ITW’s new home in Chicago helped set new records this year as nearly 5,400 telecoms executives converged on the city, marking the event’s highest attendance yet. Robert Anderson reports on all the action.

The long march to 100G represents the biggest reboot of global networks for more than a decade. Here, Capacity asks some of the movers and shakers that have played a major role in shaping the upgrade to talk on the challenges that still lie ahead.

The single biggest overhaul of IP infrastructure for a generation is upon us. Richard Irving looks at the winners and losers on the road to 100G.

By 2020, it is predicted that forty cities worldwide will be ‘smart’, with Asia providing a focal point. Ian Chard examines the opportunities for carriers in the region’s ICT hubs.

Zayo is on track to close the biggest acquisition the metro fibre market has even seen. Richard Irving asks what happens next.

Metro providers are to face more than their fair share of challenges over the coming months, from a new wave of consolidation that promises to reshape the competitive landscape, to a shortage of fibre coming out of Japan. Capacity invited four of the industry’s most influential thinkers to share their thoughts on the key themes facing them.

As Ethernet prices continue to plummet, Richard Irving asks are we heading for version 2.0 of the tech bubble?

Using its exclusive data, Renesys shares an overview of the IP transit market over the last 12 months and provides commentary on all the main movers and shakers.

With buoyant Latin American markets like Brazil continuing to attract worldwide attention, why have so many operators failed to make their mark on the region? Alex Hawkes looks at the pricing and regulatory issues facing the continent.

Having only established full independence in 1867, Luxembourg is one of western Europe’s youngest countries and its only remaining sovereign grand duchy. Its geographical position, as well as its previous status as a tax haven, has led this tiny nation to boast one of the highest standards of living in the world.

Mexico is Latin America’s second largest economy, but one that is highly dependent on its neighbour north of the border.

After years of promise, the technology is finally here to support telepresence and the impetus now lies with carriers and service providers to make it a profitable and popular market opportunity. But can they do it in the smartphone era? Guy Matthews takes to the business suite to find out.