Telia Carrier has announced an expanded partnership with 365 Data Centers to offer 100G services to customers in 365’s Pittsburgh edge facility via Telia’s IP backbone. The city’s forward-thinking approach to IoT initiatives like the testing of autonomous ridesharing services, the pervasiveness of IoT products and services, and the growing number of start-up technology companies in the area supported by local incubators have driven the need for high-bandwidth capacity.
Venture capital dollars are pouring into the city these days, funding dozens of companies in the area. And with that help, Pittsburgh and its university are becoming part of the growing Rust Belt technology center.
“Telia Carrier is a respected partner that we work with in many locations to enable the digital economies of Tier 2, edge cities,” noted John Scanlon, CEO, 365 Data Centers. “Together, we help businesses, content providers, cloud providers, enterprises and carriers connect to faster and bigger networks at the edge. Pittsburgh is an incredible technology center with academia, civic leaders and technology companies coming together to drive the next generation of products and services that help create our digital lives.”
Now, 365 Data Centers’ Pittsburgh customers, including businesses, carriers, cable operators, mobile data operators and content, cloud and managed service providers, will now have access to Telia Carrier's IP Transit, Ethernet, IoT and mobile data services, already in service in seven other 365 Data Centers including Detroit, MI.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Tampa, Fla.; Nashville, Tenn.; St Louis, Mo.; Cleveland, Ohio; and Indianapolis, Ind.
“By partnering with 365 Data Centers to offer 100G services to mobile operators, broadband providers and education networks in Pittsburgh, Telia Carrier continues to expand its presence throughout the edge markets of North America,” said Art Kazmierczak, director, business and network development, Americas, Telia Carrier. “We anticipate the need for high-bandwidth services will continue to grow in Pittsburgh, as IoT products and services continue to drive talent recruitment and start-up incubators to previously underserved communities.”