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e& Welcomes Cato Networks to SmartHub, Unlocking Next-Generation
Connectivity and SASE Capabilities

e& has announced a strategic partnership our dedication to building a connected international markets. The integration into
during International Telecoms Week (ITW) world that nurtures growth for both e&'s SmartHub will allow Cato Networks'
in the United States with network security businesses and individuals. Leveraging our customers to enjoy the advantages of
company, Cato Networks, marking a extensive network of strategically located reduced latency and superior connectivity
significant milestone that will establish a data centers, we provide access to a performance, optimizing their global
new Point-of-Presence (PoP) within the significant portion of the global population communications and data transfer
global technology group’s SmartHub Data through top-notch infrastructure. We capabilities. “Our partnership with e&
Centre. As one of the UAE's premier carrier- are enthusiastic about supporting Cato provides organizations with unparalleled
neutral data facilities, e&’s SmartHub Networks with a competitive advantage connectivity and a seamless network
will serve as a crucial platform for Cato by seamlessly linking them to international security stack, setting a new standard in
Networks' business customers enabling digital networks.” This collaboration is set flexibility and agility. Organizations require
them to access enhanced interconnectivity to unlock numerous global interconnection the efficiency and effectiveness of a cloud-
and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) opportunities for Cato Networks' native platform, delivering a comprehensive
technology. Nabil Bacoucche, Group Chief customers. Customers will benefit network and security infrastructure within
Carrier & Wholesale Officer, e&, said: from SmartHub's extensive ecosystem, minutes and hours. Cato is dedicated to
“We are excited to share our partnership which offers access to interconnected supporting the Gulf region and recognizes
with Cato Networks, which reflects communities and ensures a broad reach to the significance of collaborating with
global leaders such as e& to deliver secure
digital services in an ever-expanding
interconnected world,” said Kanwar Loyal,
VP for Northern Europe & MEA. The robust
infrastructure of SmartHub, embedded in
submarine landing stations and terrestrial
borders, connects the Middle East, Asia,
and Europe, and serves as an ICT bridge
between continents. Ensuring seamless
connectivity and continuity across regions,
SmartHub offers a community-based
ecosystem encompassing reliable caching
servers and edge nodes serving internet
users, hyper-scalers, content delivery
networks (CDNs), video streaming and
gaming platforms, and financial services
providers.

e& Carrier & Wholesale Connects to Equinix Fabric® in Frankfurt and

Singapore Enabling Software-Defined Interconnectivity to Customers

e& Carrier & Wholesale customers can now
benefit from Equinix’s software-defined
interconnection solution, Equinix Fabric®
in Frankfurt and Singapore. This will
enable connections between distributed
infrastructure and digital ecosystems on
Platform Equinix® in these metros and
provide e& Carrier & Wholesale customers
with a seamless, reliable, and highly flexible
global network connectivity experience.
Equinix Fabric® is a software-defined
interconnection solution that offers
access to Equinix’s vast network of 260
International Business Exchange (IBX) data
centers across 71 metros and 33 countries.
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