system integration, Gilles Cieza, CEO of New Generation added, “We started out together with the observation that the DCIM solutions on the market only covered part of the challenges that data centre operators were facing, and New Generation then had an integrated platform that allowed for the overall management of a data centre by reconciling the DCIM and DCSO (Operations Optimisation) components, which was a perfect match for the DCMS concept. The 6Sigma Digital Twin is an important component of the DCMS solution since it allows, through a very accurate model of the rooms, to manage equipment inventories, to plan and optimise the room’s capacity, to simulate interventions by validating the feasibility a priori, etc.” Thésée DataCenter’s campus will eventually offer six data centre buildings, each housing two identical data halls of 534sqm commissioned in three phases of 1MW, 2MW and 3MW IT capacity build out. nInteros Enhances AI- powered Platform Interos has announced that it has significantly enhanced its AI-powered platform to deliver instantaneous visibility into the extended supply chains of organisations worldwide and to provide powerful continuous insight into three major risk categories impacting global vendor relationships: concentration risk; compliance with government prohibitions and restrictions; as well as Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) transparency. The company’s breakthrough SaaS platform allows private and public sector clients to map their global supplier relationships in real-time and continuously monitor risks including pandemics, natural disasters, cyber threats, unethical labour practices and financial vulnerabilities. Jennifer Bisceglie, founder and CEO of Interos, said, “The cost of global supply chain disruption is an unsustainable expenditure that organisations cannot afford to ignore. We’ve made dynamic improvements to our industry-leading platform that will allow companies and government agencies worldwide to take the necessary steps to not only mitigate the impacts of supply chain shocks – such as the recent SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, JBS Foods and Kaseya hacks – but to avoid major disruption in the first place. When you’re dealing with these sophisticated supply chain cyberattacks, the threats are emerging deep down the chain as a multi-tier challenge to the continuation of business.” Bisceglie, a supply-chain risk management expert, observes that traditional methods of semi-annual, manual vendor surveys fall far short of the multi-factor, multi-tier challenge presented by both digital and physical supply chains. The imperative today is for the C-Suite to adopt advanced technology for an integrated, comprehensive and continuous view of the risk landscape. He said, “You cannot afford to focus on just one element, no matter how large a threat, such as cyber. You need real- time transparency into your comprehensive supplier map and the manifold risk factors that can upend things at any time: this is what the new release of our Interos Operational Resilience Cloud platform seeks to provide in terms of actionable, constantly updated data from a very wide set of sources. And it’s this comprehensive integration that gets you to operational resilience.” Bisceglie notes that amid the unprecedented series of supply chain shocks to the global economy – including Covid, the Suez Canal debacle and more – a new international survey, the Interos Annual Global Supply Chain Report revealed that global supply chain disruptions cost large companies, on average, $184 million a year. At its core, the Interos Operational Resilience Cloud maps, monitors and models the enterprise’s extended supply chain to identify, manage and reduce operational, reputational and compliance risk worldwide. The recent massive supply-chain-focused ransomware attack on Miami-based IT management software provider Kaseya exemplified the need for greater vigilance by both the public and private sectors. Noel Calhoun, Interos CTO, observed, “In one global hack, these cybercriminals got Kaseya, Kaseya’s MSP customers and then the customers of those MSPs. That’s a lot of leverage, and that’s why supply chain attacks against software providers are potentially so dangerous. n NEWS IN BRIEF www.networkseuropemagazine.com 12 Share your news! Send your press releases or announcements to: editor@networkseuropemagazine.com The popularity of indirect free cooling of data centres in the Nordics region could place facilities at risk of corrosion if conditions are not correctly controlled this summer, according to Aggreko. According to a recent market report by Arizton, the Nordic region can facilitate up to 8,400 hours of data centre free cooling annually due to its colder climate. Though incoming ambient air is filtered before entering the controlled data centre environment, this process can result in temperature rises of two to four degrees. When combined with rising summer temperatures, data centre sites may experience higher moisture levels that could lead to condensation forming and rising water temperatures. Keeping key data centre components like electrical distribution systems dry and within a certain temperature band phase is crucial to ensuring its continued running. According to Aggreko, not taking steps to account for changing temperatures during the construction phase could lead to long-term damage that could impair functionality and void warranties. Greger Ruud, Sector Development Manager, Nordic Datacenters, Aggreko, said, “The ability to use the climate as a resource to help free-cool facilities is one of many reasons the Nordics region appeals to organisations looking to construct data centres. However, it must be noted that like any other region, there are fluctuations in temperature depending on geography and the seasons, so conditions will occur that make free cooling more challenging. “Site managers must therefore be aware that a rise in ambient air temperature will be reflected in the data centre environment, especially with filtration processes generating added heat. As such, plans should be put in place to cool facilities and maintain controlled conditions during the upcoming warmer months.” Additional cooling solutions like chillers and dry coolers may be used to ensure controlled temperatures during warmer periods. But with this further cooling capacity only required for a short but critical time period, expensive new equipment bought for this purpose will likely be