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Mar 31, 2025
What Are CDNs, and What Do They Have To Do With the Cloud?
Content delivery networks (CDNs) are a geographically distributed network of servers (caches) that work...
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Mar 24, 2025
The Lay of the Land (of Local Zones)
In early 2022, AWS announced a new element to its cloud network infrastructure: the local zone. With...
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Mar 13, 2025
A Significant Slowdown in Cloud Region Deployment
In 2024, 13 new cloud regions were launched globally. This marks a significant slowdown in the...
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Feb 3, 2025
New Regional Map Depicts 77 Cable Systems Connected to Africa
Make some space on your wall. The 2025 Africa Telecommunications Map is out—and it pairs perfectly with...
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Dec 12, 2024
More Cables, More Redundancy, and Better Performance in Africa and the Middle East
Last month, I had the pleasure of speaking at Cairo ICT about colocation and connectivity trends. I...
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Oct 17, 2024
Chinese vs. U.S. Network Infrastructure in Asia, From Cloud to Cables
Competition between the United States and China continues to be a hot topic. Take The Economist, which...
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Apr 4, 2024
All About Cloud Regions, Zones, and On-Ramps
Today, I'm breaking down three fundamental components of cloud networks. Cloud Regions. Regions are...
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Mar 21, 2024
This Region Added the Most New Cloud Regions in 2023
Globally, 23 new cloud regions were launched in 2023. Let’s break that down by region. Which region...
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Jan 11, 2024
Ranking the World’s Largest International Voice Carriers
Many retail service providers, such as mobile operators, MVNOs, and cable broadband providers, rely...
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Aug 17, 2023
These Two Regions Account For About 65% of the World’s Cloud Data Centers
Cloud services have become a critical component of many enterprises' data management. And how...
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Jun 14, 2023
Get Acquainted With Our Cloud Infrastructure Map
If you're not familiar with TeleGeography’s Cloud Infrastructure Map—a free tool that tracks cloud data...
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Jun 30, 2022
New Cables Are Coming to Africa
While used international bandwidth has significantly increased in Africa in recent years, the region has...
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Jan 11, 2021
Wholesale Carriers Terminated Approximately 307 Billion Minutes of Traffic in 2019
Many retail service providers—such as mobile operators, MVNOs, and cable broadband providers—rely...
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Jul 23, 2020
How to Connect to the Cloud
A simple broadband connection to the internet remains one of the most common ways to access cloud...
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Nov 25, 2019
IP VPN, DIA, and EVPN, Explained
What's the Difference Between VPN, DIA, and EVPN? Looking to set up your network? Here are some key...
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Apr 10, 2018
Where Are the World's Cloud Data Centers and Who is Using Them?
TeleGeography’s Cloud and WAN Infrastructure details the international wide area network (WAN) services,...
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Jan 26, 2017
Market Sees First Decline in International Voice Carrier Traffic Since Great Depression
With the TeleGeography Report hot off the press, it seems that this year's data contains more than a few...
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