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E has announced it is the first networking provider to offer a native cloud management platform located and running in Canada .
S Oman Australia Cable project has entered contract in
NEWS

Extreme Networks offers regional data centre in Canada

NEWS xtreme Networks , a clouddriven networking company ,

E has announced it is the first networking provider to offer a native cloud management platform located and running in Canada .

ExtremeCloud IQ subscribers can now leverage Microsoft Azure data centres in Toronto to manage their enterprise networks , ensuring data privacy and sovereignty for citizens and providing a local option for global organisations doing business in the region .
Additionally , Extreme announced it is committed to expanding its highly skilled software engineering organisation in
Thornhill , Ontario , by 10 % with local talent . Extreme is excited to offer a professional development program targeting interns and new hires from Canada ’ s top universities in technology , including the Universities of Toronto and Waterloo .
Scott A Marrow , Manager of Information and Communications Technology ( ICT ) Services , Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board , said : “ As school board networks become more sophisticated in order to adapt to changing student needs , our security posture has become more complex and demanding of backend systems .
“ Adopting ExtremeCloud IQ has had a positive impact on our day-to-day administration , providing greater visibility and reducing time spent managing our distributed network . We were excited to learn of Extreme ’ s new Azure data centre in Canada , which helps address our concerns with data sovereignty and compliance .”

Oman Australia Cable project targets 2021 completion date

UB . CO has announced its

S Oman Australia Cable project has entered contract in

force status ( CIF ) with its final system connection expected to be completed in December 2021 . The project delivers a new international subsea cable system identified as ‘ OAC ’ that will directly connect Muscat , Oman , to Perth , Australia .
Bevan Slattery , Founder of SUB . CO , said : “ I am delighted that OAC is now CIF and importantly we have been able to secure the required manufacturing and marine installation assets with SubCom to allow for a targeted 2021 completion date .”
David Coughlan , CEO of SubCom , said : “ Once deployed , OAC will enable highcapacity , low-latency transmission and open a much-sought route between Australia and EMEA .” continental Australia and EMEA , providing the first secure , diverse , express and lowest latency route between the two continents .
As OAC will not pass through the Sunda Strait or South China Sea , the system will avoid many of the issues being experienced by other cable systems in those areas and form part of a new ‘ Great
Southern Route ’ between continental US , Australia and EMEA .
The OAC cable system design is a three-fibre pair system with an option to upgrade to four fibre pairs based upon final demand and will span approximately 9,700 km , with branching units designed to potentially extend the system into Salalah , Oman , and Djibouti in the future . ◊
Once completed , OAC will be the only submarine cable directly connecting
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