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Newly launched MCP server provides structured, high-level access and orchestration capabilities, while Alkira’s NIA copilot guides network administrators through configuration and troubleshooting. Network-as-a-service (NaaS) startup Alkira has spent the past year building momentum in the enterprise networking market, growing revenue approximately 60% and landing its largest customer to date, a Fortune 10 company. That growth...

Atif Khan is a renowned routing expert with extensive experience bringing ground-breaking networking solutions to market and architecting the world’s largest and most sophisticated global networks. As CTO and co-founder, Atif is responsible for Alkira’s technology vision and overall engineering and product development. Prior to Alkira, Atif was a VP Technology and Solutions, and a founding member at...

The new channel head for EMEA and APAC tells CRN what partner profile he is on the lookout for. Alkira has added a new face to its channel team with Bruce Hockin joining as channel director, international (EMEA & APAC). Hockin is responsible for leading the channel globally (apart from the Americas) and will be...

Alkira has added a new face to its channel team with Bruce Hockin joining as channel director, international (EMEA & APAC). Hockin is responsible for leading the channel globally (apart from the Americas) and will be predominantly focused around the UK and Middle East to begin with, eventually moving into Singapore, Hong Kong, South Africa,...

Discover how one customer transformed its struggling network infrastructure when traditional MPLS, SD-WAN, and IPsec solutions couldn’t keep up with AI training demands and global expansion needs. This in-depth case study explores Alkira Inc.’s innovative backbone-as-a-service solution that leverages hyperscale cloud providers to deliver a fully managed, encrypted global network with over 80 points of...

Tech trailblazer Houghton has been leading channels for the last three years for the network Infrastructure-as-a-Service upstart. Thanks to the triple-digit growth Alkira is seeing through the channel, the company’s business is growing and its partner ecosystem has been a driving force.

This article by Amir Khan, President, CEO & Founder of Alkira, argues that while organizations heavily invest in AI models and compute infrastructure, they often overlook the critical importance of modernizing their network foundation. Traditional network architectures are inadequate for handling AI’s unprecedented traffic volumes and complexity, creating vulnerabilities in domains like manufacturing, healthcare, and...

This article discusses how traditional networking has become a bottleneck for enterprises, while cloud infrastructure transformed compute and storage into on-demand resources. Alkira addresses this gap by delivering networking entirely as a service through their Cloud Exchange Points (CXPs) – virtual points of presence that provide full networking stacks across major cloud providers.[…]

In this Technology Reseller News podcast, Publisher Doug Green interviews David Klebanov, a leading architect at Alkira, and Elizabeth Aris, CEO of Astrotel, to explore how their partnership is delivering Network Infrastructure as a Service (NIaaS) to global enterprises—without the capital investment or complexity of traditional networking.

In this interview, Doug Houghton, Director of Channels at Alkira, discusses how the company delivers network infrastructure as a service to simplify enterprise connectivity challenges. Houghton explains how Alkira’s cloud exchange point streamlines cross-border networking while reducing both costs and operational complexity compared to traditional approaches. The discussion covers the competitive dynamics between major cloud...

In this comprehensive interview, Alkira’s co-founder explains how the company is revolutionizing enterprise networking through its Network Infrastructure-as-a-Service (NIaaS) platform. Born from the vision to eliminate the complexity of traditional hardware-dependent networking, Alkira delivers a cloud-native solution that seamlessly connects hybrid and multi-cloud environments through a unified control plane. The platform addresses the growing challenges...

The 2025 networking startup landscape is dominated by companies focusing on quantum networking, private 5G, multi-cloud networking, and AI integration. Alkira, a San Jose-based startup specializing in agentless multi-cloud networking, exemplifies this trend with its Cloud Services Exchange (CSX) platform that enables rapid deployment of multi-cloud networks in minutes. The company has demonstrated significant growth...