redundant for long stretches. An innovative strategic hire approach may therefore represent the best way of alleviating both financial and humidity risks. Greger concludes, “Optimum conditions for free cooling occur in the Nordics for the majority of the time, but crucially, not all of the time. These temporary conditions require a temporary response, so hiring data centre cooling equipment like chillers and dry chillers may appeal. Taking this approach can help site managers to alleviate damage risks without being shackled to expensive, permanent equipment that will not require year-round use. With Covid continuing to constrain budgets in all sectors, this freedom can allow contractors to be more dynamic as pandemic-enforced social restrictions are loosened and demand rises further.” n Do summer temperatures disrupt indirect free cooling processes?Activating AI-Powered autonomous machines with Axiomtek’s latest fanless edge AI system Axiomtek has introduced the AIE900-902-FL, its edge AI computing system for advanced AI-powered autonomous machine applications. This robust edge AI system adopts the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier platform which has an 8-core NVIDIA Carmel ARM v8.2 (64-bit) processor and 512-Core NVIDIA Volta GPU with 64 Tensor cores. The high- performance AI system comes with four PoE ports and two LAN ports for 3D LiDAR and high-speed intelligent video surveillance applications. The AIE900-902-FL is a perfect platform for 3D vision-guided robots, autonomous mobile robots (AMR), intelligent video analytics, domain-focused robot assistants, intelligent roadside units and more. n STL acquires Clearcomm STL has announced the acquisition of Clearcomm. As network creators across the world deploy large-scale networks for 5G, FTTx and Rural use cases, STL has been enhancing its end-to-end network and system integration solutions across the globe. As part of this global strategy, STL has acquired Clearcomm, to enhance the presence of its network integration solutions across the UK and Europe. Clearcomm is a privately held company that provides end-to-end network integration solutions and capabilities in the UK. It has long-standing relationships with marquee customers in the UK, with over a decade of experience. It has been generating profitable growth with revenues in the range of £20 million and growth rates of over 25% over the past three years. Clearcomm has achieved this by developing an excellent delivery model for large-scale FTTx network integration projects. These specialisations complement STL's existing leadership in Optical Connectivity and data centre integration solutions, to create a differentiated value proposition for building national-scale, cloud-enabled, next- generation digital networks. The transaction is structured to acquire 100% of the share capital in two tranches. Tranche 1 entails the acquisition of 80% of the share capital which will happen immediately (subject to customary pre-closing conditions) and is based on an Enterprise Value of £15.5 million. The balance 20% shareholding will be acquired in 2023. n Scality announces ARTESCA on the VMware Marketplace Scality has announced that ARTESCA is available on the VMware Marketplace. The VMware Marketplace enables customers to discover and deploy compatible, validated third-party solutions to VMware environments. Once validated, partners can easily publish their solutions for VMware customers across platforms. Customers will be able to access these third-party partner solutions directly from their cloud environments, while also being able to experience the convenience of features such as notifications, reporting and analytics. Scality ARTESCA redefines object storage for the new data era. It is an extremely simple, lightweight yet advanced platform addressing small footprints at the edge to scale- out deployments at the core or in the cloud, with the data availability and durability enterprises expect. ARTESCA fulfils cloud-native persistent storage requirements of containerised applications that businesses are developing and deploying. ARTESCA is based on Scality’s long-standing experience and established track record. Paul Speciale, Chief Product Officer, Scality, said, “Scality brings together decades of experience in solving some of the world’s largest and most demanding data problems to provide solutions that help simplify, grow, cloud-enable and reduce the cost of large-scale data storage and management. We’re proud to have ARTESCA listed in the VMware Marketplace and look forward to helping more organisations with their data storage needs, especially as they use or migrate to VMware Tanzu.” n NEWS IN BRIEF www.networkseuropemagazine.com 13 Sanctuary awards Maintel contract to deliver SD-WAN enabled network Sanctuary has appointed Maintel to deliver a future-proofed SD-WAN enabled solution for its 800 sites. Sanctuary chose Maintel to help them move to an SD-WAN solution to deliver a secure, flexible network with the capacity to support the Group’s business goals. As Sanctuary’s incumbent unified communications infrastructure solutions provider, Maintel has previously helped install and maintain a Mitel Unified Communications solution across its entire estate. The new SD-WAN solution provides for a software-defined approach to managing Sanctuary’s wide area networks offering ease of deployment, centralised orchestration and improved visibility, helping to improve connectivity to their sites and data centres and for cloud provisioning. By ensuring greater connectivity, Sanctuary’s use of Microsoft Teams will always be available, regardless of base location, and its workforce can become more mobile. Flexible, resilient WAN infrastructure ensures always-on capabilities with no downtime. Martyn Lucking, Group Head of Technology Operations at Sanctuary commented, “Some of the key pillars of our corporate strategy are technology and innovation and we are determined to provide our staff and tenants with the tools and technology they need. By always having access to the very best connectivity, we can ensure that we remain ‘always- on’ – our staff can remain productive and reachable, no matter where they are based and we are always available to serve our customers.” Simon Ward, Group Sales and Marketing Director at Maintel, added, “Social housing providers are under increasing pressure; regulation has decreased rental rates and customer expectations continue to rise. Innovation has an important part to play in