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Monthly infrastructure insights
Structured cabling · Data centres · Cabling for AI · Fibre optics
Explore one article for each month from February 2024 to October 2026. The historical entries are retrospectives prepared on 17 October 2026; their month labels identify the archive focus, not an earlier publication date.
2026
October 2026 — Cisco’s OCP update: AI networking for UAE businesses

September 2026 · Retrospective
Fibre handover checklist: make every connection traceable
August 2026 · Retrospective
Saudi AI infrastructure goes live: regional lessons for data centre cabling
July 2026 · Retrospective
Fibre troubleshooting: build a baseline before a fault occurs
June 2026 · Retrospective
Choosing AI cabling with future changes in mind
May 2026 · Retrospective
AI data centres: coordinate fibre, power and cooling before installation
April 2026 · Retrospective
Structured cabling for AV: test the application you plan to deliver
March 2026 · Retrospective
AI factories from core to edge: making the physical network supportable
February 2026 · Retrospective
Cisco G300: optics and switching scale together for AI data centres
January 2026 · Retrospective
NVIDIA Rubin: AI connectivity needs a system-level plan2025

December 2025 · Retrospective
AWS launches EC2 Trn3 UltraServers
November 2025 · Retrospective
Microsoft outlines a multi-year UAE investment programme
October 2025 · Retrospective
Protecting fibre routes in crowded racks and pathways
September 2025 · Retrospective
Cable testing handover: preventing avoidable acceptance disputes
August 2025 · Retrospective
Spectrum-XGS targets AI workloads across multiple data centres
July 2025 · Retrospective
Fibre acceptance testing: why OLTS and OTDR have different jobs
June 2025 · Retrospective
Cisco announces a new architecture for campus and branch networks
May 2025 · Retrospective
Stargate UAE is announced as a major AI infrastructure project
April 2025 · Retrospective
Google introduces Ironwood as an inference-focused TPU
March 2025 · Retrospective
Blackwell Ultra highlights the infrastructure demands of AI reasoning
February 2025 · Retrospective
Direct connections to access points: specifying an MPTL correctly
January 2025 · Retrospective
Structured cabling for AI: lessons from the NVIDIA and Corning guide2024

December 2024 · Retrospective
MPO fibre connections: cleaning and inspection before commissioning
November 2024 · Retrospective
Wi-Fi 7: reviewing the structured cabling behind wireless upgrades
October 2024 · Retrospective
AI server expansion puts rack cabling and facilities planning in focus
September 2024 · Retrospective
Structured cabling: planning data centre distribution areas
August 2024 · Retrospective
Corning and Lumen highlight fibre demand between AI data centres
July 2024 · Retrospective
Data centre cable management belongs in the efficiency discussion
June 2024 · Retrospective
Nexus HyperFabric: connecting the parts of an AI data centre
May 2024 · Retrospective
Base-16 fibre brings 800G cabling choices into focus
April 2024 · Retrospective
Microsoft and G42 investment: planning for UAE data centre connectivity
March 2024 · Retrospective
OFC 2024: denser fibre and preconnectorised data centre cabling
February 2024 · Retrospective
Enterprise AI infrastructure starts with a complete cabling plan