Cirion publishes its first Sustainability (ESG) Report: Inspiring a Sustainable Future

Cirion publishes its first Sustainability (ESG) Report: Inspiring a Sustainable Future

Cirion publishes its first Sustainability (ESG) Report: Inspiring a Sustainable Future

 

Cirion reinforces its commitment to sustainable growth and to the creation of a positive impact in its Latin America communities

MIAMI, FL, December, 14, 2023 – Cirion Technologies today released its first Sustainability Report, as a recently established standalone company, which highlights the company’s ESG goals, sustainable practices and its progress and commitment in the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) landscapes.

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This first Sustainability Report follows the most recognized international standards, such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

“Through our long corporate history, we have learned that an appropriate ESG strategy not only involves reducing socio-environmental impact, but also involves the creation and commitment to a sustainable, inclusive business model, aligned with our corporate values and business integrity standards”, stated Facundo Castro, CEO of Cirion Technologies. 

Cirion’s ESG commitments include:

  • Inspiring Sustainable development: We are committed to sustainable growth and to the creation of a positive impact in our communities by aligning our purpose with our Sustainable business objectives.
  • Inspiring Security: Cybersecurity is key for our economy, environment and human rights. We guarantee data protection and integrity of our services.
  • Inspiring Transparency: We are committed to transparency and ethics across our operations. We firmly believe that doing the right thing and acting with integrity are essential to our long-term success.
  • Inspiring Diversity: We value and celebrate all types of diversity. Our goal is creating an inclusive and respectful environment where everyone is able to thrive and reach their maximum potential.
  • Inspiring Environmental Value: Our company innovates passionately, but also mindfully. We are committed to providing technological solutions, respecting and protecting the environment.
  • Inspiring Community: Helping the community is a significant part of our corporate mission, and we are committed to making a positive difference in the communities we serve.

We understand that sustainability is a concern shared  with customers, employees, partners, and investors. Therefore, we’d like to underscore how these initiatives not only strengthen our values, but also have a positive impact on our business relationships and the world we share.

About Cirion:

Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com

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Cirion presents SASE: always-protected network services

Cirion presents SASE: always-protected network services

Data management and security

 

Cirion presents SASE: always-protected network services

 

Solution offers architecture combining integral SD-WAN features with the latest advances in cloud security – simplifying operations, increasing productivity, and providing greater visibility of security landscape.

MIAMI, FL, November 7, 2023 – One of the main challenges for CISOs and executives responsible for organizations’ security is to ensure secure network services from any location where users can connect.  This is a growing need as companies increasingly adopt SD-WAN to optimize their network performance and new threats emerge beyond the established “security perimeter”.

With this in mind, Cirion presents its SASE (Secure Access Service Edge) solution, which combines the security and connectivity of WAN, LAN, and Cloud networks and remote access, in a single solution. It provides a secure and scalable infrastructure for accessing cloud applications and services, allowing organizations to efficiently secure and optimize network traffic.

Among other benefits, Cirion SASE delivers performance and scalability to optimize critical applications.  With Secure SD-WAN as an integral part of the solution, it adds on the benefits of zero-trust remote access (ZTNA) to offer granular access policies tailored to the user, device, location, and role. It also adds LAN protection and management, both wired and wireless.  Additional strengths include flexibility and visibility; connectivity and security can be managed from a single management platform, increasing productivity and providing a better overview of the network’s design.

In a staggering context – where cyber threats become increasingly complex and are multiplied in volume almost daily – this tool is essential to stay ahead of the game: continuous updates are provided automatically and controlled centrally.

The components on which SASE is built upon

Cirion SASE integrates various networking, data management, and security products so that companies can continue to lead in a dynamic and competitive world while minimizing their risks. Its components include:

  • Secure SD-WAN. The foundation on which Cirion SASE is built upon — network management for a hyper-distributed era in which remote work, edge, and ubiquitous access are imperatives. It provides link optimization, intelligent routing, traffic control, VPN capabilities, and application control.
  • Managed Secure SD-LAN and NAC. Comprehensive solution that offers secure LAN and WiFi network access from multiple devices. It provides visibility, control, and analysis of devices, minimizing the attack surface.
  • Cloud Security. Comprehensive protection of cloud environments, as if in-premises.
  • Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). Centered on “zero trust” so users can access their applications in a seamless and secure manner, it also considers the location of their devices.