almost every aspect of the social housing operating model, from improving the tenant service experience to driving operating efficiency and enhancing employee engagement. “Maintel has worked with Sanctuary for a number of years, so we understand that it wants to provide the very best experience for its tenants while also ensuring staff can remain as productive as possible. We believe that rolling out SD-WAN solutions across its 800 sites will enable it to do exactly that.” nSkyLab B.V. use Semtech’s LoRa Edge for prototyping board Semtech Corporation has announced that SkyLab B.V. will utilise Semtech’s LoRa Edge asset management platform (LR1110) to develop its small form- factor prototyping board, ideal for indoor and outdoor asset management of valuables, vehicles, vessels, containers and more. The low power nature of the LoRa Edge platform enhances the SkyLab prototyping board by helping to extend battery life, therefore making the solution cost-effective for large- scale deployments. Remy Sr de Jong, Technical Director, SkyLab B.V., said, “Semtech’s LoRa Edge provides a perfect basis for a high-performance prototyping board. We believe that with the technological advancements of both SkyLab and Semtech combined, a wide range of new possibilities in the world of LoRa will open up to enterprises, which can lead to faster integration in a variety of applications." The Skylab prototyping solution features Semtech’s LoRa Cloud Geolocation service’s capabilities to significantly reduce power consumption by accurately determining an asset’s location in a cloud-based solver for both indoor and outdoor environments. Marc Pegulu, Vice President, IoT Product Marketing and Strategy in Semtech’s Wireless and Sensing Products Group, said, “While asset tracking may sound simple, the management process can be quite costly and tedious for a business. Those seeking cost-effective Internet of Things (IoT) solutions should look to Semtech’s LoRa Edge platform. Driving smart geolocation, LoRa Edge operating on the LoRaWAN standard, helps customers develop and deploy affordable asset management. Our collaboration with SkyLab highlights Semtech’s commitment toward developing solutions that keep the customer’s return of investment (ROI) at top of mind ensuring usability and scalability for future applications.” n R&M Cat. 8.1 program certified R&M has completed its Cat. 8.1 program. Cat. 8.1 patch cords round off the cabling range for office cabling and data centres. R&M is one of the first manufacturers to be a single source of supply for all modules of a shielded Cat. 8.1 channel. The company was the first manufacturer to have the cabling system certified for the most important applications. The independent German testing company GHMT confirmed in June that a Cat. 8.1 cabling system from R&M reliably transfers 25Gbit/s over 50m. This is the performance level required for the connection of WiFi 6 WAVE 2 and future WiFi 7 access points in office buildings, for example. GHMT tested on the basis of the standard ISO/IEC DTR 11801-9909. The R&M system fulfilled the corresponding requirements with outstanding transmission quality. This makes it suitable for use in data centres. Cat. 8.1 is a connection and cabling technology for data transmission up to 40Gbit/s. Cat. 8.1 takes copper cabling to its limits and works with a bandwidth of 2,000MHz. R&M developed the Cat. 8.1 portfolio primarily for data transmission in data centres and for connecting upcoming WiFi and high bandwidth applications. Data centres are immediately entering the 40Gbit era with the Cat. 8.1. This provides them with data transmission four times faster than that which has currently been possible to date, a maximum of 10Gbit/s.. The main areas of use would be top-of-rack and end-of- row infrastructure. R&M specifies the Cat. 8.1 system for permanent links up to 24m when using 40Gbit/s. Channels of up to 30m can be set up with the new patch cords. The Cat. 8.1 program is also suitable for use in challenging local data networks in office environments, functional buildings, media businesses and in the financial industry. It supports the current and upcoming Ethernet generations 10, 25 and 40Gbit/s. In other words, networks can initially continue to be operated with today’s 10Gbit/s Ethernet. n Telia Company’s divestment of Telia Carrier completed Telia Company has completed the divestment of Telia Carrier to Polhem Infra as all conditions, including regulatory approvals, have been met. On October 6, 2020, Telia Company announced the divestment of its subsidiary Telia Carrier to Polhem Infra, at an enterprise value of SEK 9,450 million. The change of ownership will enable Telia Carrier, with its 530 employees, to drive a level of investment in network development, services and customer care programs that brings benefits to content providers, operators and enterprises beyond that of any competitor. Staffan Göjeryd, CEO, Telia Carrier, said, “We are truly excited to continue to provide our customers with an award-winning customer experience and business value as a standalone company. Our journey to expand our network and service portfolio, including build-outs in several key regions in the US, will accelerate under the ownership of Polhem Infra.” Polhem Infra is jointly owned by three Swedish National Pension Funds and strives to lay the best possible foundation for long-term investments in infrastructure - to meet society’s long-term needs. Telia Carrier and Telia Company now enter a long-term partnership to continue to bring customers world-leading solutions. Telia Company President and CEO, Allison Kirkby, said, “Telia Carrier operates the world’s number-one global Internet backbone and together we are part of a global ecosystem. The benefits of our combined strengths enable Telia to continue to work with and develop our global customers. We look forward to the long-term cooperation to the benefit of both parties and, above all, the customers.” n NEWS IN BRIEF www.networkseuropemagazine.com 14 Vantage Data Centers develops Berlin and Warsaw campuses Vantage Data Centers has announced it has broken ground on two greenfield campuses in Berlin and Warsaw. The development of these sites is part of the company’s $2 billion European expansion and will provide hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises with hyperscale data centre campuses in two sought after EU regions. This is the second German campus for the company and the first in Poland. Located in Brandenburg