Telco Magazine examines the partnership between DataBank and Datum, exploring how the deployment of network points of presence inside DataBank facilities in Ashburn, Dallas, and Salt Lake City reflects a broader shift in how AI infrastructure is being built and connected. The piece goes deeper than the announcement itself, exploring the strategic rationale behind each market selection and the evolution of connectivity from the physical to the application layer.

DataBank CEO Raul Martynek and Datum CEO Zac Smith first worked together in 2009, when Martynek was CEO of Voxel and Smith was an early leader there. That history shapes the partnership’s foundation and, Martynek says, matters in an environment where trust and track record carry real weight.

“In today’s complex infrastructure environment, relationships that are built over many years and cycles can make all the difference. We’re excited to host Datum’s network inside some of our most strategic facilities during this critical build out of AI ecosystems.”
— Raul Martynek, CEO, DataBank

The article explores how each of the three markets serves a distinct role: Ashburn as North America’s largest interconnection hub, Dallas as a growing central U.S. exchange point, and Salt Lake City for proximity to neocloud and public cloud regions in the western U.S. Together, they position Datum’s platform where AI workloads are increasingly being deployed.

Incoming CEO Kevin Ooley adds context on why the application layer is becoming as important as the physical network layer, as developers and AI agents push more activity into software and away from traditional physical interconnection.

Read the full article at Telco Magazine.