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Meeting Global Connectivity Expectations and Bridging the Digital Divide

Gil Santaliz Weighs in On the Energy, Submarine, Fiber Carrier Interconnect Panel at 14th Content Delivery Summit Conference

September 7, 2022

With 19% of the planet still not having access to telecommunications networks because of location, connectivity is not globally distributed. Subsea and underwater cabling is the only way to ensure connectivity over a long distance across land and sea.

Bridging the Digital Divide was one of many issues discussed during the Energy, Submarine, Fiber Carrier Interconnect Panel at the Content Delivery Summit conference. This thought-provoking panel discussed the real-world availability of fundamental infrastructure services that underpin all CDN operations, and the complexities to consider when deploying POPs around the world. Gil Santaliz, CEO of NJFX, was a core player on the panel and was joined by

Andy Bax, COO, Seaborn Networks and Elsa Pine, Global Sales – Emerging Technologies, Edge Infrastructure for EdgeConneX. The panel was moderated by Dom Robinson, Director and Creative Firestarter, id3as and Contributing Editor, StreamingMedia.com, UK.

“The world is vast, but has gotten a lot smaller because of the strength of today’s underwater cabling systems,” commented Santaliz. Gil would know. NJFX helps carriers strategically diversify connectivity options to key hubs across North America, Europe, and South America, bypassing legacy chokepoints. The world’s first colocation campus that strategically intersects a carrier-neutral subsea Cable Landing Station meet-me room with an independent Tier 3 colocation facility, NJFX is also a member of International Development Telecommunications Union Development Sector (ITU-D), which aims to work with governments to bring internet access to 75% of the global population by 2025 and universal, affordable access by 2030.

Everyone on the panel agreed that all of these goals are lofty, and that collaboration amongst the entire industry is necessary to meet them. COVID-19 has escalated expectations for the entire telecommunications industry and changed the world as we know it. People now need real-time access to not only content but life-altering commodities such as education and healthcare. The challenge is bridging the gap between where we are today and where we need to be.

Be sure to watch this thought-provoking panel in its entirety to learn how NJFX is working with others and leading the way in building infrastructure for a technology-enabled tomorrow.

You can check out the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJRTy4-WEZo

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About NJFX:

NJFX is a Tier 3 Carrier Neutral Cable Landing Station campus. Our colocation ecosystem has expanded to over 35 network operators offering flexibility, reliability, and security. Our Wall, NJ location provides direct access to multiple subsea cable systems giving our carriers diverse connectivity solutions and offers direct interconnection without recurring cross-connect fees.

NJFX Hosts Briefing with Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Partners on Strengthening Data Centers and Cable Landing Stations

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NJFX Hosts Briefing with Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Partners on Strengthening Data Centers and Cable Landing Stations

Securing National IT Infrastructure Requires Public/Private Partnership

August 30, 2022

Wall Township, NJ – NJFX, the only Cable Landing Station (CLS) colocation campus in the U.S offering Tier 3, carrier-neutral data center capabilities, has announced a partnership with the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to protect against and prevent cyber and physical threats in the future.

NJFX Site Access Manager, Mike Reverendo, is in direct and consistent communication with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CISA to help provide crucial information about U.S. infrastructure. Recently, Reverendo and his team of interns utilized a tool offered by DHS to proactively evaluate NJFX compared to other critical infrastructure throughout the nation. Michael Beekman and Tiffany Antonelli, both in the Criminal Justice Master’s Program at Monmouth University, presented a detailed assessment to officials from local, state and federal government. This briefing assists these agencies with the key tools they need to assess readiness of organizations across the country – for example a process to review a facility’s power, cooling and core functions and how that facility can continue to operate if any or all of these functions fail. The presentation turned into a collaborative discussion with state and local law enforcement about how to proceed and further work together in the future.

“We got some great feedback from this briefing. The simple fact that NJFX was willing to coordinate and cooperate with officials was very much appreciated,” comments Reverendo.

“There are few organizations that work with DHS at federal level, out of a hesitancy that they will open themselves up to regulation, changes to protocol or even be forced to give up control. But this is not a ‘gotcha’ attempt by these agencies. They are looking for assistance and input from those of us in the industry who can help them where they need guidance.”