Park, the 24,000sqm Berlin data centre campus (BER1) will consist of two 16MW data centres offering a combined 32MW of critical IT load once fully developed. The first phase, scheduled for completion in early 2022, will include 8MW of IT capacity. As part of the company’s environmental sustainability program, Vantage will offer customers renewable energy options at the campus to reduce their carbon emissions. BER1 will use an efficient cooling system with outside air economisation and will have the ability to connect into district heating schemes to reuse waste heat. The campus will also feature on-site solar energy generation for non-critical areas, EV charging stations, maximised green space and underground drainage to manage runoff into local waterways. The 36,000sqm Warsaw data centre campus (WAW1) will consist of two data centres. The first facility will include 16MW of capacity and the second facility will include 32MW of capacity, offering a combined 48MW of critical IT load once fully developed. The first phase, scheduled for delivery in early 2022, will include 8MW of IT capacity. This campus will also offer customers renewable energy options and will feature hyper-efficient cooling with outside air economisation and EV charging stations. Antoine Boniface, President of Europe at Vantage Data Centers, said, “The groundbreakings of Berlin and Warsaw are yet another testament to Vantage’s rapid global growth and industry-leading time-to-market strategy. In the past six months alone, Vantage’s significant progress of our greenfield developments in Berlin, Warsaw, Zurich and Frankfurt has proven that we are prepared to deploy premier hyperscale facilities at industry-leading speed in order to best serve the needs of our customers.” n STULZ helps beat the heat with its CyberCool Free Cooling Booster STULZ has announced the worldwide availability of its CyberCool Free Cooling Booster – a free cooling module that enables data centres, as well as industrial applications, to benefit from environmentally friendly cooling. This latest addition to the pioneering CyberCool range means that water-cooled chillers can now be supplemented with modern free cooling functionality without any major planning or installation effort. Free cooling is firmly established as one of the most effective ways to reduce the energy consumed by chillers, or the time that they run for, by using the outside temperature of air or water. The CyberCool Free Cooling Booster offers a flexible high-performance cooling solution that enables the significant savings potential of free cooling to be fully exploited in both new and existing systems. This not only maximises operational reliability and enhances equipment lifespan, but also reduces CO2 emissions. Water-cooled chillers that previously did not meet the technical requirements for using free cooling can now be retrofitted with the CyberCool Free Cooling Booster, which is fully integrated into the hydraulic system. The plug and play facility with a high level of prefabrication means it can be used with most conventional chilled water systems without additional high costs. In order to provide the most flexible and controllable solution possible, it offers factory tested hydraulics, coordinated cooling components and intelligent control, while high-quality part load capable components with redundancy and a mode of operation with or without glycol, are options. Available in five sizes with cooling capacities between 270kW and 1800kW, the CyberCool Free Cooling Booster ensures optimum control and flawless communication. The integrated control cabinet solution uses patented free cooling control software, based on SEC.blue controllers from STULZ which feature an integrated Ethernet interface and a micro-SD port for firmware upgrades and data management. This intelligent controller monitors both the outside and the operating temperatures and regulates the cooling capacity according to current demand. The CyberCool Free Cooling Booster supports three operating modes – free cooling, mixed-mode and mechanical cooling. Depending on the outside temperature, the system automatically selects the most appropriate mode to ensure efficient operation. As a result, it ensures the most effective free cooling capability and condensation temperature control – even with higher outside temperatures. When combined with the STULZ Explorer WSW and CyberCool WaterTec chillers, the CyberCool Free Cooling Booster forms a coordinated and energy-efficient air conditioning system with industry-leading functionality and performance. n Lumen expands European network Lumen has expanded its fibre network infrastructure in Europe, strengthening its service capabilities in France, Switzerland and Spain. These strategic network expansions puts high-performance fibre closer to end-users to deliver faster connections, lower latency and enhanced security for an exceptional customer experience. The infrastructure extends fibre reach in and between major hubs of business and finance, bringing connectivity to new cities and providing dense coverage in key areas to connect multiple enterprise buildings and third-party data centres to the Lumen network. In France and Switzerland, Lumen increased its footprint with the construction of a unique new fibre route of more than 300km between Lyon, France and Geneva, connecting three new cities, Grenoble, Chambéry and Annecy. The length of the national Lumen network ring is approximately 5,600km in France and 680km in Switzerland. In Spain, Lumen completed its national fibre ring by adding a new segment of more than 280km between the city of Salou and the French border. The national Lumen network ring in Spain is approximately 1,700km. n NEWS IN BRIEF www.networkseuropemagazine.com 15Indigo announces brand refresh after year of growth Indigo has announced record growth after a year that saw demand for services increase significantly. With the critical need for connectivity to support home workers and a greater reliance on digital communications, Indigo has grown revenues from £32m to £50m in the last financial year. As the company enters a new phase of growth, Indigo has unveiled a refreshed brand which includes changing the brand name of the company to Indigo from Indigo Telecom Group. This includes a full integration of Indigo’s subsidiary, 4site, into the Indigo brand. This rebrand reflects the increased number of partnerships the company has forged with hyperscalers, enterprises and data centres. The