QUARTERLYREVIEW

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2015

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GLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE RAMPS UP OCEANIA FOOTPRINT WITH NEW POINTS OF PRESENCE ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND P.2

ZSCALER PARTNERS WITH GLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE TO BOOST INTERNET SECURITY FOR ENTERPRISES GLOBALLY P.3

GLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE EXPANDS SINGAPORE-INDIA CONNECTIVITY TO SUPPORT DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF INDIA P.4

NEW GCX LEADERSHIP IN THE MEA REGION P.4

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BILL BARNEYChief Executive OfficerRCOM (Enterprise) & GCX

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DISCLAIMERQuarterly Review is published quarterly by Global Cloud Xchange

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MESSAGE FROM

As we step into the next era where game-changers are innovators creating new products and services which feed into smart cities, smart businesses and smart homes, aligning with the right network partner is mission critical to digital transformation. In this issue of RCOM/GCX Quarterly Review, we will take you on a journey into The Quiet Revolution where change is happening in bits and bytes, where the network must be pushed up the stack to enable more efficient, globally connected orchestration into the Cloud (see cover story on page 6).

Over the past quarter, we have continued to shape our business and product offerings in alignment with mission-critical market requirements. With security scoring high in key mandates for next generation Cloud solutions, GCX recently announced a partnership with Zscaler to boost Internet security for enterprises globally as more applications and solutions are being driven into the Cloud (page 3). We have also embarked on a journey with Jasper to help companies in India manage and monetize next-generation IoT businesses, facilitating new opportunities supporting the “Digital India” initiative (page 9).

To further support India’s growth ambitions, GCX recently expanded our Singapore-India connectivity. The new capacity on the TIC cable will interconnect with RCOM’s established stable of data centers, connected by India’s largest terrestrial fiber network and the world’s largest privately owned subsea cable system (page 4). We are also ramping up our Oceania footprint with four new Points of Presence (PoPs) across Australia and New Zealand (page 2).

Thank you for your continued support of RCOM and GCX. We look forward to new opportunities to work with your organization in providing services to meet your network and Cloud requirements.

Best regards,

Bill

NEWS

COVER STORY

PRODUCT UPDATE

INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE

EVENTS

GLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE RAMPS UP OCEANIA FOOTPRINT WITH NEW POINTS OF PRESENCE

ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALANDGlobal Cloud Xchange has expanded its global network with four new Points of Presence (PoPs) and an upgrade of its network to and across Australia and New Zealand, providing enhanced coverage and increased diversity options to address the growing demand for premium global connectivity options in the region.

“Australia and New Zealand are known for the early adoption of new technologies. With Cloud Computing changing the business ecosystem, Enterprises face a pressing need for secure global capabilities for mission-critical applications,” said Wilfred Kwan, Chief Operating Office of RCOM (Enterprise) and Global Cloud Xchange. “The GCX PoPs in Oceania backed by our global infrastructure allow businesses to seamlessly access our Network and Cloud solutions everywhere.”

“Our expansion across key data centres in Australia and New Zealand further enhances our Global Network and Hybrid-Cloud capabilities to meet the ever-increasing demand for global collaboration, the adoption of Cloud, and open up new markets for our customers,” said Dave Pearson, Managing Director of Australia and New Zealand, Global Cloud Xchange.

“ANZ based Enterprises can now securely connect to our Global Network and access public cloud providers worldwide.”

The GCX Global Network is distinguished by its unmatched geographic coverage and ability to provide both subsea and terrestrial connectivity to major telecommunications

hubs fully supported by two redundant global network operation centres. Our network connects many of these telecommunications hubs across the globe, from the developed markets in the U.S. and Europe to the key emerging markets in the Middle East and Asia, including India and China.

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NEWS

Zscaler, the Internet security company and Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) have entered a partnership that combines GCX’s managed security solutions with Zscaler’s Internet Security Platform, which GCX will offer to enterprises and new media companies across the globe in order to accelerate the adoption and deployment of Cloud services.

Traditionally employees worked from fixed locations, accessing systems running in corporate data centers. Now that employees are increasingly working outside of the office on mobile devices and with greater adoption of consumer public and private cloud applications, security appliances have become “blind” to the majority of today’s Internet activity – creating major security gaps.

