The Interconnection Index: Breaking Down Asia Pacific

In almost every conversation, I’m astounded by the amount of folks who mention the recent disruption that’s occurred in this industry. As the old adage goes: “…the only constant has been change.” Digital disruption has fueled digital transformation, and with the proliferation of companies offering broader arrays of services, enterprises are scrambling to keep up and offer newer and better things. There’s been major consolidation across Telco and Media, and the fight for audience and revenue is more fierce than ever. As we have seen in these last few weeks, there have been industry changing merger talks between Warner Media and Discovery, Bouygues and M6 Groupe from Bertelsmann, and even Amazon and MGM. While we’re proud and confident in our most recent acquisitions, it’s safe to say that the competition is heating up.

The document discusses how enterprises are increasingly pursuing interconnection strategies to drive revenue growth in today's digital economy. It finds that the number of interconnected enterprises is expected to more than double by 2017. Interconnection provides quantifiable benefits like increased revenue opportunities and cost savings, with over a third of surveyed companies reporting over $10 million in value from interconnection solutions. However, enterprises face challenges in adapting old IT architectures to support new growth strategies dependent on interconnection across dispersed locations and cloud environments. Direct, secure interconnection is presented as a solution to issues like high latency, systems uptime, and cybersecurity risks in an era where workloads are moving beyond centralized data centers.

5G is not just another generation of mobile communications technology. 5G can be seen as "the network of networks" and it is going to have a profound impact on all human activities, the economy and the society. In fact, 5G can be seen as the digitalization catalyst for industries, as a variety of use cases will be either enhanced or created by the use of 5G. Immersive gaming, autonomous driving, remote robotic surgery and augmented reality support in maintenance and repair situations are just some of the use cases that will mostly benefit from the introduction of 5G. But what is the business potential of 5G? Ericsson, together with Arthur D. Little recently made a unique study in order to understand the industrial digitalization revenues for ICT players in 8 key industries. We have shared these findings with the IEEE 5G Summit's audience (Thessaloniki, July 11, 2017).

Learn about the trends shaping the digital future and how IT can prepare for these demands, why Interconnection and ECX Fabric can help address IT needs on a global scale, what the most common use cases for ECX Fabric are, and how customers leverage ECX Fabric and an interconnection strategy for success. https://www.equinix.com/resources/webinars/ecx-fabric-webinar/ - Trends shaping the digital future and how IT can prepare for these demands - Why Interconnection and ECX Fabric can help address IT needs on a global scale - The most common use cases for ECX Fabric - How customers leverage ECX Fabric and an interconnection strategy for success

In this presentation, Manoj introduces the concept of SMAC and discusses technological as well as platform trends. Manoj's interest area lies in cloud computing because of advantages in cost reduction and scalability.

Google will act as a "virtual" mobile network operator in the US by leveraging the networks of Sprint and T-Mobile to sell data, voice, and services under the Google brand targeting specific customer segments at low costs. The US telecom market is dominated by the top 4 operators with 92.7% market share, and virtual operators only capture 3.2% of subscribers. By becoming a mobile operator, Google can generate new revenue streams and influence customer demand by owning the last-mile customer connection.