refreshed Indigo brand includes a new tagline “Engineering a Digital Future” in reference to Indigo’s position as a global leader in digital infrastructure. The new brand reflects Indigo’s focus on capitalising on global market opportunities around data centres, fibre to the home (FTTH), wireless/5G, digitisation and telco network services. ADVA recently signed up to Indigo’s NOC and FLM services. Roy Friend, Service Business Manager, ADVA, said, “At ADVA, we work directly with our customers to develop network solutions that enable them to grow their business and seize new opportunities. One of the keys to our success here is working with partners that can help us exceed expectations. That's why we chose Indigo to help us deliver unbeatable support services. With its proven NOC and FLM Service and excellent track record in meeting SLAs, Indigo is a partner that we can trust." Led by new CEO Ian Duggan, Indigo continues to expand internationally at a pace with services available in 90 countries. From May this year, Indigo has bolstered its presence in the APAC region by building its on-the- ground team and committing to revenue growth over the course of 2021 and beyond. To cater for increased demand for fibre, 5G and data centre engineering services, Indigo also scaled up operations in Germany and the USA. In May this year, Mike Maziarka joined the company as Sales Operations Manager for the USA to accelerate the growth the company is experiencing in the region and to focus on securing multinational customers across the USA. n Ekinops selected to build optical transport network in Croatia Ekinops has announced that United Group has chosen Ekinops’ innovative DWDM solution to build optical fibre networks for its Croatian subsidiary, Telemach Hrvastska. United Group whose telecommunications brands include Telemach, Vivacom, SBB and Nova – expects to invest more than EUR500 million over the next five years to extend its optical fibre networks into new areas and upgrade existing ones. Željko Batistić, Vice President Technology, United Group, said, “United Group is committed to empowering Croatia and Southeast Europe with innovative and future-proof connectivity solutions across mobile and fixed services. Central to this is a fibre optic network that’s both robust and flexible enough to meet the needs of subscribers today and as demands evolve. Having worked with Ekinops previously across other affiliates, we’re delighted that its strong technical expertise and collaborative approach have once again delivered a solution that strikes a compelling balance between cost, quality of service and speed.” Ekinops’ 200G and 400G FlexRate single carrier solutions are being combined with its Flex Grid ROADM architecture to enable the long-term flexibility needed across both the regional and core networks. With the proposed architecture, including the Ekinops advanced software control and creation mechanisms of Celestis NMS, United Group and Telemach Hrvatska can upgrade networks easily and quickly by simply adding new circuits to the main hub locations. A single WDM platform offers a coherent solution for urban and regional long-haul networks, accommodating unpredictable bandwidth demands in densely populated areas, as well as interconnecting with other United Group hubs. The compact and power-efficient solution gives a further boost to cost-effectiveness. Batistić continued, “Ekinops is the technology enabler we were looking for to support our plans for Croatia. We look forward to working closely with Ekinops to build a next-generation optical transport network that allows us to face the future with confidence.” Frank Dedobbeleer, Group Vice President Sales EMEA & APAC, Ekinops, said, “United Group’s commitment to enhancing Croatia and the Adriatic’s connectivity is invaluable to the region’s digital transformation. By moving to 200Gbps and 400Gbps channel services, United Group will be able to activate bandwidth-intense and delay-sensitive applications in the upcoming 5G era.” n World’s first edge data centre system with multiple shape and configuration options DataQube Global has deployed a fully operational edge data centre system at its campus in Cambridge. Developed from the ground up in readiness for 5G going mainstream, DataQube is a breakthrough solution that delivers high performance compute (HPC) at the edge of the network in a robust, standalone unit that is scalable and customisable according to requirements. DataQube’s flexible structure and lightweight material enable multiple shape and configuration options (L&E shapes for example) making installs possible in a vast range of internal and external locations at the edge of the network where conventional data centre infrastructures are neither feasible nor practical. The system also supports a range of cooling options including immersive cooling technology, which removes the need for bulky air conditioning units and extends equipment/component longevity. These operational benefits combined with the system’s person-free layout, allow for greater IT load per sqm for up to 50% less capex than existing edge data centre systems. This makes DataQube highly compelling to telcos and ISPs needing to overhaul their base station and cell tower infrastructures to support driverless vehicles and other autonomous applications. The same unit also empowers commercial property owners and managers by providing the underlying infrastructure needed to support REIT business models. David Keegan, CEO, DataQube Global, said, “Implementing a fully operational edge data centre within a 6-month timeframe, from 1KW to 1MW or more, doesn’t just mark a company milestone, it’s a game-changer for the data centre industry. 