How AI is changing the way we work with GCNs
By Robert McCabe, Director of GCN Sales at Colt The IT and telecommunications sector is said to have the highest AI adoption rate at 29.5% and this is driving a massive increase in both bandwidth requirements and the need for low-latency connections close to end users. As a partner to the world’s biggest global content…
Read MoreWhat is a local breakout?
Home Backbone | 15 min read What is a local internet breakout? How to better optimise your critical bandwidth and maintain performance of latency sensitive applications while still protecting sensitive traffic over a distributed network. 15 min read Explore our award-winning SD-WAN solution On this page: What are local breakouts? Key advantages Key security considerations…
Read MoreThe telecoms trends of 2024: Embracing agility, innovation, and security
By Roxana Dobrota, Country Manager of Colt Technology Services in Germany This blog was updated on 22 February 2024. The telecoms industry is constantly evolving, shaped by the changing needs of businesses, consumers, and technology. The trends that emerge in 2024 will undoubtedly bear the imprint of the challenges and demands that shaped the industry…
Read MoreColt sustains network services for Berlinale as official digital cinema partner of the festival
Colt has been a steadfast pillar of the Berlinale for a remarkable 16 years, offering an exhaustive range of services that form the backbone of the festival’s digital infrastructure Berlin, Germany, February 13th, 2024 – Colt Technology Services (Colt), the digital infrastructure company, extends its unwavering support for the 74th Berlin International Film Festival by…
Read MoreUnderstanding SASE: A comprehensive overview for modern network security
Secure Access Service Edge, better known as SASE is a recently emerging term, coined originally by Gartner in 2019. SASE is the convergence of modern WAN services and network security services into a single cloud based service model.
Read MoreThe rise of political influence in the European telecommunications landscape
By Carlos Ruiz Gomez, Practice Lead Business Development, Colt Technology Services. This article has been published in the Spanish media Zona Movilidad Telecommunications infrastructure forms the bedrock of the digital transformation, serving as an indispensable enabler of this transformative shift. A recent study estimates that Europe will need to invest approximately EUR 174 billion in…
Read MoreColt completes $1.8bn acquisition of Lumen EMEA
Home Backbone Colt completes $1.8bn acquisition of Lumen EMEA The transaction has successfully closed, marking new era for Colt and optimism for telecoms industry London, November 2nd 2023 Colt Technology Services (Colt), the digital infrastructure company, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Lumen EMEA for $1.8bn. The closure of the transaction is the…
Read MoreCoStar Group’s European expansion is supported by Colt
As CoStar Group continues its digital transformation of the real estate industry, it counts on Colt to connect its expanding European business.
Read MoreColt and Eurofiber announce strategic partnership to address the growing demands for connectivity
This strategic partnership underscores their shared dedication to providing businesses with exceptional digital connectivity, facilitating seamless connections between economic and commercial hubs in across Europe Paris, France, Maarssen, Netherlands, 17 October 2023 – Colt Technology Services (Colt) and Eurofiber today announced a new strategic partnership to expand Colt’s global footprint through Eurofiber’s infrastructure, based on…
Read MoreWhat is high bandwidth?
Bandwidth, typically measured in bits, kilobits, or megabits per second, is the rate at which data flows over the network. This is a measure of throughput (amount per second) rather than speed (distance traveled per second). A high bandwidth network generally can deliver more information than a low bandwidth network given the same amount of…
Read MoreWhat is Ethernet?
Colt’s ethernet services create wide area/metropolitan area networks with LAN interface. Ethernet is the traditional technology for connecting devices in a wired local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). It enables devices to communicate with one another via a protocol (a shared network language). Ethernet describes how network devices format and transmit data…
Read MoreWhat is DWDM?
DWDM, or Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, has been a key technology evolution, as it allows multiple signals to run over a single strand of fibre, thus dramatically increasing the bandwidth potential of an individual network link. Today, multiple high-bandwidth services running at 10Gb/s, 40 Gb/s, and 100 Gb/s can be multiplexed onto a wavelength, and…
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