To keep pace with organizations rapidly migrating to the Cloud, GCX has further enhanced the performance and scale of its network by combining it with Zscaler’s Internet Security Platform, to provide security for the ‘Everywhere Enterprise’. This enhancement to GCX’s existing portfolio of managed security solutions will make it safe for organizations worldwide to deploy new, cost-effective cloud services in ever evolving IT environments.

”As enterprises continue to mobilize and expand into new geographic markets, they require a consistent and secure environment that is both reliable and agile enough to face Twenty-first Century threats,” said Braham Singh, SVP of Global Product Management, Reliance Communications (Enterprise) & Global Cloud Xchange. “By partnering with Zscaler, we further enhance our security offerings, enabling enterprises to secure corporate data and intellectual property from cyberthreats while maximizing their security investment. This is an important milestone in our commitment to deliver improved security and threat visibility to businesses worldwide.”

Craig Hicks-Frazer, Vice President of Worldwide Channels at Zscaler explains, “The 1990’s idea of using security appliances installed in a data center no longer makes sense now that employees are predominantly working with Cloud and mobile applications. If your applications are moving to the Cloud, your security must also be in the Cloud to keep your organization safe.”

Hicks-Frazer concludes: “By working together with GCX, we have an opportunity to deliver advanced Internet security to large enterprises and new media companies as they look towards the Cloud to improve the productivity and agility of their organizations.”

Deploy unified, dynamic and inline security that can inspect all employee

traffic to and from the Internet

Provide sandboxing and advanced persistent threat (APT) protection that

blocks the most dangerous threats before they reach company networks

Guarantee key business application performance over managed network by dynamically selecting the best network path using real-time measurement of

traffic conditions, availability and application characteristics

Deliver complete visibility on application usage and performance

over the managed network.

THE COMBINED APPROACH FROM GCX AND ZSCALER’S SECURITY AS A SERVICE PLATFORM ALLOWS ORGANIZATIONS TO:

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NEWS

GLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE EXPANDS SINGAPORE-INDIA CONNECTIVITY TO SUPPORT DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF INDIAGlobal Cloud Xchange (GCX) recently announced the expansion of Singapore- India connectivity to a broader base of global enterprises and carriers, to meet soaring bandwidth demands of new cloud based applications and services.

GCX has acquired capacity on the TIC cable between Singapore and Chennai,

which will be extended across GCX’s industry leading Indian network. The terrestrial and submarine network will play a key role in Reliance's expansion of its Cloud Xchange (CLOUD X®) nodes.

“The rapid adoption of e-commerce and Internet access have contributed to robust demand for bandwidth and the added

capacity will complement our GCX global network infrastructure to deliver next generation connectivity services across the emerging markets corridor ,” said Bill Barney, CEO of Reliance Communications (Enterprise) and GCX. “This additional capacity will be key catalyst to accelerate Cloud deployment and drive business model innovation across India.”

Based on current 100G technology, GCX will deliver significant capacity on this crucial route, while leaving room expand further if needed. The new capacity will interconnect with RCOM’s established stable of data centers, connected by India's largest terrestrial fiber network and the world’s largest privately owned subsea cable system.

While RCOM’s infrastructure already constitutes a vital core of India's digital backbone, the enhanced connectivity will deliver more still. “This will be a mission- critical component in the digital transformation of India and its connectivity to the world,” Barney added.

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NEW GCX LEADERSHIP IN THE MEA REGIONVINEET VERMA has been appointed President of Middle East & Africa (MEA), responsible for leading the company’s growth and corporate strategies across the MEA region.Mr. Verma joined the Reliance Group in 1996 and held various leadership roles across the business in operations, product management and business strategy. Most recently, he served as Head of Strategy and Corporate Development of GCX, where he focused on identifying and evaluating growth opportunities across the company, as well as leading key strategic initiatives and building long term partnerships in the MEA region. Earlier, Mr. Verma served as Head of Product and Managed Solutions of GCX, where he was responsible for driving product development and managing the global operations team.

Mr. Verma is an engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee, India and has completed the Executive Management Program from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India.

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THE QUIETREVOLUTIONIN BITS AND BYTES...

WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A REVOLUTION – BUT MOST OF US DON’T KNOW IT.

There are no tanks rolling through broken roads in shattered cities. No fiery protests of the hundreds of thousands of the committed and the affected. No changes of banknote portraits.

