Dear valued Clients and Partners,

Spring is finally in the air! As the year progresses, we look forward to supporting your evolving requirements at our facilities in New York City and Chicago.

Meanwhile, here are some highlights from a dynamic 1Q 2026:

In This Issue…

• Key Industry Events Grow in Scale!
• 60 Hudson – Introducing a New Team Member
• 60 Hudson Quantum Update
• Recent Podcasts
• NYI Chicago Update
• Nomad Futurist: Mana Hui
• Connect with Us

Key Industry Events Grow in Scale!

Key first quarter conferences including PTC 2026 in Honolulu and DCD>Connect|NY in New York City were larger, more dynamic and innovative than ever, reflecting the critical and growing importance of digital infrastructure in supporting AI requirements. Leaders from the data center and energy industries came together to problem solve for key issues like grid constraints and finding sustainable, reliable and affordable power solutions.

NYI COO Phillip Koblence checks out innovations @ PTC in Honolulu

Phillip Koblence feels the energy @ DCD>Connect in New York City

60 HUDSON STREET UPDATES

Introducing a New Team Member!

We are happy to announce that Tyerel Riley joined the NYI 60 Hudson team as a Data Center Engineer in March.

Tyerel brings over a decade of New York City telecom experience including tenures at major interconnection hubs like 111 8th Avenue and a background as an engineer for Verizon. His deep expertise in fiber testing and troubleshooting makes him a fantastic addition to our operations team.

➡️ Learn more about NYI @ 60 Hudson Street

60 Hudson Street Quantum Update

Our 60 Hudson Street partner QTD Systems hosted a milestone development in quantum networking this February — the first metro-scale, high-speed quantum entanglement swapping over commercial fiber, featuring their client Qunnect’s Carina (the world’s first turnkey entanglement-based quantum networking system, installed at QTD’s 60 Hudson data center) and Cisco’s quantum networking software.

This is a significant achievement as it brings quantum networks closer to scalable deployment by validating the effectiveness of a new spoke-and-hub model for scaling quantum networks through commercial data centers. The landmark demonstration used Qunnect’s GothamQ quantum network testbed which runs throughout New York City. The results demonstrated that the integrated system can operate reliably in one of the world’s most demanding urban environments, providing a deployable blueprint for distributed quantum computing and secure metro-scale quantum networks.

➡️ See the full Qunnect announcement

Celebrating the milestone achievement @ QTD’s 60 Hudson Street data center. From left to right: Mehdi Namazi, Qunnect Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer; Noel Goddard, Qunnect CEO; Reza Nejabati, Cisco Head of Quantum Research; and Peter Feldman, QTD Systems CEO

RECENT PODCASTS

Inaugural Episode of Byte-Sized

NYI COO Phillip Koblence was delighted to be interviewed for the first episode of Byte-Sized, a short form podcast series launched by host and U.C. Berkeley graduate student Michael Brand to connect the digital infrastructure experts of today, with the digital infrastructure leaders of tomorrow with a focus on shaping a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient internet.

Michael taps into Phillip’s thirty years of experience in the digital infrastructure industry to provide the audience with insights into the process of retrofitting legacy facilities such as 60 Hudson Street in New York City.

➡️ Tune into the Byte-Sized episode

Fire2Fission Podcast

At this time of increasing collaboration between the digital infrastructure and energy industries, NYI COO Phillip Koblence joins Brian Smith (Idaho National Labs) in a conversation with podcast host Mark Hinaman about the relationship between data centers and nuclear energy. They explore how AI and digital infrastructure are driving power demand, and how small modular reactors and microreactors could support reliable, low-carbon growth.

➡️ Tune into the Fire2Fission episode

From left to right: Mark Hinaman (Fire2Fission), Brian Smith (Idaho National Labs), and Phillip Koblence (NYI)

Enhanced Connectivity Capabilities and New Internet Exchange @NYI Chicago

We are excited to welcome Open Pipes, a nonprofit initiative focused on building open, neutral, and community-driven Internet Exchange infrastructure to NYI Chicago (in Oak Brook, IL). Designed to support scalable interconnection, the Chicago Open Pipes exchange gives networks, content providers, and cloud platforms a cost-effective way to peer locally while reducing latency and transit dependency. The exchange is being built by 20C, which is deploying carrier-grade gear and delivering 800G of initial connectivity into the fabric at 800 Jorie.

➡️ To find out more about Open Pipes and their activities in Chicago,
visit openpipes.net or contact peering@openpipes.net

Nomad Futurist: Launch of Mana Hui

Our COO Phillip Koblence was delighted to participate in Nomad Futurist’s Mana Hui, a carbon neutral networking event at PTC 2026 in Honolulu, designed to give leaders the chance to connect while exploring sustainable practices in digital infrastructure. The gathering highlighted the importance of community, culture and accountability and was held in partnership with Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC).

More recently, NYI was proud to be a sponsor of the follow-up Nomad Futurist Mana Hui Leaders Connect event at DCD>Connect in New York City in March.

➡️ Learn more about the Nomad Futurist Foundation

NYI 60 Hudson Street team members Juan Ng, Jeff Burns and Baha Akhmedov join Nomad Futurist co-founders Phillip Koblence and Nabeel Mahmood in March at the Mana Hui event in New York City during DCD>Connect | NY

Mana Hui January inaugural event in Honolulu @ PTC 2026

Connect with us!

We look forward to supporting your evolving infrastructure, network, and interconnection needs in 2026.

Please stay connected! Email us at info@nyi.net, send a request through the NYI Help Desk or follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook.