ExteNet has picked up some major business in the arena of, well, arenas. The wireless infrastructure specialist announced yesterday that it has entered into an exclusive and expanded partnership with one of the big three US wireless carriers: T-Mobile. [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: Comcast Business, H5, Africa Data Centres, Syntropy, Zenlayer, Tata Communictions
November 29th, 2022
A couple infrastructure expansions and a couple technology partnerships to start the week: [Read more →]
How Service Providers Can Meet Network SLAs and Create a Competitive Advantage
November 29th, 2022
By Sergio Bea, vice president of global enterprise and channels, Accedian
Even as cyber-attacks increase and network infrastructure grows more complex, IT, network and cybersecurity teams are expected to deliver better customer experience with fewer resources and are charged with more responsibilities around their organization’s resiliency. [Read more →]
Industry Spotlight: Joe Scattareggia on Windstream Wholesale’s Infrastructure Buildouts and Beyond
November 28th, 2022
In February we had Windstream Wholesale’s Buddy Bayer here to talk about the company’s plans for 2022. Now we follow up to see how things went with Joe Scattareggia, who has been instrumental in driving forward the company’s new infrastructure construction activity on multiple fronts. On the menu are multiple intercity, high-fiber-count network buildouts and many new customer relationships that you wouldn’t have associated with the Windstream of old. [Read more →]
Wednesday Roundup: Vodafone, Nokia, Ericsson
November 23rd, 2022
The Thanksgiving break is upon us here in the US, but here are a few interesting items from around the world first: [Read more →]
Ciena Scarfs Up Benu, Tibit
November 22nd, 2022
As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, Ciena has made a pair of inorganic moves. The optical and software vendor has acquired Benu Networks and signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tibit Communications. [Read more →]
Observability: the next big thing in the telecom industry
November 22nd, 2022
By Andy Burrell, Head of Portfolio Marketing, CNS Business Applications, Nokia
The term observability is gaining recognition in the telecoms industry. Experts predict it to cross the chasm and become a mainstream telecom topic in the near future – and it’s all because of the cloud. [Read more →]
Monday Bytes: Adtran, Viavi, Sparkle
November 21st, 2022
Three items from Europe and one from Arizona: [Read more →]
Friday Bytes: Archtop, LS Networks, Cologix, Prime Data Centers
November 18th, 2022
A bit of M&A, some metro fiber, some interconnection, and a data center build: [Read more →]
Comcast Business Targets More of Northern Virginia
November 18th, 2022
For the third year in a row, Comcast Business has announced significant investments in the DC metro fiber marketplace. The latest expansion project will put $3M to work across six Virginia markets, and not just within the immediate suburbs of DC itself. [Read more →]
As More Countries Consider International Call Authentication Standards, What Can Regulators Learn from STIR/SHAKEN?
November 18th, 2022
This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Anthony Cresti, Senior Business Development Director at Neustar
Illegal robocalling knows no borders, plaguing enterprises and consumers around the world. The United States remains the primary target with 45.9 billion robocalls received in 2020, but this issue has huge international implications, and no country is immune. Naturally, telecom regulators are looking for solutions. [Read more →]
Thursday Bytes: EXA, BAI, ZenFi, GBI, Infinera, Lumen
November 17th, 2022
A new CLS, some M&A activity, a technology upgrade, and a broad FTTH expansion move to keep an eye on: [Read more →]
Wednesday Roundup: MOX, Telescent, Virgin Media, DataBank, Element Critical, Megaport
November 16th, 2022
A migration, a couple of technology partnerships, and a new network launch: [Read more →]
5G is revolutionizing the network and IT landscape
November 16th, 2022
This sponsored thought leadership article was authored by Chris Menier, President – VIA AIOPS for Vitria Technology
5G is revolutionizing the network and IT landscape for telcos, multi-system operators (MSOs) and enterprise IT. Telcos and MSOs are implementing new architectures, new patterns for managing networks at scale with increasing pressure on attracting and retaining talent. The expected spend by telephony service providers is expected to be $240 billion. In the meantime, telcos are struggling with [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: Farice, DC BLOX, OFS, Epsilon, Ribbon
November 15th, 2022
Some subsea, some backhaul, a few new PoPs, and a bit of UC: [Read more →]
Arelion Adds DWDM Routes to Monterrey
November 15th, 2022
Arelion has extended its North American fiber reach south across the US/Mexico border. The independent global network operator which we formerly called Telia Carrier has deployed two fully diverse new routes down to the city of Monterrey.
Industry Spotlight: Lumen’s Darren Wolner on the Customer Journey to SASE
November 14th, 2022
The biggest transformation going on in the enterprise data market today is the shift to Secure Access Service Edge. The idea behind SASE is to integrate SD-WAN, security, and access together in ways that can support today’s hybrid work environments. With its global network assets, Lumen is in a position to support that shift and recently launched its own SASE offering. With us today to talk about Lumen’s approach to SASE and where he sees the market going is Darren Wolner. Darren has been with Lumen almost 7 years and has served as Senior Director, Product Management – SASE at Lumen since November 2021. [Read more →]
Friday Roundup: EXA, WIOCC, LOGIX, Switch, Harbor Link
November 11th, 2022
Three bits of fiber news to end the week with: [Read more →]
5 Tech Tools Critical for 5G Deployment
November 11th, 2022
This Industry Spotlight was authored by Melissa Morgan, Head of Product Marketing at Sitetracker
Reviewing potential sites for selection, sourcing equipment amid supply-chain bottlenecks, managing in-house and contractor labor, dealing with permitting, and a whole lot more: Installing a single 5G site represents a formidable management challenge. Now try it with thousands of sites across vast geographies as 5G rolls out at a torrid pace. [Read more →]
Thursday Bytes: Ciena, DE-CIX, IXAfrica, Salute
November 10th, 2022
Four news items from four continents and four spots in the ecosystem: [Read more →]
2Africa Lands in France
November 9th, 2022
One of the most ambitious subsea cable projects currently being built has come ashore in southern France. The 2Africa cable has officially landed in Marseille, completing its Mediterranean landing plans. There is plenty of work left to do though. [Read more →]
STACK to More Than Double Phoenix Footprint
November 9th, 2022
STACK Infrastructure has purchased the necessary land for a major new data center campus out in the southwestern US in order to continue meeting hyperscale demand. Yesterday the digital infrastructure provider announced its intention to invest in a 50-acre campus in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. [Read more →]
Tuesday Bytes: Windstream, DE-CIX, AFR-IX, WIOCC, Ciena
November 8th, 2022
Three more bits of transatlantic and Mediterranean infrastructure news of note: [Read more →]