DHS was created after America was targeted by terrorists as an agency to secure the U.S. from attacks by “land, air or sea”. Today, the Department is also engaged in protecting our country from attacks via cyberspace. The CISA division of DHS works actively to assess threats and vulnerabilities in our nation’s IT infrastructure, whether they are manmade or natural disasters.

One of the goals of CISA is to defend against threats to our infrastructure and to collaborate with public and private partners to build more secure and resilient infrastructure to protect against and prevent cyber and physical threats in the future. To achieve that goal, CISA partners with private organizations like NJFX.

Recent examples of what can happen when that infrastructure is not protected include the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline in April, followed by the biggest ransom demand to date – $50M – against Acer computers in May. These attacks made headlines. According to the University of Maryland, hackers attack every 39 seconds. That is an average of 2,244 attacks EVERY DAY. Those are cyber events. An explosion in downtown Nashville last Christmas significantly damaged an AT&T building, causing widespread regional outages.

DHS also helps protect critical infrastructure from natural disasters, like hurricanes. As peak Atlantic hurricane season looms, NJFX is secure 64-feet above sea level and outside the NY/NJ metro area, making it impervious to tidal surge and ideal for disaster recovery. In addition, NJFX is a CAT-5 hurricane resistant infrastructure with onsite generators with fuel for up to five days of uninterrupted emergency service. DHS works with facilities like NJFX to make sure telecommunications infrastructure is up and running in times of emergency, which is crucial for public safety communications.

“We value our relationships with these agencies, and we know it’s through close collaboration with all types of organizations that they can ultimately stay one step ahead of those who want to do harm,” concludes Reverendo. Expect the unexpected is a motto that the NJFX was founded upon, and the facility continues to operate with that in mind today.

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Spotlight on PCCW Global: Console Connect’s IXaaS Now Available at NJFX CLS

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Spotlight on PCCW Global: Console Connect’s IXaaS Now Available at NJFX CLS

Enables new levels of flexibility and agility with remote peering

August 16, 2022

Long time NJFX partner, PCCW Global continues to drive value and increased capabilities to the NJFX ecosystem and beyond. After launching its Console Connect platform at NJFX last year, which enabled global on-demand connectivity, PCCW Global is now offering its new IX-as-a-Service (IXaaS) to global carriers and enterprises through Console Connect.

This new capability is available to customers at NJFX’s CLS colocation campus and offers access to leading IX platforms including DE-CIX, LINX, HKIX, SGIX, KINX and JPNAP. IXaaS offers easy, fast and flexible ways to order, provision and pay for IX services from some of the world’s largest Internet Exchanges (IXs).

“There are no limits to what NJFX customers and partners can do, and that dynamic is exemplified by Console Connect’s new IXaaS. Through the company’s unique MeetingPlace, users can connect, buy, and sell a variety of services including cloud, SaaS, UCaaS and IoT. This creates tremendous optionality and further enhances our unique CLS ecosystem by meeting increased demand for rapid provisioning of on-demand, superior interconnection services.” – Felix Seda, General Manager of NJFX

IXaaS: Real-time, on-demand access to IXs worldwide

Directly order IX services and pay for connections to leading IX platforms in real-time
Experience high-performance remote peering with multiple exchanges across the world
Manage IX services and connections through a user-friendly web portal
Self-provision and pay for IX services and virtual connections in a few clicks
Multiple virtual connections can be provisioned via a single port
Directly interconnect with major cloud, SaaS and NaaS platforms including AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Cloudflare, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, RingCentral and more.

“We are excited to be introducing NJFX customers to our new IXaaS, transforming how they experience and access Internet Exchanges worldwide. What differentiates our remote peering solution is that it includes the dedicated layer 2 interconnection and the cost of the Partner Peering platform, enabling NJFX customers to seamlessly manage both their IX services and their connectivity from wherever they are located. And, of course, interconnections are on-demand and delivered across PCCW Global’s high-performance network.” – Michael Glynn, Vice President of Digital Automated Innovation, Console Connect

NJFX’s carrier-neutral CLS is THE place for your global connectivity needs. With four subsea cable systems and over 20 carriers, you have direct access to highly robust and resilient networking options – all in one place.

