The Arelion blog

Our thoughts and deeds. From industry trends to geeky network stuff.

Building the blueprint for AI-driven connectivity

The internet ecosystem is in constant transition, and with that evolution comes changing dynamics and shifts across the value chain. Historically, internet hubs and interconnects have emerged from factors such as population density and fiber route junctions. As a result, these hubs were traditionally confined to a set of larger cities and contained to a small set of facilities within those. 

Why Wavelengths are critical to the future of enterprise connectivity

Larger enterprises continue to move their applications to the cloud in a backdrop of rapidly evolving needs, fueled by innovation and AI. In doing so, technology teams must consider multiple critical factors that are highly fluid including security, compliance, performance, energy accountability, and cost. Connectivity is a critical dependency which is also evolving. Large enterprises […]

Delivering the connectivity that wholesalers require

In the next few years global demand for connectivity is set to skyrocket due to multiple factors: A doubling of the number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices by 2032 *1 An estimated additional 1.1 billion people around the world who will be online by 2029 *2 An explosion in enterprise traffic to the […]

Slaying the many-headed hydra of cyber-physical network threats

Today’s cyber-physical systems face diverse threats that endanger global communications, including accidental damage, geopolitical sabotage, DDoS attacks, and natural disasters. Network operators are battling a many-headed hydra, with each threat requiring a unique mitigation strategy.

When did the telco industry stop striving for perfection?

In our industry, we often talk about quality. The truth is that the definition of quality is an intensely personal judgement. It is a topic that we discuss constantly at Arelion and we’ve explored it many times with our customers: for some it is all about speed and availability and, for others, the customer service experience. It varies by region, role and individual.

Silver linings through cloud rightsizing

While migrating certain systems and workloads to the cloud offers scalability, efficiency and on-demand resource availability, cloud migration is not one-size-fits-all. During a massive two-year cloud migration project for a global internet carrier, I learned the importance of cloud “rightsizing” when pursuing ambitious cloud migration.

Why global networks are the backbone of AI

Network backbone providers will play a critical role in AI’s future by ensuring the high-capacity bandwidth, low-latency and resiliency requirements of AI applications will remain uncompromised. While hyperscalers are busy building for their next moonshot, enterprises should also start futureproofing their networks in anticipation of AI’s demands.

Talking the language of sustainability

With networks spanning hundreds or even thousands of miles, it is no surprise that energy consumption has always been a key concern for telcos when it comes to sustainability. Operating these massive networks not only generates a significant carbon emissions footprint, but also incurs a huge energy bill – both of which will only grow further as data demand increases and network density increases.

Top optical predictions for 2025 and beyond

As AI/ML, cloud applications and rapid data center growth transform the global technology landscape, operators are under pressure to innovate the optical layer of their networks to keep pace with soaring capacity and data transfer demands.

Arelion continues to top industry NPS in 2024

Over the years, we’ve consistently sought feedback from our customers, and one thing has become clear: customer experience is the key differentiator in the connectivity industry.   We are excited to share the results of our 2024 Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey, where we achieved an outstanding NPS of 70 for 2024, placing us among the […]

Arelion wins ATLANTIC-ACM Excellence Awards in five categories

When research firm ATLANTIC-ACM announced the winners of the ‘2024 U.S. Wholesale Service Provider Excellence Awards’, Arelion came out on top in no less then five categories among the CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) & Fiber providers: Network Performance, Service Delivery, Customer Service, Brand, and Data Value. The awards are based on detailed reviews from […]

Avoid the middleman: Go direct to the network owner for enterprise connectivity

Working directly with a network owner that deploys, operates, and governs the core network is a win-win for large organizations. This allows enterprises to gain direct access to the capacity, performance, and customer support offered by network owners.