It’s so quiet that people won’t realize what happened until it’s already changed their lives.

This revolution has been televised. It’s just that few people are watching.

Welcome to the Internet of Things (IoT).

Built on the bedrock of Cloud computing and networks of data-gathering sensors, it will change how we conduct business, invest, plan, consume, educate, heal and live.

Things will change us in ways we have yet to imagine.

Before long, sensor networks and IoT systems

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THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED NEED FOR BETTER PLANNING OF BANDWIDTH

OPTIMIZATION AND MORE AUSTERE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT.

will be communicating, assessing and making decisions without human input. The possibilities are endless. A game-changer of not only what we dream up today, but an avalanche of newly created products and services at the nexus of tomorrow’s fresh ideas.

Already billions of devices from wearable health bracelets, to logistics, to agricultural irrigation systems to electrical grids, to a dizzying platter of industrial machinery and manufacturing systems to parking meters are part of an overarching ecosystem of commerce, industry, civil planning and consumerism.

Urban planners are just one group salivating over the possibilities. Entire Smart Cities and Communities are being designed from South Korea’s Songdo – housing interactive TVs and automated trash tracking – to India, where administrators of the world’s largest democracy announced an ambitious plan to roll out 100 smart cities by 2020.

And we’re just getting started…

Research consultancy IDC says: “A transformation is underway that will see the worldwide market for IoT solutions grow from $1.9 trillion in 2013 to $7.1 trillion in 2020.” Cisco expects IoT's market value to grow to $14 trillion by 2022.

Research outfit Gartner agrees: “The enormous number of devices, coupled with the sheer volume, velocity and structure of IoT data, creates challenges, particularly in the areas of security, data, storage management, servers and the data center network, as real-time business processes are at stake.” Gartner says that 2015 growth of connected devices will surge by 30 percent alone, while IDC predicts that IoT will grow to 30 billion Things by 2020, far outstripping the number of smartphones, smart TVs, tablets, wearable computers, and PCs combined.

But there are ominous signs on the horizon as we are staring down the barrel of choking capacity. The bandwidth gap, the difference between needed capacity and what is available, is not only already sizeable but growing by the day. In the coming decade, IoT will cause the bandwidth gap to balloon out of control. Forget the flood, Things will introduce a

virtual tsunami of traffic to networks.

Companies, and Over the Top (OTT) services in particular, will have to deal with massive amounts of data streaming in from an ever-growing stable of devices. There will be an increased need for better planning of bandwidth optimization and more austere traffic management.

Everybody wants to get bigger, faster, stronger and smarter by ramping up productivity and efficiency, while slashing fat from bottom lines.

“Successful enterprises today require two capabilities: accommodation, and speed. The latter has long been a requirement for firms in increasingly global and competitive markets. Early cloud adopters saw immediate ramp up gains as far back as two years ago,” says Ross O’Brien, Director of the Economist Corporate Network. “We have only just begun to see the real impact that the Internet of Things will have on the way firms do business. Accommodation is the primary capability of a successful firm: the accommodation of multiple operating environments to successfully drive online business, and the ability to accommodate massive amounts of data to harness business insight.”

For an increasing number of OTT managers that means switching to the Cloud as the cornerstone of their IT backbone – but one that is buttressed by a premium network that unites these cloud applications. It’s this network that is key.

“The primary benefit is agility. It’s a core principle of a digital business. While agility can be inherent in business applications,

the underlying infrastructure must be just as flexible. Cloud computing services can enhance your business agility by helping you optimize your business processes, internal skills, and organizational structure — and can help your business quickly respond to changes in the market itself. The greatest power lies in the intersections of these enhancements. Having the right network partner will be a key to realizing your digital business transformation goals,” says Clement Teo, Senior Analyst of Forrester Research.

About 54 percent of respondents to the Frost & Sullivan’s 2014 Cloud Survey indicated that the only reason they hadn’t moved to the Cloud was due to fears over network dependability.

The Internet dishes up that connectivity, but little else. It scores poorly for guaranteeing data delivery, quality of service and security. Much needed service-level agreements (SLAs) are non-existent.

“The Cloud is the way to go. But it’s not going anywhere without a network that addresses end-to-end security and application performance issues and is backed by rigid SLAs,” says Wilfred Kwan, Chief Operating Officer of Reliance Communications (Enterprise) and Global Cloud Xchange. “A must-have for multinational enterprises and OTTs today is a reliable global network which delivers carrier-grade, cost-effective performance coupled with the flexibility needed for next generation applications.”

At present, corporates and OTTs do not have too many problems purchasing capacity in

COVER STORY

“HAVING THE RIGHT NETWORK PARTNER WILL BE A KEY TO REALIZING YOUR DIGITAL BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION GOALS.”

CLEMENT TEOSENIOR ANALYST, FORRESTER RESEARCH

developed economies. The same, however, can’t be said for emerging economies, where it’s often substandard or woefully underdeveloped. And that's a problem for enterprises in its need to satiate bandwidth hungry strategies worldwide. It’s also a problem for next generation OTTs looking to cement a spot in the Emerging Markets Corridor, an area home to the planet’s most dynamic economic activity.

Over two billion Internet subscribers already call the corridor home. Over 70 percent of smartphone growth and 80 percent of global GDP growth will occur there over the next five years. It's the beating heart of where multinationals, new media companies and OTTs will focus their attention.

The truth and the future are in the numbers: Facebook’s monthly users surged by 54 percent year-on-year to 1.415 billion. WhatsApp’s 800 million monthly users were good for an 80 percent spike and Google’s massive 9.7 billion mobile and 8.6 billion fixed users averaged out to a 78 percent increase.

Reliance Communications and its subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (RCOM/GCX) is living up to its claim as “a technology company that sits at the crossroads of where the future Clouds will migrate.” Owner of the world’s largest private subsea cable and domestic fiber systems, the company already has over 55TB of useable capacity; 12 world class data centers; 1,500 points of presence and a data center footprint in 45 countries, with a roll out of 20 more Cloud nodes in the coming year.

“Over the last few years, Isola has been extremely aggressive in moving our services to the Cloud, not just from an IT point of view but also from a business point of view. Moving our disaster recovery

model into the Cloud is very attractive. All of our project management tools, which are very collaborative, are in the Cloud now,” says Richard Caron, CIO of Isola Group. “We use GCX for not just dropping in a circuit into a location in North Carolina or in Taiwan, but to help us roadmap where we see ourselves in a year or two or three.”

The RCOM/GCX network spans Mumbai to Hong Kong to Bangkok to Dubai to San Jose. The company has also undertaken a one-year restoration and upgrade of its data centers in addition to rolling out its CLOUD X® platform in key markets worldwide.

RCOM/GCX, which operates in 60 countries and counts Google, Microsoft, Facebook, IBM and Cisco as partners and over half the Fortune 500 as clients, is banking on the global deployment of its simple-to-use CLOUD X® ecosystem where users can deploy cloud servers and applications and manage lifecycles online. In addition, GCX’s CLOUD X® Fusion is bridging the gap between public cloud services and private

enterprise networks with direct connectivity between its global MPLS network and the leading cloud platforms.

According to Kwan, “GCX is the first company to push the network up the stack to enable more efficient and globally connected orchestration. We are transitioning to a next generation infrastructure company that will shape the new convergence to the Cloud by focusing on: world class organization; dominant technology; lowest cost cloud infrastructure and leading edge products.”

Some say the foundations for the IoT were laid with the rollout of our telecommunications networks. But at the end of the day, it's the cloud networks and connectivity that will provide the building blocks of the next stage of our shared history.

If the revolution is being televised, it pays to have the network connected.

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Reliance Communications and Jasper, a global Internet of Things platform leader, are teaming up to help Indian firms manage and monetize next-generation IoT businesses.

This partnership pairs the capabilities of Reliance’s 11 data center facilities and its Global Cloud Xchange (Cloud X®) platform with Jasper’s global IoT services platform to enable enterprises to capitalize on IoT services. This also marks yet another step forward in delivering the infrastructure and IoT platform required to facilitate the diverse array of projects under the Government of India’s ‘Digital India’ initiative.

“Businesses throughout India — as well as India’s own infrastructure and services — are undergoing a massive transformation. Reliable networks, innovative Cloud computing and scalable IoT platforms are critical to enabling this revolution,” said Mr Bill Barney, CEO, Reliance Communications (Enterprise) & Global Cloud Xchange. “We are pleased to team up with Jasper in this important deployment of IoT services, enabling businesses across India to build,

implement and go to market faster, while gaining real-time visibility, control and service reliability.”