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NJFX Founder and CEO Gil Santaliz Speaks at Subsea World Panel

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NJFX Founder and CEO Gil Santaliz Speaks at Subsea World Panel

The future of the subsea industry was a main topic of Subsea World 2021. The week-long virtual conferences focused on highlighting upcoming trends in the next year, as well as how rapidly transforming technology and connectivity is affecting the industry.

August 3, 2021

One highlight of the event was a panel discussion titled “Americas Spotlight”. Moderated by Andrew Lipman, the panelists included Gil Santaliz, Founder & CEO, NJFX, Andy Bax, COO, Seaborn, Buddy Bayer, Chief Network Officer, Windstream, Mike Cunningham, CEO, Crosslake Fiber, and Paul Scott, President and CEO, Confluence Networks.

With the Covid-19 pandemic greatly accelerating the need for more deployments of cables in new areas, the discussion of specific geographic locations and the reasoning behind them quickly became the topic of discussion. “Way back when we started, we picked this region because we saw it as one with a huge development opportunity, huge growth capabilities, underserved in terms of both capacity and competition,” commented Bax, speaking of connectivity between LATAM and the U.S.

“We have critical mass now in terms of carriers that are here, economies of scale. When we do this all of my customers benefit, they all benefit from being in a better, more secure place, and getting the latest and greatest of what we do best. If I start expanding beyond what I do best, I’m not going to be as good as what I’m supposed to be doing, and that’s just housing the network, interconnecting, providing them smart hands for their equipment to lower their costs, provide marine protection services, and do what you do best. That’s what we believe in.”

Gil Santaliz, Founder and CEO, NJFX

“I think more cables need to land across the US, but New Jersey has been home to cables for 100 years. It’s a proven area, we’ve got density of population, we’ve got a thriving business community, we have financial exchanges, we can’t afford a lack of interconnection,” stated Santaliz.

Another important topic of discussion was Confluence-1, a 24 fiber pair submarine cable along the eastern seaboard of the United States. Paul Scott, President and CEO of Confluence Networks explained that his reasoning for deploying the new cable system was due to the need to enhance connectivity while still balancing latency and high performance. This cable is providing more secure linkages through existing terrestrial routes from Miami to New York.

While the other panelists agreed on focusing on their own expertise, they acknowledged that the pandemic is acting as a catalyst for digital transformation, forcing many to work together to discover solutions that can help best aid their customers.

Santaliz concluded by stating, “We happen to be sitting in probably one of the hottest markets ever for telecommunications, in terms of investments…it’s a fascinating time.”

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Global Connectivity Reimagined: ITW Subsea Stream

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Global Connectivity Reimagined: ITW Subsea Stream

July 26, 2021

It goes without saying that we are all ready to get back into telecom event season! ITW2021 is one of the first in-person industry events of the year and is looking forward to welcoming attendees back at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD (near Washington, DC) August 29 – September 1, 2021. New for this year, the ITW agenda will be split into eight different streams, bringing participants a complete overview of the ever-changing and evolving ICT infrastructure and its latest developments.

As founder of the first carrier-neutral Tier 3 Cable Landing Station colocation campus in the U.S, NJFX CEO Gil Santaliz is uniquely qualified to weigh in on the special Subsea Connect stream. NJFX is home to four subsea cable systems including Havfrue/AEC2, Seabras, TGN1 & TGN2 subsea cable systems, along with 20+ route-independent terrestrial carriers. NJFX’s facility operationally supports high and low-density colocation solutions with 24/7 support.

Santaliz is excited to participate on the ‘Global Subsea Trends’ panel to be held at 10am ET on September 1st and moderated by respected industry journalist, Natalie Bannerman. Gil will join others in the subsea community to discuss the latest developments. The subsea community across the globe was vital to #KeepingTheWorldConnected this past year. With a number of new and exciting projects in the pipeline as well as ongoing innovation in the subsea sector, 2021 is set to be an equally exciting time. From new projects, emerging regions, the shift from interconnected cities to interconnected data centers, the push for more diversity, and more, the ITW subsea streams will tackle the trends driving the industry for the year ahead.

There will also be a virtual Subsea Networking Hour where participants will have the opportunity to make new connections in the subsea community. To take advantage of this opportunity, register for ITW2021, join the session, share who you are and what you’re looking to discuss.

Be sure to register to attend ITW2021 HERE.

