Oslo, Norway – February 29, 2024 – Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical networking solutions, today announced that Peru IX and PIT Colombia, two internet exchanges under the same ownership, have upgraded to 400G, becoming among the first to do so in Latin America. The Smartoptics solution was chosen for its flexibility and small data center footprint. Peru IX and PIT Colombia are two internet exchanges under the same management team and with the same commitment to improving internet infrastructure in their respective countries.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2023 - Following is a statement by Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the murder of Mexican journalist Jesus Gutierrez Vergara near the border with Arizona on Saturday. “We were devastated to hear the news that Jesus Gutierrez Vergara has become the sixth Mexican journalist killed in 2023. Police have no suspects in custody for this crime.