“The acceleration of digital transformation, the cloud, and the edge took devices, data, and applications far beyond the perimeter of the organization, implying new risks and threats that require the adoption of new strategies,” noted Alejandro Girardotti, Senior Director of Product, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at Cirion. “With SASE, our aim is to integrate security and connectivity in a single solution, to minimize the surface of attacks and offer end-to-end protection.”

About Cirion

Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber networks, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communications and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America’s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses.  Cirion owns and operates a portfolio of networks and data centers, with extensive coverage throughout the Latin American region.  Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com

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Cirion Forum 2023 highlights trends for the future in Latin America and wraps up with a huge turnout

Cirion Forum 2023 highlights trends for the future in Latin America and wraps up with a huge turnout

Cirion Forum 2023 highlights trends for the future in Latin America and wraps up with a huge turnout

 

The summit, held by Cirion Technologies in seven Latin American countries, brought together companies, industry players, and Cirion executives to reflect on how emerging technologies are dominating corporations’ digital transformation agendas and their way of doing business 

MIAMI, FL. 01 November, 2023 – The summit Cirion Forum 2023: “Inspiring the Future: Scalable Technologies”, held by the company in seven Latin American countries, came to a close with more than 2,260 attendees, more than 70 presentations, and participation of 26 international speakers and Cirion executives.

The business and telecommunications meetings took place in Chile, Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, and Venezuela. After two virtual events, this year’s edition was live, bringing together a select group from each country to address four relevant topics of today: cloud, artificial intelligence, metaverse, and cybersecurity.

“Through this forum, we’ve been leading the discussion about technology and business for the past fifteen years,” commented Emilio Madero, EVP of Marketing at Cirion.  “However, this is the first time we’ve held this event under the Cirion brand, so it was important to understand and present how business perspectives have recently changed as a result of the emergence of new digital solutions and cutting-edge technologies,” he added.

To promote progress in Latin America through technology, the forum highlighted concepts such as resilience, adaptability, innovation, and sustainable growth as key factors for business development in the future.  Today’s corporate ecosystem was also analyzed, as well as virtuality and the growth opportunities offered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Edge Computing, digitalization, and cybersecurity.

“Digital transformation represents not only updating processes, digitizing operations or following new technology trends, but also a real, short and long-term competitive advantage for companies,” explained Madero, from Cirion Technologies.

Cirion Forum 2023 was supported by important sponsors such as Fortinet, Hitachi, Ciena, Infinera, Lenovo, Service Now, TD Synnex, Avaya, Aruba, Eaton, Intcomex, Adistec, and Dacas.

To review Cirion Forum 2023’s discussions and panels in the region’s different countries, visit our YouTube channel: Cirion Forum 2023.

In parallel in Brazil, Cirion toured the main states of the country with the series of Cirion Talks events, holding more than 20 exclusive relationship events with prospects and customers. The events have already taken place in the cities of Porto Alegre, Santa Catarina, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Fortaleza, Recife, Salvador, Brasília and Goiânia.

 

About Cirion

Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber networks, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communications and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America’s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses.  Cirion owns and operates a portfolio of networks and data centers, with extensive coverage throughout the Latin American region.  Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com

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Cirion deploys new multicloud environments  in Mexico and Chile

Cirion deploys new multicloud environments in Mexico and Chile

Cirion deploys new multicloud environments in Mexico and Chile

 

Through Cloud Connect, Cirion promotes secure and efficient connectivity with leading cloud service providers

MIAMI, FL. September 28, 2023 – Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, announces new multicloud connections in Querétaro (México) and Santiago (Chile), two key markets in Latin America which show a growing demand for cloud services.