To meet with the NJFX team at the event or to set up a virtual meeting, please contact [email protected]. Check out NJFX’s Tier 3 transcontinental ecosystem map HERE.

Happy connecting!

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NJFX Plays Role in Global Connectivity Awareness as Member of the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union

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NJFX Plays Role in Global Connectivity Awareness as Member of the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union

July 19, 2021

Always focused on expanding horizons and learning how to best serve our industry, NJFX is proud to become a new member of the International Telecommunications Union Development sector (ITU-D). As an advocate for the important role the telecommunications industry and private sector play in the work of information and communication technology (ICT), NJFX Founder and CEO Gil Santaliz was asked to speak at the organization’s Industry Advisory Group for Development Issues and the Private Sector Chief Regulatory Officers (IAGDI-CRO) meeting which took place virtually on June 22, 2021.

The IAGDI-CRO brings together policymakers, ICT Regulators, private sector entities, academia, and the international community, along with thought leaders from across the industry. The esteemed group met to discuss policy, regulatory and market approaches and incentives to foster investment and business opportunities for meaningful connectivity across the globe.

During this meeting, members of the IAGDI-CRO discussed the importance of having flexible regulation and explored ways that industry and regulators could work together to build a robust, reliable, and resilient digital ecosystem while emphasizing the importance of partnerships that extend to non-traditional stakeholders.

Collaboration is (Still) the Name of the Game

The ITU-D panel also focused on the group’s Connecting the Unconnected initiative, which aims to work with governments to bring internet access to 75% of the global population by 2025. The initiative also aims to achieve universal, affordable access by 2030. In order to make meaningful connectivity a reality, everyone needs access to higher quality broadband.

As Gil noted, collaboration between the telecom industry and local governments is key. He added that it’s important to look at how the private sector communicates as well as examine the infrastructure behind it. “The ITU-D initiative clearly relies on physical infrastructure. The infrastructure needs to have support and needs to have a fair marketplace to work within it, which the regulators in each country have to manage. The initiative also has to allow private dollars to be predictable in terms of how they extend their costs,” Santaliz added. “As we look at this $480B spend left for Connecting the Unconnected initiative, we need to have some sort of expectation of how those investment dollars will be treated. Regulations are expected and necessary. They should also be consistent and fairly static. What puts investment at risk is sudden and unexpected policy changes that are done unilaterally. The ITU provides a platform for that conversation to begin. Regulators play an important role in creating barriers or guardrails and how to work in a marketplace in a predictable manner.”

Pioneering Spirit

The panelists underscored the importance of the work at ITU-D as a critical platform for discussing collaborative approaches to bridging the digital divide.

As Gil noted, “We are truly pioneers. The rate of change that we have seen in the last 20 years, has exceeded the last 50-100 years. And the expectation for the next five years is that we will exceed the last 20 years. So, all in all, the rate of change will be extreme and it’s important for all of us to pay attention and try to carve out the future, as best we can.”

But how do organizations develop the relationships that are needed to map out a predictable business and get a good return for the investors and stakeholders? Gil believes that will come in time by having sessions like the one at ITU-D and having a strong focus on sharing and collaborating challenges. He believes that “We must all learn and further understand why certain markets make sense to invest in and what the barriers are that are left. The U.S., for instance, has a very open marketplace in terms of allowing international carriers to thrive. At NJFX’s facility, we host several subsea cables and are the interconnection point for the northeast in North America. NJFX takes the time to socialize with all of our customers, which we consider part of our network and family.”

The panelists also discussed other post-pandemic perspectives about promoting broadband adoption including:

How to best finance infrastructure buildouts
Continuing to work with governments and other partners to help stimulate the demand side of the equation
Digital skills development for underserved communities
Making locally relevant content and services available online
Providing more access to devices and virtual learning
And the need for reform in many regions to expand broadband networks and programs that would dedicate spectrum proceeds to low-income subsidy programs

The NJFX team looks forward to being a part of the conversation going forward and helping us all get to a better place, more connected place.

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Pandemic Proves Connectivity is Mission Critical

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Pandemic Proves Connectivity is Mission Critical

NJFX’s Diverse Ecosystem Offers Disaster Recovery & Network Resiliency

July 12, 2021

Downtime can translate into substantial losses for enterprises – making disaster recovery plans critical for business continuity. The topic was the focus of this month’s JSA Virtual Round Table featuring a panel of experts as they discussed how to respond in times of crisis, and how to be sure organizations are prepared for any eventuality.

