Dear valued Clients and Partners,

With Spring in the air, we’re excited to share some updates with you from a busy first quarter.

In This Issue…

• 1Q Summary
• NYI Participation in industry events
• Update on 60 Hudson Street
• Update on NYI Chicago
• The NYI Story: A Newsweek Interview
• Update on the Nomad Futurist Foundation
• Connect with Us

1Q Summary

NYI participated in key industry events like PTC, MetroConnect, and DCD which set the stage for 2025 by highlighting emerging trends, opportunities and challenges. Throughout the events, there was a great deal of excitement about AI and the resulting increase in demand for digital infrastructure and connectivity.

The last few months also saw the on-boarding of new clients at our 60 Hudson Street facility in New York City and new connectivity options at our Chicago data center in Oak Brook.

NYI Participation in Industry Events

Industry insights from PTC

NYI COO Phillip Koblence joined over 10,000 global attendees in sunny Honolulu January 19-22 for the Pacific Telecommunications Council’s (PTC) annual conference. The insightful, high energy event saw a more significant data center industry presence this year, alongside the traditional telecommunications presence. Key conference topics included artificial intelligence, power demands, and the integration of natural gas as a bridge for oncoming, exponential energy needs.

Phillip joins Nomad Futurist co-founder Nabeel Mahmood in this podcast recap of the event. Listen to the Podcast

DCD Connect > New York

Data Center Dynamics Connect is a premier event for those who design, build, and operate next-generation data centers. Phillip Koblence was delighted to participate in a March 24th panel debate that explored the challenges and future of digital infrastructure and connectivity in New York City, one of the most congested, power-hungry, and regulation-heavy regions in the world. Learn more

Update on 60 Hudson Street

NYI onboarded new customers and also increased in-building interconnection capabilities between our data center and other 60 Hudson Street facilities, extending our ecosystem to offer enhanced connectivity options for our customers. Learn more about our 60 Hudson street capabilities.

In a recent discussion with Data Center Dynamics, Phillip Koblence speaks about the importance of carrier hotels like 60 Hudson Street in providing the seamless connectivity needed in the age of AI. Watch the video

Update on NYI Chicago

We are excited to share that Megaport will be available at our Oak Brook facility in Q2 2025. This will provide our Chicago area customers with:

• Direct access to the world’s leading cloud service providers, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud.
• The ability to easily interconnect their business infrastructure.

NYI has partnered with Megaport for close to a decade in New York and we are thrilled to be able to extend the service to our Midwest customers as part of our mission to facilitate connectivity. With this addition, our Chicago on-net connectivity options will include: AT&T, Comcast, Cogent, Megaport, Lumen, NYI, Verizon Business, Windstream, XO, DE-CIX and Zayo. Learn more about NYI Chicago

The NYI Story: A Newsweek Interview

Phillip Koblence co-founded NYI at the age of eighteen at a time when the Internet was new! Now, almost thirty years later, when the data center industry has stepped into the limelight, he shares the story with Newsweek — from the grassroots excitement of the early days of the Internet, to the rise of data centers, to the establishment of NYI’s powerful digital infrastructure capabilities, connectivity ecosystem and high-touch service model. The interview, which accompanied Phillip’s participation in Newsweek’s special feature — America’s Next Chapter — also touches on critical topics such as AI, Quantum Computing and future industry challenges.

Read the interview for insights into NYI’s origins and what differentiates us in today’s crowded marketplace.

Update on Nomad Futurist

The Nomad Futurist podcast, co-founded by NYI COO Phillip Koblence and Nabeel Mahmood to help demystify the digital infrastructure industry, celebrated its fifth year anniversary in the first quarter of 2025! Check out Nomad Futurist on your favorite podcast platform.

NYI is a proud sponsor of the nonprofit Nomad Futurist Foundation established in 2022 as it continues on its mission to empower future generations with knowledge of the underlying technologies that drive our digital world.

In 1Q 2025, the Foundation and its Ambassadors extended their global reach with educational activities taking place in locations including Melbourne, London and Lagos, Nigeria.

The Foundation also launched the Nomad Futurist Academy, an innovative, free educational platform and community resource for collaboration and knowledge sharing, together with a Job Board to help address the industry skills gap.

Connect with Us

We thank you for your business and look forward to supporting your evolving infrastructure, network, and interconnection needs in 2025.

Please stay connected!

Email us at info@nyi.net, send a request through the NYI Help Desk or follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook.