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Then , through this dark fibre , we are interconnecting all our sites together so all along the route , you have what we ' ll call ‘ gateways ’ functioning as access points for content to be deployed .”
Uphues continued : “ They become connection points for rural cooperatives and cities to connect into that provides the capacity and Internet transit services needed to connect their local broadband networks from their communities to the world . So , in essence , our ability to empower the edge is also helping to bridge the digital divide in our region . It ' s an exciting time and we ' ve got a lot ahead of us .”
With predictions suggesting there ’ ll be a need to double the size of network capacity in the next five-to-eight years , Uphues reflected on the core infrastructure that is needed . He asked : “ How many conduit systems are available in the ground , where they can pull more cables or pull more fibre from , and how many fibres are available in the existing conduit systems ?”
As part of the services that they focus on at DC BLOX , the first is the core infrastructure of data centres ; the second is the interconnectivity between those data centres , as well as the interconnectivity between cloud companies and major connectivity exchanges ; and , thirdly , high capacity data storage for customers that don ' t want to put data into the cloud , either because the data sets are too large and distant , there are latency issues , or interactiveness with the cloud is cost prohibitive .
These large storage arrays contain videos and images , genomic research and healthcare data , and lots of other data sets that are kept local in one of the markets , with network connectivity available between data centres to distribute and protect data where it is needed .
MYRTLE BEACH CABLE LANDING STATION
In partnership with global hyperscale partners , DC BLOX is redefining the hyperscale Cable Landing Station with its new facility in Myrtle Beach , South Carolina , which is set to open in the second quarter of 2023 . The CLS will be located in the International Technology & Aerospace Park ( ITAP ).
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DC BLOX has a higher purpose To conclude , Uphues suggested that many people in the data centre business today have come out of the real-estate business and are still just real-estate focused . While he acknowledges that they founded the industry , this was primarily just to erect a building filled with computers containing storage and power .
“ The DC BLOX team is made of technology industry veterans . We have always taken the approach that this is , at the end of the day , a technology service that you ' re buying ; whether you ' re renting a cabinet of equipment in a building , you ’ re moving data to a public cloud provider , or you are backing up your mission critical data
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