Moderated by João Marques Lima, speakers included Gil Santaliz, CEO, NJFX, Paul Scott, CEO, Confluence Networks, Ishaq Mian, VP, Sales & Support Engineering, Redline Communications, Warren Reyburn, SVP Sales & Marketing, Comstar Technologies, and Sean Farney, Director of Data Center Marketing, Kohler.

As Santaliz highlighted, the internet is our go to place for news and information. During the past year, it also enabled an entirely homebound society. Our internet infrastructure must be able to withstand any eventuality.

“If you think about disasters, and we are still in a disaster, we have employees that aren’t in office buildings today, we are asking traders to trade from home. There was never a game plan for this. We have to have data centers repurpose their data and access the internet. The internet became mission critical. We would not even be having this conversion if it wasn’t for the quality of the internet today,” commented Santaliz.

Consider the issues that have affected connectivity this year alone: below-freezing temperatures, ice storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods, the bombing of a major metro area and a global pandemic.

Paul Scott of Confluence Networks pointed out that what might appear to be resilient, multipath environments is not necessarily the case. “It’s one thing to have 4-5 multiple paths to your data center, but to move on-premise and spin up virtual servers, you have to feel good about your core network architecture. When it fails you need your disaster recovery plans and they need to be vetted and tested. That includes cycling generators and working with the teams to test and tighten up action plans,” he added.

Santaliz concluded by stating, “The internet is how we are going to be communicating for the foreseeable future. We have to make sure as leaders in the industry, this works. It’s a collaborative effort – integrating your customers, vendors and partners with checks and balances in place.”

Watch the panel in its entirety here. To learn more about JSA Virtual Round Tables, click here. And learn more about NJFX here.

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Dismantling Barriers & Accelerating Equity & Opportunity

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Dismantling Barriers & Accelerating Equity & Opportunity

June 26, 2021

Organizations globally have been investing in corporate diversity and inclusion initiatives, and recently PTC held a tech and telecom event to take a closer look. As a member of the PTC Membership Committee, our very own Felix Seda joined the panel, “Dismantling Barriers and Accelerating Equity and Opportunity” along with other industry leaders including:

Moderator: Tara Giunta, Partner, Paul Hastings; Legal Counsel, PTC, USA

Panelists:

Tara Kristick, Head of Wholesale & Satellite Sales, Americas, Telstra, USA
Sonal Patel, Vice President of Marketing, Verizon Partner Solutions, USA
Nico Roehrich, Manager Network Investment, APAC, Facebook, Singapore
Felix Seda, General Manager, NJFX, USA

The panelists discussed corporate commitments and their company’s efforts to embrace various strategies and approaches for addressing challenges, as well as how best to leverage opportunities to build truly diverse workforces and inclusive cultures.

What does Diversity mean for your company?

Tara Giunta answered this question by emphasizing that diversity is a representation of the world around us. It’s not just ticking a box and there is no one size fits all. Diversity is more than we see on the surface, for it to become alive, there needs to be a culture to support it and a management team that adheres to it and tracks it across the company.Other perspectives included:

Diversity and inclusion have been an ongoing evolution and journey over time.
Having a measurement system in place helps record progress and move the needle.
A common challenge is still how best to integrate diversity of thought into the realm.

Seda believes, ”Diversity is about fostering innovation and empowering new ideas and fresh thought into the workplace. NJFX is focused on cultivating and empowering young people with diverse backgrounds and allowing that next wave of people to take on more leadership roles.”The Moderator, Giunta also focused on the need for innovation in tech, and how telecom is key to the progress and further development of the industry.When asked about those expectations and how NJFX tries to address them, Seda responded:

“The world is changing quickly – we need to keep up with all the millennials, Gen Z’ers, and young people entering the workforce. Flexibility these days is just as important as salary and benefits. Now, flexibility is the name of the game. I’ve been fortunate that NJFX has allowed me to find my own voice, speak at conferences and forge my own path.For example, I was able to attend PTC over the past few years and engage with other thought leaders in the industry.

