Flex expands liquid cooling at Equinix CIF with JETCOOL Technologies

AT&T Business has launched Express Waves, a high-speed wavelength service for data centre interconnects, enabling ultra-low latency, redundancy, and rapid deployment for AI, cloud, and edge workloads. Key highlights: 🔹 100G / 400G per wavelength over AT&T’s long-haul fibre network, with turn-up in 24 hours 🔹 Trial achieved 1.6Tbps on a single wavelength, four times faster than current top speeds 🔹 Supports Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing, private optical paths, and deterministic latency for training, inference, and replication workloads 🔹 Expands AT&T Wavelength Edgeless metro reach to 460,000 buildings and 2.3M businesses 🔹 Collaboration with Equinix to deliver 400G wavelength services across global connectivity fabrics As Julie Kutchinski, VP of Wireline Products at AT&T Business, says: “Express Waves gives customers exactly what they want — capacity, certainty and speed — right when their business needs it.” #Interconnect #DCFabric #DataCentres Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eXbiKRv6

PLDT is using Ciena’s 6500, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme (#WL5e) coherent #optical #technology, to efficiently and reliably #backhaul local #traffic from global cloud providers. #AsiaDirectCable   Blums PINEDA, SVP and Head of Enterprise Business Group, #PLDT and Smart Communications, Inc., said:   “PLDT is committed to strengthening the country’s #digital backbone by ensuring that the #international #capacity carried by the #ADC system translates into world-class #connectivity for users nationwide…”   Matthew Vesperman, VP, #AsiaPacific, #Ciena, added:   “Ciena’s market-leading optical technology provides a seamless connectivity link to advance international trade and #digitaltransformation within the #Philippines...” https://lnkd.in/g6JCtjsy

Strong momentum continues in the data center and critical infrastructure space. Vertiv just reported a powerful Q3 2025 highlighted by: - Organic orders up 6% - GAAP diluted EPS of $0.60 and adjusted EPS of $0.63 - Full-year guidance raised once again, reflecting consistent global demand for AI, cloud, and edge infrastructure solutions. As data center expansion accelerates worldwide, Vertiv’s performance underscores how power, cooling, and connectivity infrastructure have become strategic growth drivers — not just supporting technology, but enabling the next wave of digital transformation. For those of us in the data center industry, this reinforces what we’re seeing across the market: sustained investment, new capacity planning, and growing urgency to modernize power and thermal systems for AI-era workloads. #DataCenters #Vertiv #DigitalInfrastructure #AI #CloudComputing #DataCenterGrowth https://lnkd.in/eXyKbwq5

Today's read: EonFibre Teams Up with Datacentre220 to Meet Surging Data Centre Traffic Demand 📣 https://lnkd.in/gzKQi5ED EonFibre, a specialist bandwidth infrastructure provider, announced a new partnership with Datacentre220, the operator of NZ’s most connected data centre. With AI and cloud computing adoption driving significant increases in… Read the full story by visiting the link above ⬆️ Never miss a beat in telecoms. Catch the latest news on The Fast Mode 🚀 #telecoms #tech #innovations #5G #technology

Ai EDGE DATACENTERS powered by green energy are in big demand by investors and companies using cloud systems. power systems need to have blended energy and not just feed from the grid adding stress to the utility power networks. https://lnkd.in/eKjxfGYs

🌐 Fiber is no longer just an infrastructure choice, it’s the foundation of the modern digital economy. Every cloud interaction, every AI model, every data-driven decision depends on one thing: the speed and integrity of data movement. And that’s where fiber changes everything. Unlike traditional connectivity, fiber-optic networks deliver ultra-low latency, high-capacity transport, and the reliability that today’s operations demand from multi-cloud strategies and data synchronization to real-time applications and mission-critical workloads. At Gold Data, we design and build the kind of network that empowers global operations, giving organizations the performance they need to scale, innovate, and stay ahead. Because the future doesn’t wait. And neither should your data. ⚡ Fiber Optic is the future of your operations. Let’s explore how the right network architecture can give your business the edge. #GoldData #DigitalInfrastructure #FiberOptic #CloudComputing #LowLatency #Connectivity #TelecomInnovation #Hyperspeed

AI workloads are pushing racks past 140 kW, beyond what air cooling can handle efficiently. Compass Datacenters and Vertiv tested the Vertiv™ CoolPhase Flex, a hybrid liquid-and-air system that scales incrementally with rack density. This solution helps operators meet AI demands while minimizing facility modifications. Learn how this approach supports reliable, high-density operations: http://ms.spr.ly/6043tHehl #DataCenters #AI #LiquidCooling #HPC

The industry is still talking about 5G speed. I'm focused on the infrastructure demands it's forcing. 💡 Thrilled to announce the publication of my original, peer-reviewed research, "The Acceleration of Cloud Computing in the 5G Era: Impact on Infrastructure and Adoption" in the International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR). My work moves beyond the hype to dissect the true architectural triggers: Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication and Massive Machine-Type Communication. These aren't just features—they are non-negotiable requirements for the next-gen Cloud. The paper provides a detailed framework demonstrating, through case studies in smart manufacturing, connected healthcare, and autonomous transportation, why current, monolithic cloud systems are unsustainable. We need a new, resilient Cloud architecture now. If your strategic road map includes edge computing or achieving real-time operational efficiency, the findings on architectural transformation are critical. #5G #CloudComputing #URLLC #mMTC #InfrastructureStrategy #Research

AI workloads are pushing racks past 140 kW, beyond what air cooling can handle efficiently. Compass Datacenters and Vertiv tested the Vertiv™ CoolPhase Flex, a hybrid liquid-and-air system that scales incrementally with rack density. This solution helps operators meet AI demands while minimizing facility modifications. Learn how this approach supports reliable, high-density operations: http://ms.spr.ly/6049tyvod #DataCenters #AI #LiquidCooling #HPC

The rapid growth of AI is transforming data centre infrastructure, intensifying the challenge of effective cooling. https://lnkd.in/eVVCDtKD Specialists across the sector Tim Mitchell, Director at Klima-Therm; Jeremy Isaacs, Sales Director, Infrastructure, Cloud & EUC at Ricoh UK; VimalRaj Sampathkumar, UK Technical Head at ManageEngine; Markus Rex, General Manager, SYNAXON UK; Simon Harris FRICS , Director of Critical Infrastructure at BCS Consultancy; and Sue Preston, Vice President, WW Advisory & Professional Services at Hewlett Packard Enterprise all highlight how liquid cooling, hybrid systems, and innovative strategies are shaping the path forward for sustainable, high-density environments. All in the latest issue of News in the Channel magazine. #DataCentreCooling #CoolingSolutions