As Telegeography reported, several factors accelerated this phenomenon in recent years. Major cloud providers like Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook have altered the industry by building their own massive global fiber capacity while scaling back their purchases from telecom carriers.  These companies have simultaneously driven global fiber supply up and demand down.  Technology advances, like 100 Gbps bit rates, have also contributed to the persistent erosion of costs.

John Hardie
Entrepreneurial Sales Manager at Apcela

It’s clear that the move to cloud requires a fundamental shift in network design. Here are five recommendations for building an enterprise WAN that is flexible, easier to deploy and manage, and supports the high speed of digital change.

John Hardie
Entrepreneurial Sales Manager at Apcela