Data released in November 2021 by the International Energy Agency shows the industry has done a tremendous job of serving needs without consuming more power. It’s a verified and impressive fact we can be proud of. And it’s time that we, as an industry, get a little more vocal about our accomplishments.

If you think of the internet as a highway system, having multiple points of connectivity and interconnection prevents congestion and eliminates single points of failure. 

The acceleration of digital transformation caused by the pandemic will continue for at least the next couple of years. Rapid and often continuous data center retooling is expected as businesses rely on and respond to the above trends to meet their evolving customer, employee, and partner needs.

There is extensive reliance on IaaS-, SaaS-, and PaaS-based solutions, providing significant impetus to market growth for cloud computing.

ConnectK12.org aggregates, analyzes, and visualizes federal E-rate program data at the district and state levels. The site currently reflects school connectivity data for funding year 2021.

The promise of ultrafast broadband speeds — potentially as much as 10 Gbit/s — can catapult cellular technology into new markets, like smart cities, connected vehicles, defense, and the rapidly expanding IoT.