5G and autonomous tech are going to redefine the edge computing landscape because seamless data processing is needed at source. DataQube provides both the HPC resource and the seamless interconnectivity between devices/data clusters to make this possible.” n NEWS IN BRIEF www.networkseuropemagazine.com 16Opengear introduces next evolution of Lighthouse software Opengear has unveiled Lighthouse Enterprise: Automation Edition, the first out-of-band management software solution to include automation capabilities and secure provisioning. Part of a robust, new tier of product offerings, the Lighthouse Enterprise platform has evolved to give enterprise users full visibility and future-proof management capabilities across entire networks. David Fiore, Senior Software Product Manager for Opengear, said, “We’re committed to offering industry- first, automation capabilities that provide customers with always-on access to their networks. With a focus on modern automation technology and features such as Secure Provisioning and Automation Gateway, Lighthouse Enterprise: Automation Edition has evolved to provide greater value. Now, customers can effortlessly browse resources on their remote management network without any additional software.” As businesses deploy more edge devices and increase their reliance on network automation, secure out-of-band management and alternative access are more important than ever. To ensure always-on network connectivity and business continuity, Lighthouse Enterprise and Lighthouse Enterprise: Automation Edition delivers high availability at scale to even the largest organisations. Lighthouse Enterprise delivers security, automation and scalability. IT organisations can control a distributed network of critical IT equipment and devices. This ensures the redundancy and resiliency needed for evolving networks through multi-instance capabilities. Providing presence and proximity to critical devices, engineers control every aspect of their network through one central hub. Lighthouse Enterprise: Automation Edition provides best-in-class automation to enable enterprises to optimally manage their networks. Secure Provisioning enables users to easily provision new networks remotely, securely, and automatically. Automation Gateway provides Lighthouse users with the ability to programmatically discover and manage IP-based management interfaces via the Opengear management system – with the same level of simplicity and efficiency as if they were serial consoles. Fiore said, “Enterprises today are challenged to keep up with the faster pace of change in network management. As use-cases evolve, Opengear is dedicated to continually developing new features that ensure customers have unparalleled network resilience at the edge, as well as leading technology and capabilities that position them for the future.” n Anritsu has announced a new solution for evaluating the video quality of 5G devices. This lab-based solution was developed in partnership with Spirent and TOYO and uses Anritsu’s SmartStudio NR Network Simulator and Spirent’s Attero and Umetrix Video software, providing a new integrated 5G video quality system. The shift from 4G to 5G mobile communications combined with the increasing adoption of teleworking, is leading to more streaming of video content as well as greater use of online meeting tools. As a result, the quality of the video is a key factor in users’ choice of 5G mobile operator and smartphone brand. Consequently, mobile operators, 5G device vendors and content providers urgently need a solution to evaluate the video quality of 5G devices. This solution integrates Anritsu’s MT8000A Radio Communication Test Station and SmartStudio NR (SSNR) control software with Spirent’s Attero Network Emulator and Umetrix Video system for evaluating video quality. The MT8000A operates as a 5G Call Box by simulating a 5G base station and core network using a state-machine-based GUI. Users can simulate a full range of 5G network conditions including Standalone (SA) and Non-Standalone (NSA) topologies at FR1 or FR2 frequencies, all without creating protocol scripts. Testing of throughput, mobility, VoNR, EPS-Fallback, SMS, CMAS, CDRX and other functions can be performed easily using SSNR’s GUI. SSNR’s flexible network settings as well as its simple reproduction of a live 5G network environment allow effective analysis of video quality. Spirent’s Attero allows users to emulate a network in an accurate and repeatable way to stress-test transport of real-time services such as video and VoIP over Next-Gen IP platforms and networks. Spirent’s Umetrix Video evaluation system measures the receive-side quality of streamed video content by scoring QoE (Quality of Experience) using Video Mean Opinion Scoring (V-MOS) from the receive-side only. It supports video-streaming services and video-content analysis by scoring the original video without prior display. n Anritsu, Spirent and TOYO's solution for evaluating 5G video quality NEWS IN BRIEF www.networkseuropemagazine.com 17 NHS Test and Trace strengthens its cyber defence NHS Test and Trace has selected Risk Ledger to manage cybersecurity risks in their supply chain as a proactive measure to mitigate the increasing risks that the NHS and other critical national infrastructure organisations face from supply chain cyber-attacks. The Risk Ledger platform will give the UK government-funded service all the tools they need to manage cybersecurity risks in their supply chain at speed for a low per-supplier cost - at least 60% cheaper than traditional solutions. Cybersecurity risks in the supply chain can include third parties failing to encrypt sensitive data when it is being transferred. NHS Test and Trace, established to track and help prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus in England, will take advantage of Risk Ledger's key innovation which is its secure 'social network' allowing organisations to connect and share risk data securely, quickly and easily. This gives organisations like NHS Test and Trace unparalleled visibility of its supply chain and a comprehensive set of data to identify, measure and mitigate supply chain security risks at scale. Major supply chain cybersecurity breaches at Solarwinds and Microsoft in recent months have put the challenge of securing supply chains at the top of the agenda for organisations around the world. Minister for Digital Infrastructure, Matt Warman MP, said, “The government is working tirelessly to secure the nation online and grow the UK's £8.9 billion cybersecurity industry as we build back better from the pandemic. We're helping SMEs develop innovative products and services and it's great to see Risk Ledger, one of the firms we've supported, win this contract to protect the Test and Trace system and support the national effort against coronavirus.” Risk Ledger's client base includes organisations like BAE AI, City of London Police, Telenor, Schroder's Personal Wealth and ASOS. Risk Ledger CEO and Co-Founder, Haydn Brooks, said, "NHS Test and Trace is essentially the biggest new start-up in the UK healthcare market so we are delighted they have chosen to take advantage of our ability to provide enhanced visibility of their supply chain risks. I am proud we will be part of the effort to