The initiative aims to provide companies in the region with even faster and more reliable access to the benefits of the cloud, while ensuring secure and efficient connections.  These two new multi-cloud environments with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and Oracle join the existing one in São Paulo, as well as connections in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) to Microsoft, Buenos Aires (Argentina) to AWS, and Santiago (Chile) to Oracle.

The adoption of multi-cloud strategies has become a critical need for organizations seeking flexibility, resiliency, and performance in their cloud operations.  Alejandro Girardotti, Senior Director of Product, Innovation, and Strategic Alliances at Cirion Technologies, said: “Multicloud environments give companies the ability to use different providers without having to rely on a single one, optimize costs by selecting specific services from each provider, and become more resilient by distributing workloads across multiple clouds. With the deployment of new multicloud environments, Cirion is positioned as the ideal strategic partner for companies that want to maximize the potential of the cloud securely and efficiently”.

In turn, Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) are strongly increasing their presence in Latin America.   They are looking to expand their infrastructure, offer local services, establish strategic partnerships, and provide technical support and training to drive cloud adoption in the region.  In this context, Girardotti mentioned: “It is part of Cirion’s strategy, and we find it critical, to continue establishing connections with every CSP in most of the countries where we are present, especially in those where our Data Centers are predominant“.

Cirion’s Cloud Connect  service is an integral solution that effectively addresses connectivity between local networks and cloud services.   It offers numerous benefits, including focus on security, optimized performance, lower latency, and simple scalability.  

Ecosystem of Cloud Connect Connections in Latin America

 

About Cirion

Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber networks, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communications and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America’s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses.  Cirion owns and operates a portfolio of networks and data centers, with extensive coverage throughout the Latin American region.  Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com

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Cirion presents SASE: always-protected network services

Cirion Technologies Joins MEF to Enhance Digital Transformation

Cirion Technologies Joins MEF to Enhance Digital Transformation

 

The beginning of a new chapter in innovation and automation.

While a member of MEF since 2009 as part of other business groups, Cirion is now a member of the organization as an independent company.

MIAMI, FL, 25 September 2023 – Cirion Technologies, a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, today announced it has joined MEF as the standalone company it became in August 2022 following Cirion’s divestment from Lumen Technologies. MEF is a global industry association of network, cloud, security and technology providers accelerating enterprise digital transformation.

Cirion values its MEF membership as the company that works in building the advanced features that enterprise customers, telecom operators and service providers require, and by joining MEF, will enable members to integrate with the Cirion network to enhance their own network coverage and performance. We will continue to develop and evolve its ecosystem of tools, products and services, forging our level of excellence based on a language and standards shared by our clients and partners.

“A membership in MEF offers an opportunity to engage in business-driven collaboration with leading global organizations. Together, we enable dynamic, trusted, and certified services that empower enterprises to embrace their own digital transformation and grow their business. We welcome Cirion as the newest addition to our growing, vibrant community of MEF members who are working to progress our MEF 3.0 Global Services Framework,” said Nan Chen, President, MEF.

“We are eager to continue engaging with the MEF community as Cirion and collaborate to address the industry’s business challenges to empower enterprise digital transformation,” said Leonardo Barbero, President & Executive Vice President of Products and Enterprise Sales for Cirion Technologies. “With the adoption of the MEF LSO framework, Cirion establishes the foundations for technological development, aimed at the automation of end-to-end services, both for traditional and digital services.”

The MEF standards and certification process are already a well-recognized ‘stamp of quality’ in the telecommunications and tecnology industries. We are delighted to join this prestigious organization to ensure this standard is applied to our digital infraestructure and seamlessly integrated into our customers networking operations.

