Dear valued clients and partners,

Hope you had a wonderful summer! We’d like to take a moment to update you on what’s been happening at NYI..

In This Issue…

Overview
New NYI Partnerships
Development of New Fiber Optic Services
From Digital to Quantum
Navigating the Future of Connectivity
Celebrating the Growth of Interconnection in New York
The Midwest Data Center Market is Booming!
Update on NYI Chicago
Giving Back: Update on the Nomad Futurist Foundation
Connect with Us

Overview

A lot has transpired since we last communicated including the establishment of some significant partnerships that extend NYI’s interconnection services, the addition of new clients at all our locations, the development of new capabilities at 60 Hudson Street, and NYI’s continued participation in key industry events.

New Partnership with GIX

NYI has partnered with Global InterXchange (GIX) at 60 Hudson Street in New York City to launch the first fiber route via the Port Authority of NY & NJ PATH Tunnel. The partnership allows customers to gain access to the newly built, high-capacity dark fiber network on a unique, business-critical path connecting Lower Manhattan and Northern New Jersey. Read the Press Release.

New Partnership with DataBank

NYI has also partnered with DataBank to enhance and facilitate cost-effective connectivity solutions at 60 Hudson Street and help address some fundamental barriers to entry that are typical in urban carrier hotels, including operational complexities and interconnection costs. This equates to more interconnection options, via the combined infrastructure strengths of DataBank and NYI. Read the Press Release.

Development of New Fiber Optic Services

NYI is happy to share that we are in the process of developing new capabilities @60 Hudson Street in the area of fiber optic cable testing, splicing, and termination. These services will support our continued commitment to remove complexity and cost for clients by eliminating the expense, delays and logistical challenges typically involved in the use of third-party fiber testers. Reach out to your customer service rep to learn more.

From Digital to Quantum

As the operational partner of QTD Systems at 60 Hudson Street, NYI is proud to support their efforts to commercialize Quantum technology and the Quantum internet. QTD stands for “Quantum to Digital” referencing the integration of Quantum to Digital infrastructure available to customers at the QTD Systems facility. QTD is actively designing with its high energy physics research subsidiary, Novum Industria, the equipment and technology to build the Quantum ready data center. NYI Technicians are being trained to operate the future quantum technology being installed and tested at QTD to continue its level of service into the quantum realm.

QTD Systems has made substantial progress in this area, with several new Quantum technology customers recently coming on board.

SpeQtral, a leader in quantum communications technology based in New York and Singapore has selected the QTD data center facility for the establishment of their satellite entangled source Optical Quantum Ground Station. Their Long Distance QKD System operates with a quantum channel and is being integrated to QTD partner dark fiber networks. The initiative aims to enable secure quantum key exchange between Singapore, the United States, and Europe, safeguarding global financial transactions through quantum-safe communications. SpeQtral is leading the effort to make and launch satellites loaded with quantum key distribution (QKD) technology. By pairing QKD nodes in space with transmitters and receivers on Earth, it will be possible to send quantum-encrypted communication around the world without needing fiber-optic cables. QTD has partnered to established an additional downlink site in Australia.

Qunnect, a pioneer of hardware to transform telecommunications infrastructure into scalable quantum networks with quantum memory technology has established a quantum node at QTD. Mehdi Namazi, Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Qunnect believes the partnership will enable Qunnect to engage in innovative, multi-node entanglement experiments between Manhattan and their GothamQ hub in Brooklyn which will help accelerate Qunnect’s growth in NYC and the region. QTD is integrating this technology into its partner and owned dark fiber infrastructure to complete a NYC Quantum network that also goes to NYU and Columbia. QTD anticipates the next milestone to include an interstate leg of the quantum network.

Navigating the Future of Connectivity

Phillip Koblence was delighted to participate in a July DCD Broadcast with Alex Dickins about Navigating the Future of Connectivity. The timely, engaging, and wide-ranging discussion included topics such as the critical role of connectivity in making AI a reality for end users, the nuances involved in supporting different AI workloads, and the continuing importance of carrier hotels in making it all happen.

Watch the DCD broadcast on-demand:

Celebrating the Growth of Interconnection in New York

In early June, NYI CO-Founder and COO Phillip Koblence was honored to serve as emcee for the New York Interconnection Summit which celebrated 10 Years of the Internet Exchange DE-CIX in New York and provided critical history and insights into why New York, with the help of DE-CIX, leads the way in terms of providing carrier and data center-neutral Internet access in North America. NYI is a longtime DE-CIX partner and host to DE-CIX PoPs at 60 Hudson Street and NYI Chicago.

Phillip was delighted to be one of the evening’s award recipients for his contributions to the NY metro digital infrastructure and connectivity space, his participation as a Board Member for both DE-CIX North America and OIX, and his commitment to the future of the industry through the co-founding of the Nomad Futurist Foundation.

The Midwest Data Center Market is Booming!

Phillip Koblence participated in the recent State of the Midwest Data Center Market panel at the BisnowDICE Midwest conference in Chicago. The demand for digital infrastructure to meet the requirements of AI and other data-intensive workloads, combined with favorable factors such as power availability, tax incentives and excellent connectivity is driving accelerated growth in the Greater Chicago Area, a true Tier 1 market, as well as in adjacent Midwest markets.

Update on NYI Chicago

Our NYI Chicago team has been busy welcoming new customers and carriers into our facility. Situated in Oak Brook, just 18 miles from downtown Chicago, our fiber-rich facility offers cost-effective flexible colocation options, easy deployment, disaster recovery solutions, exceptional connectivity and a full range of managed services.

Learn more about the NYI Chicago facility.

Giving Back: Update on the Nomad Futurist Foundation

The non-profit Nomad Futurist Foundation, co-founded by NYI COO Phillip Koblence and futurist Nabeel Mahmood to raise awareness of the digital infrastructure industry and inspire newer generations to join it has been growing.

Expansion of Global Reach

The Foundation has onboarded ambassadors in different regions — Europe, Asia, and Australia and Nomad Futurist leaders have participated in key regional events, including the Pan African DataCentres Exhibition & Conference (June 23-24) held in Johannesburg, and the Sydney Cloud & Data Center Convention (September 12). The conferences provided opportunities to share with new audiences, the urgent need to address the global data center workforce gap through teaching digital infrastructure fundamentals.

NYI is a proud sponsor of the Nomad Futurist Foundation.

Visit Nomad Futurist to learn more about their activities and how you you can help support their important mission.

Connect with Us

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

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