secure this incredibly important supply chain. nApricorn releases industry’s largest portable, encrypted drive Apricorn has announced the release of the 20TB Aegis Fortress L3 SSD. The 20TB Aegis Fortress L3 brings the innovation, speed, security and high-performance Apricorn is known for, with an unprecedented level of storage capacity in an encrypted portable drive. The recent breaches within government organisations and essential infrastructure have amplified the need for data encryption and online/offline back-ups in government, utilities and enterprises across all sectors. The 20TB Fortress L3 is designed to be an essential part of any IT security framework to ensure data security and cyber resiliency. The highly secure drive is the first of its size brought to market and features the NIST's highest level of FIPS validation attainable for portable devices – 140-2 level 3. The 20TB Aegis Fortress L3 was designed for large enterprises and regulated industries that deal with large amounts of data. Its storage capacity is comparable to saving over 4,000 feature- length films/MPEG files. Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA Apricorn, said, “Our devices have never been simply about providing storage capabilities, but about enabling secure storage of huge amounts of data across multiple scenarios, and in a portable manner. These devices protect against business interruption, whether it be caused by natural disaster, malware/ ransomware, 3rd party risk or cloud breakdown. The 20TB Aegis Fortress L3’s mass storage capabilities enable fast response, restoration and recovery in the event of a disaster, reducing downtime and minimising financial and reputational damage. This is critical for businesses looking to build resilience at a time when ransomware attacks, in particular, are becoming an almost daily occurrence.” For the highest compatibility, the 20TB Aegis Fortress L3 is OS agnostic and is compatible with any USB port and operating system including Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. It is also compatible with embedded systems and equipment in possession of a powered USB port and storage file system but no keyboard and/or screen. The Fortress L3 is small enough to go in a pocket or briefcase, yet large enough to carry up to 20TB of data, empowering anyone to easily and securely carry large amounts of sensitive data anywhere. n MOSFET qualified for commercial and military satellites and space power solutions Power supplies in space applications operate in environments that require enhanced radiation technology to withstand extreme particle interactions and solar and electromagnetic events. These events degrade space-based systems and disrupt operations. To meet this requirement, Microchip Technology has announced the qualification of its M6 MRH25N12U3 radiation-hardened 250V, 0.21 Ohm Rds(on), metal- oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) for commercial aerospace and defence space applications. Microchip’s radiation-hardened M6 MRH25N12U3 MOSFET provides the primary switching element in power conversion circuits including point-of-load converters, DC-DC converters, motor drives and controls, and general-purpose switching. The MOSFET withstands the harsh environments of space, extends the reliability of power circuitry and meets all requirements of MIL- PRF19500/746 with enhanced performance. Microchip completed testing for Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) review and qualification, for the device’s sourcing in the US military supply chain. The M6 MRH25N12U3 MOSFET is designed for future satellite system designs as well as serving as an alternate source in existing systems. The device can withstand total ionizing dose (TID) up to 100krad and 300krad and single event effects (SEE) with linear energy transfer (LET) up to 87MeV/mg/sqcm. It provides 100% wafer lot radiation hardness assurance in validation tests. Leon Gross, Vice President of Microchip’s Discrete Product Group Business Unit, said, “Microchip’s entry into the radiation-hardened MOSFET market reflects our long- term commitment to support our customer base and provide aerospace and defence OEMs and integrators with high-performance solutions and continuous supply. In addition to our proven quality and reliability, the M6 MRH25N12U3 provides a value pricing option for developers and offers them full application support.” The M6 MRH25N12U3 is part of Microchip’s broad portfolio of aerospace, defence and space technology that includes field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), microprocessor integrated circuits (ICs), linear ICs, power devices, discretes and power modules that integrate both SiC and Si power solutions. Microchip serves the needs of high-power system control, gate drive and power stage, supporting developers worldwide with system solutions. n Nebulon's smartInfrastructure support for HPE ProLiant servers with AMD EPYC processors Nebulon has announced Nebulon smartCore and Nebulon smartEdge solution support for the HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus Server using the new 3rd Generation AMD EPYC Processor. With this announcement, Nebulon offers customers using HPE ProLiant servers a broad range of server options for their smartInfrastructure deployments. Many enterprises have a cloud-first strategy, fuelled by the need to improve operational simplicity. Whether it is self-service provisioning ease or comprehensive infrastructure management behind-the-scenes, the public cloud provides an operating model that allows application owners to focus on their application versus the underlying infrastructure. However, organisations do not view all enterprise application data as suitable for public cloud data centres due to concerns around cost, service levels or compliance. IT organisations who seek a cloud-like experience but must keep applications on-premises are finding smartInfrastructure is an ideal solution with their HPE ProLiant servers. By equipping HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus servers with Nebulon’s cloud-managed IoT endpoint, customers can leverage the SaaS-based Nebulon ON cloud control plane to gain the agility of cloud, bring the cloud operational experience to wherever their on-premises data lives and ultimately realise three major benefits: First, smartInfrastructure does not require any server CPU or memory overhead, so the workload density achieved can enable organisations to reduce infrastructure costs by up to 33%; second, the Nebulon solution provides single-click centralised data plane updates for all Nebulon-based HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus servers across the enterprise that complete in minutes, reducing time spent on software and firmware updates by 90%; finally, application owners can leverage application templates with standard services provisioned from a single API endpoint in the cloud, accelerating infrastructure provisioning. All of these benefits come without adding a new data centre vendor. n NEWS IN BRIEF www.networkseuropemagazine.com 18Corning introduces fibre to accelerate network transformation to 5G, cloud and beyond Corning has introduced its latest innovation, Corning SMF-28 Contour optical fibre, to help telecommunications operators address the ever-expanding number of connected devices, build out of 5G networks and advances in cloud computing. Networks perform at their best when errors are minimised during fibre installation and when existing infrastructure is used efficiently during upgrades. Corning engineered SMF-28 Contour fibre to meet those needs. This ground-breaking product will allow customers to seamlessly upgrade their optical infrastructure, enabling the cost-effective deployment of future-ready networks. SMF-28 Contour fibre is available in a standard 242-micron configuration and a smaller 190-micron configuration. Smaller-diameter designs are increasingly important because while bandwidth demands have grown, the space available for network infrastructure has not. The 190-micron version of SMF-28 Contour fibre enables smaller cables with higher fibre counts – maximising the use of existing infrastructure. Dr. Bernhard Deutsch, Vice President & General Manager, Corning Optical Fibre and Cable said, “Corning’s revolutionary SMF-28 Contour optical fibre is the latest example of our ability to solve tough industry challenges. Operators today are looking to deploy future-ready networks as efficiently as possible, often in densely cabled environments and we’ve designed this new product to answer those needs. Fifty years after Corning scientists invented the first low-loss optical fibre, we’re proud to help drive a new era of industry growth and network transformation.” n Extreme Networks expands cloud footprint with new data centre in the UK Extreme Networks has announced it has added a new regional data centre (RDC) in London, enabling customers to run its native cloud management platform, ExtremeCloud IQ, on Microsoft Azure. This expansion brings Extreme's cloud management platform closer to its UK customers, resulting in faster data transmissions and easy access to cloud applications and services. In line with Extreme's commitment to data protection and sovereignty, the new RDC location also allows customers to fully meet corporate policies and local compliance requirements. The establishment of this RDC in London means that Extreme's cloud footprint extends to 17 data centres across the world, enabling organisations that are connected to them to efficiently and securely process more than 13 petabytes of data per day – the equivalent of 143,000 4k movies or 15.6 trillion pages of information. The new data centre meets the same ISO security standards as all other ExtremeCloud IQ global presences, which means that customers can securely host data within their region and be fully compliant with local data protection laws and regulations. Additionally, subscribers gain access to 90 days of historical data, helping them increase business agility, advance business outcomes and inform future planning. ExtremeCloud IQ subscribers can now leverage the Microsoft Azure data centre in London to manage their enterprise networks. This provides them with a local option that is fully compliant with UK data protection requirements for global organisations doing business in the region. Adoption of the ExtremeCloud IQ network management platform has grown by 55% over the last 12 months and is trusted to manage more than 1.6 million network devices daily, making Extreme the fastest growing provider of cloud- managed networking. ExtremeCloud IQ is the first networking-focused cloud management architecture to be both cloud hosting agnostic and cloud operating system agnostic. Leveraging public beta of ExtremeCloud IQ CoPilot, a subscription level available on the platform, IT administrators using the RDC can view explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) insights, enabling them to quickly resolve well-known but highly complex issues. Furthermore, CoPilot is calibrated against an array of negative test cases and is 99% false alarm free, giving IT teams the confidence to spend less time on manual reviews. Subscribers can manage their ExtremeCloud IQ instance in private or on-premises cloud and can choose from leading cloud hosting providers according to geographical requirements, functional needs and corporate guidelines. n Nokia WING to enable worldwide IoT connectivity for HMD Global’s Enterprise Data Solution Nokia has announced a collaboration with HMD Global using Nokia’s Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) to enable seamless global IoT connectivity for HMD’s IoT solution for enterprises. The collaboration will allow enterprise customers of the HMD Connect Pro service to track and manage connected devices around the world. HMD Connect Pro provides the essential connectivity to any device allowing businesses to remotely monitor and manage their connected assets. Logistics companies, healthcare distributors, energy providers and any other industries can gain clear visibility of thousands of their mobile assets over a single management platform with the ability to activate or deactivate SIM cards remotely. Using the Nokia WING technology agnostic cloud IoT core network and self-service Connectivity Management Platform, HMD Global will be able to deliver seamless connectivity across the globe. The pre-integrated infrastructure will enable HMD Global to enter new markets with limited risk and complexity whilst being regulatory compliant. The HMD Connect Pro service will use multi-operator SIMs within enterprise devices to attach to the best available network and transmit data using the nearest Nokia Core node. This will ensure the lowest latency connectivity for real-time monitoring and a consistent level of service. n NEWS IN BRIEF www.networkseuropemagazine.com 19 If you have news to share, contact: editor@networkseuropemagazine.comNext >