About MEF

MEF is a global industry association of network, cloud, security and technology providers working together to accelerate enterprise digital transformation through a better-together ecosystem. MEF delivers service standards, LSO frameworks and APIs, and training and certification programs for services, technologies, APIs, and professionals. The MEF 3.0 Framework enables automated delivery of standardized Carrier Ethernet, IP, Optical Transport, SD-WAN, SASE, and other digital services across multiple provider networks. For more information and to hear the latest Executives at the Edge podcast visit MEF.net and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Cirion

Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America’s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com

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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Cirion with the 2023 Company of the Year Award in the Latin American managed SD-WAN industry

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Cirion with the 2023 Company of the Year Award in the Latin American managed SD-WAN industry

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Cirion with the 2023 Company of the Year Award in the Latin American managed SD-WAN industry

MIAMI, FL, May, 29, 2023 –Frost & Sullivan awarded Cirion Technologies with this year’s Best Practices Company of the Year Award in the Latin American managed SD-WAN industry, recognizing Cirion for its consistent growth strategy, based on a visionary understanding of the future and effectively address new challenges and opportunities.

Enterprises in Latin America are accelerating digital transformation initiatives, moving core applications to the cloud, and enabling work from anywhere.

Consequently, businesses across industries are embracing software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) services as an integral part of their WAN transformation strategy, largely to gain cost and operational efficiencies.

Cirion captured a first-mover advantage in bringing to market a first-of-its-kind product and agreement package in a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution in Latin America, trusting that this technology would provide a leap in quality for WANs. Enabling the next generation of network optimization, Cirion’s SD-WAN empowers organizations with intelligent routing, faster branch site deployment, centralized policy management, and direct internet connectivity to public clouds and cloud applications.

“Cirion Technologies’ predecessor company, Lumen Technologies, was one of the first network providers in the region to launch a standard SD-WAN service. The forward-looking move back in 2019 demonstrated the company’s commitment to innovation and in addressing unmet market demands,” said Leandro Agion, Industry Director for Frost & Sullivan.

Cirion´s digital infrastructure enables SD-WAN users to construct secure private networks across a combination of public and private infrastructures, including site-to-site encryption, regardless of the underlying access or transport technologies. The solution enables centralized management and control for businesses to route traffic on an application-by-application basis or by access type, enabling the connectivity of sites through a variety of backbone connections.

Additionally, the SD-WAN solution enhances enterprise network resources with the capacity to handle multiple types of access, such as broadband, dedicated Internet, and MPLS.

As part of its analysis, Frost & Sullivan found that Cirion has a strong base of network assets in Latin America to leverage across the SD-WAN portfolio, has strong partnerships with leading SD-WAN vendors, and has its own VNF platform. Moreover, Cirion is a market leader in the B2B segment and can target a wide scope of customer segments by providing the choice to deploy services that best suit customers’ price points and application requirements.

Cirion adopts a flexible strategy for SD-WAN service implementation, by partnering with different technology providers such as Versa Networks, Cisco SD-WAN (Ex-Viptela), Cisco Meraki, Fortinet and Velocloud (as VMware), to reach customers of multiple segments.

The company’s SD-WAN service enable a new level of visibility and control over applications and traffic, prioritizing business-critical elements. Furthermore, the early launch of its SASE offering is a competitive advantage for Cirion because SD-WAN managed service providers must offer a clear roadmap to SASE.

This recognition by Frost & Sullivan validates our efforts to deliver a simple enterprise user experience with sophisticated capabilities and reinforces Cirion’s ongoing leadership in delivering a wide range of services that meet our customers’ needs, all while providing a high level of service,” said Leonardo Barbero, President & EVP of Products and Sales for Cirion Technologies. “Cirion is committed to accompany Latin American businesses to achieve their technological goals and continue on their digital transformation journeys.”

About the Frost & Sullivan Award:

  • Frost & Sullivan is an international consulting company dedicated to helping clients accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in innovation and leadership.
  • Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Award recognizes companies in various regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development.
  • Frost & Sullivan industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices.

About Cirion:

Cirion is a leading digital infrastructure and technology provider, offering a comprehensive suite of fiber network, connectivity, colocation, cloud infrastructure, and communication and collaboration solutions with the purpose of furthering Latin America´s progress through technology. Cirion serves over 5,500 Latin America-based and multinational customers, including enterprises, government agencies, cloud service providers, wireline and wireless carriers, ISPs, and other leading businesses. Cirion owns and operates a facilities-based network and data center portfolio, with extensive coverage spanning across the Latin America region. Learn more about Cirion at www.ciriontechnologies.com

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