Reliance, Jasper’s sole telecom partner in India, will anchor the IoT rollout in India, while the Mumbai-based firm and Jasper manage the phased roll-out of IoT services across the world’s most populous democracy.

“India is investing a great deal to empower citizens and enterprises with cutting-edge technology and infrastructure, and as a result, there is a large demand for Cloud and IoT services,” said Mr Jahangir Mohammed, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jasper. “This partnership allows us to support enterprises and governments throughout India in optimizing and automating every stage of their IoT service lifecycle, enabling companies to get the most out of their devices, networks and applications.”

In collaboration with Reliance, the Jasper Control Center enables businesses to deliver IoT services that create value for customers, unlocksrevenue streams and cements relationships through real-time intelligence and interaction between client and company.

Reliance Communications recently launched five CLOUD X® nodes in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The nodes provide businesses the capabilities to support Cloud networking requirements, including self-provisioning of network resources and bandwidth-on-demand. This partnership with Jasper extends Reliance’s Cloud-based services, providing Reliance’s 39,000-plus enterprise customers the ability to quickly and cost-effectively launch IoT services with the Jasper Control Center IoT platform.

COVER STORY

RELIANCE AND JASPER PARTNERTO DELIVER IOT SERVICES ACROSS INDIA AND

MAKE SMART CITIES A REALITY

Bill Barney, CEO, Reliance Communications (Enterprise) & Global Cloud Xchange, Alok Srivastava, President, Group IT and Innovation, Reliance Group and Lee Cox, Chief Architect, APAC, Jasper, during media briefing in Mumbai

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GLOBAL CLOUD XCHANGE OFFERSCLOUD-BASED SECURE WEB GATEWAY

Global Cloud Xchange recently launched a Cloud-based Secure Web Gateway to further provide protection from infection and comply with company security policies,

when accessing the Internet from a variety of devices.

As part of the Managed Security Portfolio - X-Shield, GCX’s Secure Web Gateway solutions provide a layer of security to protect against viruses, trojans, worms, and other forms of malicious content by scanning web traffic that passes through a traditional proxy together, delivering greater protection against malware and potential security threats.

Delivered via the world’s largest security Cloud, GCX’s Cloud-based Secure Web Gateway now offers the following security services:

Reporting and LoggingContent FilteringInline Anti-virus & Anti-spywareWeb Access ControlBehavioral AnalysisCloud Application ControlsSSL Inspection, Interception & Root Cause AnalysisAdvanced Threat ProtectionLog Streaming ServiceDedicated Proxy Port

By integrating a Cloud-based Secure Web Gateway into the GCX-provided network, enterprise can benefit:

Secure mobile employees across devices, location and timezoneEnforce unified global security policies in real timeControl the spiraling cost of backhauling internet trafficGain real time analytics and threat visibility across the network

GCX’s Cloud-based and Zscaler-powered Secure Web Gateway sees all Internet-bound traffic scanned bi-directionally for a range of threats in the world’s largest security cloud with clean traffic delivered back to the user regardless of where in the world they are.

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PRODUCT UPDATE

CLOUD-BASED SECURE WEB GATEWAY*:

* powered by Zscaler

CLOUD-BASED SECURE WEB GATEWAY FEATURES WHAT IS X-SHIELD?A fully-managed security solution designed to work with each customer’s particular network environment

Multi-layers of security built into every system, process and piece of network architecture

Multiple security platforms utilized such as Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Bluecoat to ensure adherence to industry best practices

A choice of Standard (Firewall, Remote access, Proxy and Malware scanning) and Enhanced (Firewall, Intrusion Prevention, Log Retention and Log Monitoring) offerings

Single interface for deployment and management of network and security services

Centralized monitoring and management of policies to provide on demand security and reports in compliance with industry standards

Wide geographic reach with services offered in 160 countries

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Translate this concept into the corporate world and the reality is somewhat different. Having fully embraced the concept of “Cloud” for the advantages like agility and speed to market it delivers, enterprises are now finding that the network connecting them to key applications in the Cloud is mostly outside of their control.

