Fatbeam Holdings, LLC (“Fatbeam”) is being acquired by Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLC (“Basalt”). Fatbeam, established in 2010, has become an industry-leading fiber-based service provider with over 1,250 fiber route miles operating in eight western states, with the help of SDC Capital and co-founders Shawn Swanby and Greg Green. Continued growth and providing an exceptional customer […]
The demands of bandwidth data-intensive applications are growing quickly and driving the need for high-availability, low-latency connectivity. Fatbeam uses dense wavelength division multiplexing, or DWDM, an optical fiber multiplexing technology that increases the bandwidth of existing fiber networks. It combines data signals from different sources over a single pair of optical fibers while maintaining complete […]
2020 and 2021 have been disruptive and challenging for many people. How we work, how children attend school, and how businesses operate have changed dramatically, and now the importance of staying connected to the internet has increased significantly. Fiber to the X is a collective term used to describe various types of broadband network architectures, […]
When was the last time you heard about a network security breach? Perhaps a day ago or an hour ago, maybe just minutes ago. The reality is that network security breaches are happening all the time, and they cost organizations and business enterprises millions of dollars. You can protect your business or enterprise by ensuring […]
The internet has been transformative for most industries, and the demand to be connected 24/7 to the internet has grown exponentially- especially over the past decade. Everyone needs reliable internet connections, from industrial production lines to enterprises using cloud-based applications. According to Gartner, unplanned downtime costs about $5600.00 per minute. Unplanned outages and network downtime […]
If your goal is to stay on top, be ready for what is coming next, and keep increasing your business’s competitive edge, then it is time to consider a dedicated fiber network. A dedicated fiber optic network built to support the newest technologies, applications, and security is crucial to providing your customers and employees with […]
The past few years have pointed out with urgency how important middle-mile and last-mile communications services are to businesses, schools, government agencies, and other enterprises. With the added pressure to expand those communications networks, towers have taken on new importance. Today’s tower infrastructure is being used as a centralized communication hub. Like most people and […]
No one can afford to take internet security for granted-especially large organizations and enterprises. In an environment where businesses face multiple challenges, such as utilizing more distributed teams, remote work, increased security threats, and reduced IT and security staffing, it is crucial that you build a cloud security strategy. According to Gartner, this year saw […]
Is your business faced with increasing connectivity needs, growing bandwidth requirements, and a need for greater speed and decreased latency? If so, your company is like many other businesses. Whether you are a healthcare institution that requires a lot of video conferencing and streaming capacity, a bank that needs to handle more online banking applications, […]
Businesses of all sizes recognize the important role the internet plays in their business success by quickly and accurately completing daily business tasks to providing quality, seamless customer interactions that build trust and loyalty with the brand. A high-speed internet connection provides many benefits and protects your business against slow internet speeds, latency, and weak […]