I began to see that there are a lot of young people in the industry, and many haven’t gotten the chance to go to major conferences to engage directly with industry executives, build up their knowledge base and forge industry relationships that can last a lifetime. The only way they can grow in the industry- and STAY in the industry is for companies to allow that to happen.

Diversity isn’t just about attracting talent, but fostering and keeping that talent in the workplace – keeping them engaged and allowing them to grow and become vocal leaders.”NJFX has backed up that philosophy by encouraging its team to get involved and help make a difference. Felix helped launch a Millennials in Telecom event at PTC2020. The group had a huge response from people who wanted a social setting to talk with others in the industry.

Felix noted, “We also had a lot of veterans in the industry who wanted to mentor and share their thoughts. The event was a balance of young people and veterans who wanted to bring this younger generation along. Diversity is also about fostering innovation – empowering new ideas and fresh thought into the workplace.”Seda is also part of SubOptic’s Diversity, Inclusions and Belonging mentoring program. One of the group’s goals is to establish new ways of cultivating young talent in the industry and allowing them to grow and become leaders in their respective fields.

There is clearly a bright future ahead for our industry and ample opportunities for young people to plug in, learn, build key relationships, and launch what could be a very rewarding and long-lasting career.On behalf of NJFX, Cheers and Good Luck!

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Connectivity Ecosystems, the Evolution of the Cable Landing Station and Nurturing Next-Gen Telecom Pros

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Connectivity Ecosystems, the Evolution of the Cable Landing Station and Nurturing Next-Gen Telecom Pros

June 16, 2021

NJFX’s Gil Santaliz recently joined JSA’s Jaymie Scotto Cutaia and tech influencer Evan Kirstel to talk about bringing a new generation of telecom pros into the industry, what motivates him and how he envisions his company will innovate for the future.

Gil’s story starts with an idea sparked more than two decades ago, about making New Jersey a true disaster recovery site for Lower Manhattan.

“OTT’s like Facebook and Google have realized the shortcomings of what to do when landing a cable. In the past, everything landed in Long Island, New Jersey and all went back to a central location in lower Manhattan. We learned quickly in 2012 after Superstorm Sandy that’s a disaster waiting to happen. The OTTs have made investments like the one in our building and they have an open policy. We have future-proofed how communications work.” – Gil Santaliz, Founder/CEO, NJFX

There’s no question that Gil likes to get creative with solutions. He knows technology is changing every day and it’s the industry’s job to just keep up. It’s why he empowers his team to grow, learn and try innovative things. And it’s why his team at NJFX is built on trust and a get-it-done attitude. Gil chooses colleagues that he knows will do what it takes to make the business successful, both by working across the team and alongside their peers. If a potential team member has those qualities, Gil says he can always teach them the business. Core values that define NJFX cannot be taught and must be inherent in whoever he brings on board.

Gil says that is one of the reasons he likes to nurture young talent. While Gil understands, NJFX may be one of the many stepping stones in a young person’s career, he finds satisfaction in being a part of their learning and journey. While under his wing, he expects his team to give it their all, learn from the ground up, and innovate new solutions for customers.

To learn more about NJFX, and its carrier-neutral offerings, watch the full interview here or listen to the podcast now.

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The Fourth Utility

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The Fourth Utility

Telecommunications, and the infrastructure that supports the idea of being connected, has almost become as important as utilities such as electricity.

June 10, 2021

If electricity fails, there are plans for backup power. But, if you lose your IT network, then operating a business becomes impossible. If your connectivity is based on only two or three traditional carriers, then it is time to ensure your understanding of whether or not those carrier assets are actually physically diverse.

Today, many scenarios allow common points or what we call “overlaps” in interconnection that create the potential disaster of a single point of failure. The facilities that house these interconnection points are not always purposefully built. Too often they are located in urban environments with unprotected manholes, which make them susceptible to manmade and natural disasters.

As we move into the IoT world, we need the connectivity to be reliably available everywhere. We need devices enabled to coordinate financial transactions, based on real-time information. We need security and life-saving healthcare monitoring applications. And, we need enterprises to be able to offer customers access to goods and services. The luxury of access, what was once simply nice to have, is now a must-have. Just a little more than a decade ago, smartphones were nonexistent. Today’s phones are more powerful than any computer you may have had in your home or at work before. They are becoming the network hub for our daily routines of work productivity, transportation, banking, family connection and daily recreation.

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