It is true that by selecting the right Internet Service Providers (ISPs) it is possible to reduce the number of “hops” it takes for traffic to move from the end-user to a Cloud application, however what happens when that connection doesn’t deliver the application performance that is expected (or even required to work properly)? Can an IT Manager ask their ISP to “fix the Internet” and resolve their performance issues? Isn’t the Internet a “best-efforts” network based fundamentally on “net neutrality” that does not allow different types of traffic to be treated differently?

This is partially true. But even though we use a single term to refer to the globally inter-connected networks that we call “the Internet”, individual provider’s networks are engineered in vastly different ways and inter-connections change on a regular basis.

This can have a disastrous effect on applications hosted in the Cloud.

There are a number of solutions that enterprises can adopt to ensure their investment in Cloud delivers the expected value.

Firstly they can select an ISP that has direct connections to Cloud providers and with a global backbone to carry Cloud traffic to all the markets the enterprise operates in. This solution ensures traffic between end-users and Cloud applications does not leave the ISP backbone, therefore avoiding bottlenecks and inefficient routing which are typical of ever-changing peerings on the Internet traffic. However, connectivity remains “best-efforts” and lacks the performance guarantees to provide peace-of-mind.

Alternatively, enterprises can look at direct private connections to Cloud providers via their corporate network. Extensions such as these from private network to Cloud are backed by SLAs and performance guarantees similar to those associated with connecting into traditional data centers. The advantage of private direct connections is that they can be delivered from within the enterprise network to the immediate benefit of all remote locations connected to the WAN, and opened up as if the Cloud platform was “on-net”. And because the Cloud platform connects on a private basis, it increases the security and minimizes the risk of malicious attacks such as DDoS.

A further consideration when migrating applications to the Cloud is data protection and compliance. A recent ruling of the European Court of Justice declared the data transfer agreement between US and Europe, which is known as “Safe Harbor”, invalid. This ruling is likely to have wide implications on how end-user data is processed and where it is stored within the Cloud. The most likely outcome is that enterprises with European operations will have to ensure critical end-user data remain within Europe.

Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) will have to ensure they are transparent with their processes for storing and handling end-user information and will need to clearly specify and control where the data physically resides. The implication is that, due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, enterprises connecting to the Cloud will be increasingly reliant on private connections to their CSPs to ensure end to end control of personal data.

So no matter how extensive or critical your deployment is, a successful Cloud strategy is not just about choosing the right architecture and Cloud provider. You need the right connectivity too!

In a world of always connected people and devices, access to applications and content is taken for granted. After all, isn’t the Internet the most extensive and resilient network?

And aren’t the connections on all our devices becoming faster and faster?

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NETWORK ONNEXT GENERATION CLOUD

by Ugo Migliorini

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UPCOMING EVENTSCAPACITY EUROPE2–4 NOVEMBER 2015PARIS, FRANCE

THE FURTURE OF BANKING AND FINANCE SERVICES10–11 NOVEMBER 2015SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

FINANCE & INVESTMENT FORUM12 NOVEMBER 2015HONG KONG

ROTARYCHARITY REGATTA13 NOVEMBER 2015SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

APEC 2015 CEO SUMMIT16-18 NOVEMBER 2015MANILA, PHILIPPINES

PTC 201617-20 JANUARY 2016HONOLULU, HAWAII

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10–11 SEPTEMBER 2015

RCOM (Enterprise) & GCX CEO Bill Barney shared his views on the significance of data centers and networks on Cloud computing at Singapore’s Spectrum Futures on September 10-11.

Industry heavy weights converged at the two-day event to share ideas about digital inclusion; business models; the role of mobile, satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle networks; long haul and Cloud computing roles; and new ways of releasing, managing and expanding spectrum.

Spectrum Futures is organized by the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC), the leading professional organization promoting the advancement and commercial use of information and communication technologies, services, policies, and knowledge to benefit the Pacific region.

THE VITAL ROLE OF NETWORKS INCLOUD COMPUTING AT SPECTRUM FUTURES

9–10 SEPTEMBER

GCX’s President of Asia Pacific Fabrizio Civitarese delivered a keynote speech to Submarine Networks World in Singapore on September 9.

Civitarese’s “Embracing the Cloud – How can submarine networks maximize their offerings” delved into Cloud opportunities for telcos and how networks must transform in the face of burgeoning application-driven capacity consumption.

Later, Civitarese joined Terabit Consulting, Xtera Communications, NEXTDC and Ciena executives for panel discussion “Preparing for the hyper-connected future and adapting to the web-scale effect” to deal with Internet traffic growth and capacity needs.

