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September 9, 2026 by Hayley Levine

Education is the backbone of any successful society. It drives progress in the areas that let society flourish, from architecture and healthcare to technology. And one constant in education has always been the willingness to embrace what's new, especially when it comes to technology. From one-room schoolhouses to modern university campuses, education has always looked toward the future. The Internet is a big part of that future. As the Internet reshaped how we learn, moving education from heavy textbooks to instant global access to information, Cogent has spent more than 25 years helping bring that technology to students.

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February 12, 2025 by Cogent Marketing

During February, we hosted Wave Webinars highlighting key features of our Optical Wavelengths service and why waves can be a game changer for your network. This is an opportunity learn from our experts about why our wave service is a superior option in terms of resilience, latency, availability and installation timelines.

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August 13, 2026 by Hayley Levine

Regional and rural broadband providers are experts at serving their local community. They build fiber to farmhouses, wire main streets, and connect the schools, municipal buildings and healthcare locations that anchor a town. When a family turns on Netflix from their home in Fargo, North Dakota, they trust their local provider to bring high quality bandwidth right to the house. Or a local store making sure they have access to their inventory system and website. What they don’t see is the greater network underlying it. To deliver that Netflix stream or website access, the local operator reaches beyond its own footprint and turns to an upstream provider like Cogent to bring traffic to or carry traffic from the rest of the internet.

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June 17, 2026 by Hayley Levine

Waiting on a new internet connection to go live puts real pressure on a business. Every day of delay is a day of lost productivity. Cogent has been delivering high-quality, high-speed internet for over 25 years, and we consistently outpace the competition on installation timelines. Our SLA includes our installation timeline guarantee – 17 business days for On-Net services, 30 business days for Optical Wavelength services and 90 business days for Off-Net services.

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December 18, 2025 by Cogent Solutions Engineering

When it comes to purchasing Optical Wave Services, there many important factors to consider. Three of the most important are diversity, latency, and location.

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February 5, 2026 by Cogent Solutions Engineering

Cogent's Optical Wave Services product was the ideal solution in order to support this large tech company's goal of having diverse routing to connect their four AI driven data centers.

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May 12, 2026 by Hayley Levine

Mexico will be a host country for the World Cup for the second time in its history. The first time was in 1986 when Argentina defeated West Germany 3-2 in the final at Estadio Azteca. This time three cities will host matches, Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. Beyond a strong sporting past, Mexico has a rich history of industry and culture.

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August 25, 2026 by Hayley Levine

Salt Lake City has earned the nickname "Silicon Slopes," not for the skiing, but for the tech scene climbing fast in the mountains around it. The city is ringed by the Wasatch Mountains, which came in handy when it hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics. It's set to host again in 2034. The Great Salt Lake the city is named for is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere.

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April 8, 2026 by Hayley Levine

This June, Vancouver is one of two Canadian cities hosting FIFA World Cup games, the first time Men's matches have been played there. But the World Cup has visited the city before - the 2015 Women's World Cup final between the United States and Japan. The first match of 2026 kicks off at BC Place on June 14^th and the seven matches hosted at BC Place will shine a light on the city like never before.

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January 19, 2026 by Hayley Levine

Cogent’s network is uniquely situated to support any company’s AI endeavors. Whether it is a financial firm looking to increase their trading margins, or a technology company developing their own AI models that require transporting large volumes of data.

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June 8, 2026 by Cogent Solutions Engineering

With Ethernet as the option of choice for WAN connectivity, Cogent offers two slightly different flavours for Ethernet WAN point-to-point connectivity: the Wave service option allocating bandwidth from the Cogent DWDM infrastructure and the Ethernet L2 service option allocating bandwidth from the Cogent routed/switched platform. When confronted to the choice between these two options, many customers often benefit from Cogent experience with such technical design. This article is an attempt to summarize Cogent experience and highlight key customer selection criteria.

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