We Doomscroll So You Don’t Have To - Monthly News Update

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The episode discusses Lumen's acquisition of Alkira and its implications for cloud connectivity and multicloud networking.

Send us Fan Mail A $435 million all-cash acquisition doesn’t happen just to add another logo to a portfolio. We break down why Lumen is buying Alkira to become the control plane for cloud connectivity, and what that signals about where multicloud networking is headed. Alkira’s POP-based backbone and marketplace approach made cloud interconnect feel like a service. Plug that into a telco-sized footprint and you can imagine faster turn-ups, better orchestration, and smarter last-mile connectivi...

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Host: Cables2Clouds

Topics covered

• cloud connectivity
• multicloud networking
• technology acquisition
• business news
• network orchestration

Keywords

• Lumen
• Alkira
• cloud connectivity
• multicloud networking
• acquisition
• network orchestration
• technology news

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Organizations: Lumen, Alkira

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