Submarine Networks World is the largest annual conference for leaders of subsea communications to explore the strategy, innovation, technology and partnerships driving the growth of their global community.

EMBRACING THE CLOUDAT SUBMARINE NETWORKS WORLD

3 SEPTEMBER 2015

GCX customers took a journey into the Cloud a giant leap further by manning the jump seats of Boeing 737, 767, and the Queen of the Skies, 747, flight simulators at Frankfurt’s Lufthansa Flight Training Center on September 3.

One of the most state-of-the-art training centers in international aviation, the facility encourages civilians to trade their Business Class Flatbeds for a day-long jaunt behind the joystick.

“ENTER THE CLOUD “AT LUFTHANSA FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER

14–15 SEPTEMBER 2015

GCX headed to Dubai on September 14-15 for Telecoms World Middle East 2015. The 12th incarnation of the event housed the region’s most innovate leaders under one roof to discuss the latest happenings in the networks, digital services, customer experience and wholesale ecosystems.

TELECOMS WORLD MIDDLE EAST 29-30 SEPTEMBER 2015

GCX Europe team members attended Capacity Eurasia in Istanbul on September 29-30. The annual showcase brings together a mix of more than 350 telecommunications, data center vendors, investors, content providers and start-up executives from across the region.

CAPACITY EURASIA

EMEAGERMANYVANCO GmbHTriforum Haus A1,Frankfurter Strasse 233, 63263 Neu-IsenburgGermany

BELGIUMRegusBrussels AirportPegasuslaan 5B-1831 DiegemBelgium

EGYPTNile City TowersNorth Tower, 23rd FloorCornish El Nil,P.O.Box 14, 11624Cairo, Egypt

FRANCEImmeuble Le Colisée,8 avenue de l'Arche92419 Courbevoie CedexFrance

SWEDENGrev Turegatan 18SE- 114 46 StockholmSweden

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES( Jebel Ali Branch) Building # ZF08Near R/A12 Jebel Ali Free Zone - NorthP.O. Box 30440Dubai U.A.E.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES(Dubai Branch) Al Masaood Building7th Floor, Al Maktoum StreetP.O. Box 30440Dubai U.A.E.

UNITED KINGDOMUnits 5&6, Great West PlazaRiverbank Way, BrentfordTW8 9REUnited Kingdom

SWITZERLANDFörrlibuckstrasse 308005 ZurichSwitzerland

ITALYTorre TondaP.zza Don Mapelli, 120099 Sesto San Giovanni MilanoItaly

THE NETHERLANDSKruisweg 829 A2132 NG HoofddorpThe Netherlands

SPAINParque Empresarial San FernandoEdificio Europa, Planta Baja28830 San Fernando de HenaresMadridSpain

TAIWAN4th Floor, No.200 Section 1Keelung Road, TaipeiTaiwan

INDIAD.A.K.CH Block, Thane Belapur Road KoparkhairaneNavi Mumbai – 400710India

ASIA-PACIFICAUSTRALIALevel 8, 54, Miller Street,North Sydney, NSW 2060Australia

JAPANSawada Kojimachi Bldg. 5F1-10, Kojimachi, Chiyoda-kuTokyo 102-0083Japan

CHINATwin Towers (East), 10th floor, B12 Jianguomenwai Ave, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100022 China

SOUTH KOREASuite 2303, City Air Tower, 36, Teheran-ro, 87-gil, Gangnam-gu,Seoul (135-973)Korea

HONG KONGSuite 3901-02, 39/FLippo Centre, Tower Two89 QueenswayHong Kong

SINGAPORE67 Ubi Avenue 1#06-01 North WingSingapore 408942

USABOSTON470 Atlantic Avenue4th floorBoston, MA 02210USA

CHICAGO200 S Wacker DriveSuite 1350Chicago, IL 60606USA

DENVERSuite 2-1302000 S Colorado BlvdDenver, CO 80222USA

PHILADELPHIA111 Presidential Blvd.Suite 227Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004USA

RESTON12020 Sunrise Valley DriveSuite 210Reston, VA 20191USA

SAN FRANCISCO999 Bayhill DriveSuite 160San Bruno, CA 94066USA

NEW YORK600 3rd Avenue7th FloorNew York, NY 10016USA

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