Telecom Ramblings

In the metro fiber space, few companies have gone as deep into one market as Lightpath did, with tens of thousands of on-net buildings in the New York metro area.  The company was relatively quiet while under the umbrella of Altice, but in late 2020 it entered a new, independent phase when Morgan Stanley entered the picture.  Now the company has entered Boston and Miami and seems hungry for more.  More what, you ask?  With us today to talk about the company’s plans and intentions is Lightpath CEO Chris Morley, an industry veteran who spent 8 years at Zayo during the height of the consolidation wave. [Read more →]

By John Denemark, SVP and GM, Carrier Provisioning, TransUnion

A growing number of enterprises are using software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) to deliver the capacity and agility required in today’s complex, diverse networks to support technologies such as cloud services, mobility, edge computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT). As a result, SD-WAN is experiencing significant growth and creating increased [Read more →]

Four international infrastructure items to catch up with from the middle of this week: [Read more →]

Some FTTH, a new data center build, and a backbone upgrade project: [Read more →]

EXA Has been busy in southern and southeastern Europe this week, with two interesting infrastructure announcements this week. They are leveraging Infinera’s gear on the Trans Adriatic Express, and they have been tapped by FibreConnect to build backbone infrastructure. [Read more →]

Four bits of ongoing regional FTTH expansion, three around the US and one bit in the UK: [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Clark Stevenson, Senior Director Customer Success, IQGeo

The last few years have tested and proved our deep reliance on the telecom industry. With growing consumer demands on internet infrastructure, broadband operators have had to innovate fast to keep pace with demand and technology. Fiber broadband promises homes and offices the high-speed internet needed to [Read more →]

Multiple interesting deployments of infrastructure and software from around the world this week: [Read more →]

Infinera has been busy on multiple subsea route lately, with three interesting announcements so far this week. [Read more →]

In another move that takes the company beyond its more familiar territories in and around New York City, Lightpath has unveiled an enhanced long-haul network. They are now offering waves and Ethernet between eight major US cities in addition to their core metro capabilities. [Read more →]

Three expanded partnerships and another high speed upgrade from around the world: [Read more →]

Some regional fiber news plus an SDN technology upgrade: [Read more →]

Well, if you wondered what BAI Communications was going to do with its growing portfolio of network infrastructure companies, then your question was resolved yesterday. BAI plans to combine all its brands under the new name of Boldyn Networks. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Richard Brandon, VP of Strategy, RtBrick

In 2022, the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico had the opportunity to request up to $5 million for initial planning through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. This is one of a myriad of government-funded programs aiming to [Read more →]

An infrastructure expansion, a new IX, a couple of customer wins, and a strategic investment: [Read more →]

Two companies with extensive fiber across Europe have teamed up to upgrade the high profile route within the Channel Tunnel. Colt won a 25-year deal to operate the infrastructure within the tunnel a year and a half ago, and EXA’s participation will help them monetize that deal further. [Read more →]

There was an interesting bit of fiber consolidation over in western Europe yesterday. euNetworks has announced an agreement to acquire the dark fiber business of a Belgian utility company, referred to as ‘the Business Branch’. [Read more →]

Infinera revealed a couple of interesting trials yesterday. They went after the longhaul, both in the field with Arelion and in the lab with Corning. They have been stretching the reach of their 400G wavelength technology, leveraging their ICE-X pluggable solution. [Read more →]

Now is the season for next generation equipment trials, and today we saw one of the first indications of the coming Terabit wavelength era. Windstream Wholesale put Acacia’s latest optical technology to the test, successfully demonstrating some big bandwidth on a live network. [Read more →]

When it comes to revitalizing the fiber space over the last decade and a half, few companies have punched further above their weight class than Zayo.  After simultaneously epic rollups and infrastructure buildouts in its early days, Zayo’s size eventually caught up to it and the company was forced to shift its stance from startup to pillar of the industry.  Now in the hands of EQT and Digital Bridge, they have spent the last several years rewriting their own book on how to generate wealth in this sector.  With us today to talk about where Zayo is, what it is doing, and where it is going is Andrés Irlando, who joined the company as President two years ago. [Read more →]

This Industry Viewpoint was authored by Joshua Feast, CEO and co-founder of Cogito

Between customer complaints and requests for perks, discounts, and upgrades, telecommunications contact centers face unique challenges. Frontline agents often serve as the first point of contact for many customers, making them the face and voice of the company. In such a competitive landscape, where one bad customer service interaction could result in the consumer switching service providers, telecommunications teams must figure out what to do to stay ahead of the rest. [Read more →]

A bit of M&A, some new tech, a channel move, and a financial move. [Read more →]

Two subsea projects, a 5G vendor win, and an expanded SDN partnership: [Read more →]